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Hey, Scripting Guy! In Windows PowerShell, how can I start another application, then have my script pause until that application has terminated?-- AD Hey, AD. Before we answer today’s question, we’d like to make an announcement: the Scripting Guys need friends! No, not those kind of friends. Well, come to think of it, we could use some regular f...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In Windows PowerShell, how can I determine the number of days difference between two dates? I want to be able to delete all the files in a folder that are more than 90 days old.-- JN Hey, JN. You know, today is October 31st and, in the US at least, it’s the day when the dark underworld takes over: witches parade through the s...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to retrieve the value of environment variables and the path to a special folder?-- SB Hey, SB. Well, it’s Thursday, which means that the Scripting Guy who writes this column is currently in Walla Walla, WA, which, as Daffy Duck fans all know, is the home of the Wishy Washy Washing Machine Com...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the users who have a process open on a computer?-- RE Hey, RE. You know, over the past 5 years the number of people who watch the news on the major networks (ABC, NBC, and CBS) has dropped precipitously; the number of people who read the newspaper each day has fallen even more dramatically. And yet,...

Hey, Scripting Guy! We have an in-house application that, unfortunately, crashes a lot; when that happens we have to go through a lengthy procedure to restart the program. Using Windows PowerShell, is there any way I can be notified when this application crashes?-- OI Hey, OI. You know, at first we thoughts to ourselves, we thought, “Hey, we ain...