http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx New items that have been added to the TechNet Script Center. 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. en-us 1440 7/21/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to populate a drop-down list box in an HTML Application from a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul08/hey0721.mspx 0 false 7/15/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you a couple different ways of finding a MAC address in a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul08/hey0715.mspx 0 false 7/2/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to replace variables in a text file with values found at the bottom of that file. Add water first. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul08/hey0702.mspx 0 false 7/1/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column, from a surprise guest writer, that shows you how to read a bunch of information from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and output summaries based on that information. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul08/hey0701.mspx 0 false 6/30/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find a specific section in a Microsoft Word document and copy the paragraphs in that section to a new document. And we'll take a look at some writers who are almost as famous as the Scripting Guy who writes this column. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0630.mspx 0 false 6/27/2008 Default values, piping, scope...all that plus some bonus information, all things you should know about working with functions in Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jun08/pstip0627.mspx 0 false 6/27/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to import numbers into Microsoft Excel without turning them into dates. When you're done reading this, feel free to lie down for a little while. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0627.mspx 0 false 6/26/2008 There's no spam here, just a new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use regular expressions and WMI to copy files based on names and dates. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0626.mspx 0 false 6/25/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to add a hyperlink to a Microsoft Outlook signature -- absolutely free. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0625.mspx 0 false 6/24/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can read and change the value of a (Default) registry value. You should be able to get through this article with the same number of fingers and toes you had when you started. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0624.mspx 0 false 6/23/2008 3 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 6/23/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you a little bit of a workaround that lets you open Microsoft Outlook email attachments. With a minimal amount of bleeding. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0623.mspx 0 false 6/20/2008 Need to work with file names with odd characters in them? That's no problem in Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jun08/pstip0620.mspx 0 false 6/20/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to change the letter case - all uppercase, all lowercase, or mixed case - of a collection of file names. You might want to grab your sunglasses for this one. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0620.mspx 0 false 6/19/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to modify a text file based on the value of a column within that file, even on a really bad day. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0619.mspx 0 false 6/18/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you the second-biggest news story in Seattle: how to rename a folder full of files based on a file mask. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0618.mspx 0 false 6/17/2008 The 935th Hey, Scripting Guy! column, which shows you how to remove the speaker notes from a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0617.mspx 0 false 6/16/2008 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 6/16/2008 The Scripting Son graduates and, as a reward, is given a script that can read through a text file and remove all the commas that are enclosed inside double quote marks, leaving all the other commas in the file alone. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0616.mspx 0 false 6/13/2008 Find out if a file, folder, variable, registry key, etc. exists by using the Test-Path cmdlet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jun08/pstip0613.mspx 0 false 6/13/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve free/busy times from a Microsoft Outlook calendar in various time increments. There's also a little Scripting Guy rivalry showing through in this column, but don't worry - it's all in good fun. Mostly. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0613.mspx 0 false 6/12/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column, written and edited by some tired Scripting Guys, that shows you how to run a command-line tool from a script - multiple times, with different parameters - and save the output to a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0612.mspx 0 false 6/11/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column -- the last one from TechEd IT Pro in Orlando, Florida -- that shows you how you can get a list of all the styles in a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0611.mspx 0 false 6/10/2008 The Conversion Guide now includes Script Runtime objects (Dictionary and FileSystemObject) and Windows Script Host methods. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/convert/default.mspx 0 false 6/10/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column-- still from TechEd IT Pro in Orlando, Florida -- that shows you how to make a script resume where it left off after a reboot. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0610.mspx 0 false 6/9/2008 Two new chapters have been added to the Windows PowerShell Owner's Manual. Now you can learn all about profiles and aliases. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/manual/default.mspx 0 false 6/9/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column from TechEd IT Pro in Orlando, Florida, that shows you how to put a timer on an input box. Well, sort of. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0609.mspx 0 false 6/6/2008 You can format numbers and dates for a specific culture, no matter what the current system settings are. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jun08/pstip0606.mspx 0 false 6/6/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to add a line to a file while not going over a set number of lines for the entire file. And, it's time to pack for TechEd. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0606.mspx 0 false 6/5/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to save all your contacts from Microsoft Outlook to .MSG files. Gorilla suit optional. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0605.mspx 0 false 6/4/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to determine which value within each column of a table in Word is the largest. If that's okay with the chihuahua, anyway. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0604.mspx 0 false 6/3/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to parse a filename and move the file to a folder based on that name. Have a nice day. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0603.mspx 0 false 6/2/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to align numbers by adding leading zeroes - or even spaces. Just a little more Windows PowerShell information before the Scripting Guys head off the TechEd 2008. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun08/hey0602.mspx 0 false 5/30/2008 Here's a simple but very useful little script that will report back all the empty folders in a directory tree. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/may08/pstip0530.mspx 0 false 5/30/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can read extended information from audio files, copy that data to Microsoft Excel, and then sort it. Don't miss this great deal. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0530.mspx 0 false 5/29/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find all the Microsoft Word documents in a folder, search all those documents for a particular style, then write the text with that particular style to a text file. All that and grilled cheese sandwiches, too. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0529.mspx 0 false 5/28/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that opens a psyhic door to the absolute - and shows you how to report back date-modified dates from files in terms of today, yesterday, and last week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0528.mspx 0 false 5/27/2008 It's back to work for the Scripting Guys, with an all-new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to tile (vertically or horizontally) your Excel workbook windows. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0527.mspx 0 false 5/23/2008 You can use the .NET Framework in Windows PowerShell to display notices in the Windows Notification area. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/may08/pstip0523.mspx 0 false 5/23/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to extract text of variable size from a specific location in a text file. And no, reading this article will not get you a free tank of gas. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0523.mspx 0 false 5/22/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can use Windows PowerShell to determine whether a local user account exists. Feel free to read this while you wait for a call from the Yankees, or while you're downloading the new Windows PowerShell Scriptomatic from Ed Wilson. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0522.mspx 0 false 5/21/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to replace certain delimiters in a comma-separated values file. And could it be: is that a ray of sunshine we see? Oh, never mind, it's gone now. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0521.mspx 0 false 5/20/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to read in strings from the command prompt, compare those strings, and set the errorlevel appropriately. And no, we don't want to know what you're wearing while you read this. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0520.mspx 0 false 5/19/2008 By an amazing coincidence, here's a new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can sort digital image files by the date each picture was taken. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0519.mspx 0 false 5/16/2008 Finally, a (relatively) easy way to work with security descriptors. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/may08/pstip0516.mspx 0 false 5/16/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve the height and width of images in all the image files in a folder. When you're done reading this column do what the Scripting Guys will soon be doing -- start walking. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0516.mspx 0 false 5/15/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find the file in a folder with the most recent file creation date and delete all the other files from the folder. This column is completely non-toxic. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0515.mspx 0 false 5/14/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to search for specific strings within a text file to determine whether certain actions took place. Enjoy this column while the Scripting Guys contemplate the future. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0514.mspx 0 false 5/13/2008 A series of articles introducing the latest CTP (Community Technology Preview) release of Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/pshell2.mspx 0 false 5/13/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find specified email messages in Microsoft Outlook and move them to a different folder. This column is presented to you by one of the few teams in the Seattle area that you can usually rely on. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0513.mspx 0 false 5/12/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that tells you how to get information about the OU where the logged-on user's user account resides. Oh, and a column that also invites you to come see the Scripting Guys at TechEd 2008. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0512.mspx 0 false 5/9/2008 Dress up your list boxes by adding functionality, such as making them multi-selectable, and maybe even adding a little color. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/may08/pstip0509.mspx 0 false 5/9/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to retrieve a list of unique file extensions from a collection of files. This article is full of non-stop fun. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0509.mspx 0 false 5/8/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to report back the names and creation dates, sorted by creation date, of all files in a folder contains a specific string value. This column is brought to you in spite of the numerous aches and pains associated with being a Scripting Dad trying to keep up with the Scripting Son. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0508.mspx 0 false 5/7/2008 This is a sad day in the history of the Hey, Scripting Guy! column. This column marks the end of the Scripting Son's childhood baseball career. After this, no more Scripting Son baseball exploits; no pitch-by-pitch recounts; no season statistics. Instead, all that's left is a column that shows how to copy content from on Word document to another. Sigh. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0507.mspx 0 false 5/6/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to modify a comma-separated values file then format the output in Microsoft Excel, all for the bargain price of $62.3 billion. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0506.mspx 0 false 5/5/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that celebrates Cinco de Mayo by showing you how to search for a specific word in a text file and retrieve the entire line in which that word is found. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0505.mspx 0 false 5/2/2008 Create a form that contains a list box, and retrieve the item selected by the user. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/may08/pstip0502.mspx 0 false 5/2/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve the 20 most recently modified files in a folder. Or else it snow shoes now to re-tree the 20 most recently mummified files in an older. We're not really sure. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0502.mspx 0 false 5/1/2008 In celebration of International Workers Day, a new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to change the value and color of a cell in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet based on the sum of values in other cells. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may08/hey0501.mspx 0 false 4/30/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to read from a tab-delimited text file and sort the data based on a specific column, and how to help pay down the US national debt. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0430.mspx 0 false 4/29/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to extract the contents located between double quote marks in a text file. And the bobbleheads will be on their way soon. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0429.mspx 0 false 4/28/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can use Windows PowerShell to count the number of lines in a text file, despite, free radicals, sunspots, and text files that one have one line of text. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0428.mspx 0 false 4/28/2008 1 new script posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/25/2008 Guess what? With PowerShell, you don't always have to write a full-blown script to carry out a task. Sometimes you can use a simple little calculated property instead. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/apr08/pstip0425.mspx 0 false 4/25/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use a script to install fonts. Plus, a courageous stand on the continued use of the apostrophe! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0425.mspx 0 false 4/24/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column uses poor grammar and bad spelling in order to show you how to start a batch file from a script, and to pass that batch file command-line arguments to boot. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0424.mspx 0 false 4/23/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column (which was NOT written by a monkey) that shows you how to randomly assign a font to characters in a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0423.mspx 0 false 4/22/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column, in which neither wind, nor rain, nor snow, nor even hail can keep the Scripting Guys from telling you how to schedule a meeting that convenes every day, Monday through Friday, for two weeks. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0422.mspx 0 false 4/21/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to monitor a folder to find out when new subfolders are created. And, ah yes, another weather report from Redmond. And it's not a happy one. Or at least it's not a happy Scripting Guy giving the report. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0421.mspx 0 false 4/18/2008 If you thought wildcard characters were useful wait until you see what you can do using regular expressions. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/apr08/pstip0418.mspx 0 false 4/18/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to parse a text file, pulling out all the text contained within square brackets. And it's decision time for the NBA. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0418.mspx 0 false 4/17/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column for all you Trekkies out there that shows you how to store an array within another array. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0417.mspx 0 false 4/16/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to remove any curse that might prevent you from finding folders with names that fit specified patterns. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0416.mspx 0 false 4/15/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to figure out who owns a file. If you're in the U.S., if you haven't filed your tax return yet be sure to do that -- right after reading this column, of course. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0415.mspx 0 false 4/14/2008 1 new script posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/14/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column from sunny Seattle that shows you how to import a fixed-width text file into Microsoft Excel. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0414.mspx 0 false 4/11/2008 Learn how to create custom objects within a Windows PowerShell script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/apr08/pstip0411.mspx 0 false 4/11/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to look at specific properties of Microsoft Office documents in a folder and its subfolders. This column also gives an update on Scripting Games prizes. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0411.mspx 0 false 4/10/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that explains, six words at a time, how to delete duplicate entries from a tab-delimited file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0410.mspx 0 false 4/9/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to add lines to a text file based on the contents of other lines in the text file. Included in this article is a deal which will shock and amaze you -- and which might not be around long (very possibly just like the Scripting Guys). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0409.mspx 0 false 4/8/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to enumerate all the values within a registry key. So sit back, grab a doughnut, and enjoy the column. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0408.mspx 0 false 4/7/2008 1 new script posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/7/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to check a text file for specific lines containing double quote marks and add those lines if it they don't exist. Bring a plate and rage on. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0407.mspx 0 false 4/4/2008 Retrieve the size of a folder, including all its subfolders. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/apr08/pstip0404.mspx 0 false 4/4/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to read from the registry to get the value of the currency symbol currently set on the computer. This column is brought to you by the Scripting Son, who follows in his dad's footsteps by manabing to insult a handful of people in his very first column. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0404.mspx 0 false 4/3/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to parse a date into month and year, without changing the physical state of the primary constituent of your consciousness carrier. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0403.mspx 0 false 4/2/2008 A new, fiery red, Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve items from Microsoft Outlook and sort them by a particular property in either ascending or descending order. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0402.mspx 0 false 4/1/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to check to see if a home page (such as an intranet site) is available, then reverts to a different page if it isn't. And no, this is no joke. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr08/hey0401.mspx 0 false 3/31/2008 1 new script posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 3/31/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve a list of all the computer accounts in Active Directory and group them by OU, even when it's snowing. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0331.mspx 0 false 3/28/2008 Find all the TrueType fonts on your computer, and display them in Internet Explorer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/mar08/pstip0328.mspx 0 false 3/28/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find all the shortcut files in a particular folder and display information about those shortcuts. Feel free to keep your mittens on while you read this column. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0328.mspx 0 false 3/27/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to incrementally rename all the files in a folder in order of creation date. And if you've been waiting for an update on the Scripting Games prizes, well, the wait is over. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0327.mspx 0 false 3/26/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that celebrates Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season by showing you how to use Windows PowerShell to change the last-accessed date of a file to match that file's last-modified date. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0326.mspx 0 false 3/25/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to change the logon name for all your users based on their first and last names. So grab a latte or juice and enjoy the column. Sorry, you'll have to find your own cupholder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0325.mspx 0 false 3/24/2008 2 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 3/24/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to reproduce hotkey functionality within an HTML Application and updates you on some NCAA basketball tournament scores. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0324.mspx 0 false 3/21/2008 Track the progress of your script with a command-window progress bar. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/mar08/pstip0321.mspx 0 false 3/21/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to read data from a text file for use as parameters in a command-line call. Or at least we think that's what this column will show you; it really depends on where we happen to be in space and time at the moment. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0321.mspx 0 false 3/20/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can create a WMI query that uses both AND and OR statements. And it's time for an update on the Scripting Son's baseball season. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0320.mspx 0 false 3/19/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find the domain groups that belong to the local Administrators group and retrieve a list of all the members of that domain group. In case you were wondering, none of this occurs in a restroom. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0319.mspx 0 false 3/18/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that looks everywhere before showing you how to retrieve -- and change -- the user name and initials in Microsoft PowerPoint, or any other Microsoft Office product. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0318.mspx 0 false 3/17/2008 13 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 3/17/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve all the groups in Active Directory that have only 0 or 1 members. This column doesn't show you how to determine whether those members eat okra, but we're assuming they don't. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0317.mspx 0 false 3/14/2008 Find out how to use the .NET Framework date picker from a Windows PowerShell Script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/mar08/pstip0314.mspx 0 false 3/14/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to discover a removable drive and copy a file to that drive. And it's baseball season again, which means - in Seattle anyway - that very little baseball is being played. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0314.mspx 0 false 3/13/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find the number and total size of all files added to or modified on a computer after a certain date. Hopefully by the time the script completes someone will have spotted Dean. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0313.mspx 0 false 3/12/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to sort a spreadsheet by the background color of a cell, a feat nearly as great as crossing 800 miles of treacherous ocean in a lifeboat. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0312.mspx 0 false 3/11/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to add a domain user to a local group. Yes, we've answered this question before, but this time we're using Windows PowerShell. And we're not even professional drivers. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0311.mspx 0 false 3/10/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve a list of folders whose names begin with a specific string of characters. And...Dr. Scripto for president? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0310.mspx 0 false 3/7/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can open an HTML Application, move it, close it, then have it open in the exact same location it was in when it was closed. Pretty amazing -- and true. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0307.mspx 0 false 3/6/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to search folders for empty files and write to those files. We apologize to any okra fans out there. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0306.mspx 0 false 3/5/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use regular expressions to ensure that a user enters a valid drive letter into an input box. When you're done reading this column, how about a friendly game of Blackjack? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0305.mspx 0 false 3/4/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Our final profile for this year belongs to James Ward. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 3/4/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find the subnets a computer is connected to and map drives based on what you find. And now that the Scripting Games are pretty much over, well, there's still college basketball. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0304.mspx 0 false 3/3/2008 The final events of the 2008 Scripting Games were due this morning, and the final Sudden Death Challenge is due in the afternoon. Check solutions and scores, and send us your feedback. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 3/3/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Ben Simkins http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 3/3/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to change the contents of a file that exists in a folder and its subfolders. And it's a sad day -- the 2008 Scripting Games come to an end. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar08/hey0303.mspx 0 false 2/29/2008 The competition for Event 10, the final event in the Sudden Death Challenge, is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 9 is 2/29/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/29/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Gyorgy Nemesmagasi http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/29/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to list all the users in an OU who are not members of a specified group. And yes, another Scripting Games update. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0229.mspx 0 false 2/28/2008 We've reached the deadline for Events 7 and 8. Take a look at the Scripting Guy's solutions, as well as solutions to the Advanced events provided by our special guest commentators. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/28/2008 The competition for Event 9 in the Sudden Death Challenge is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 8 is 2/28/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/28/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: David Coles http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/28/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use regular expressions to read a portion of a file name, then move files to folders based on those names. And yes, the Scripting Guys -- or, more accurately, a Scripting Guy -- made a mistake. Sort of. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0228.mspx 0 false 2/27/2008 The competition for Event 8 in the Sudden Death Challenge is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 7 is 2/27/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/27/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Tracy Roberts http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/27/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how easy it is to use Windows PowerShell to create a GUID. And yet another challenge from the Scripting Guys, this time to those of you who are still debating whether to enter some of the Scripting Games events. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0227.mspx 0 false 2/26/2008 We've reached the deadline for Events 5 and 6. Take a look at the Scripting Guy's solutions, as well as solutions to the Advanced events provided by our special guest commentators. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/26/2008 The competition for Event 7 in the Sudden Death Challenge is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 6 is 2/26/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/26/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Mike Holden http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/26/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to check for a value in a specific cell of all Microsoft Excel files in a folder. And find out why Scripting Guy Greg Stemp keeps handing out zeroes in the Scripting Games events. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0226.mspx 0 false 2/25/2008 The competition for Event 6 in the Sudden Death Challenge is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 5 is 2/25/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/25/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Rod Stewart http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/25/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find a word in a Microsoft Word document, then change the background of the entire paragraph in which the word was found. And another woe-is-me story from the bleary-eyed Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0225.mspx 0 false 2/22/2008 We've reached the deadline for Events 3 and 4. Take a look at the Scripting Guy's solutions, as well as solutions to the Advanced events provided by our special guest commentators. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/22/2008 The competition for Event 5 in the Sudden Death Challenge is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 4 is 2/22/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/22/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Gordon Yuen http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/22/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to replace incorrect dates in a file name. And that's about it. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0222.mspx 0 false 2/21/2008 The competition for Event 4 in the Sudden Death Challenge is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 3 is 2/21/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/21/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Karen Elliott http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/21/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to set reminders on all your Microsoft Outlook appointments and meetings. As soon as you're done reading this column, get back to work on the Scripting Games -- that's what the Scripting Guys are probably doing. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0221.mspx 0 false 2/20/2008 We've reached the deadline for Events 1 and 2. Take a look at the Scripting Guy's solutions, as well as solutions to the Advanced events provided by our special guest commentators. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/20/2008 The competition for Event 3 in the Sudden Death Challenge is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 2 is 2/20/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/20/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: David Bayer http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/20/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to look for and mark the first occurrence of each number in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. And we think we've found the limit of the Scripting Guys' super-powers. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0220.mspx 0 false 2/19/2008 The competition for Event 2 in the Sudden Death Challenge is now open. Meanwhile, the deadline for Event 1 is 2/19/2008, 3:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/sdhome.mspx 0 false 2/19/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Chris Osborne http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/19/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to create a script that will enable you to prompt users to change file extensions when they select the SendTo command. Assuming this isn't Day 1 of anything important you should be able to read this column without too much trouble. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0219.mspx 0 false 2/18/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Nick Ford http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/18/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use regular expressions to extract three-digit numbers from within a string. And the Scripting Games are in full swing. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0218.mspx 0 false 2/15/2008 The 2008 Scripting Games have begun! Take a look at the events, download the competitors pack, check out the News page, read about all the different challenges and prizes -- there's a lot to do, you better get started! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 2/15/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Geoffrey Grinton http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/15/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to work with disconnected recordsets. And a not-so-subtle hint to start off Day 1 of the 2008 Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0215.mspx 0 false 2/14/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Clifford Williamson http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/14/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to set a time in an HTML Application. Also, some comentary about today's holiday. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0214.mspx 0 false 2/13/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Eric Payne http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/13/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to convert a time given in Pacific Standard time to time in your local time zone. Just one more step in preparing you for the 2008 Winter Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0213.mspx 0 false 2/12/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Alan Mosley http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/12/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to sort the contents of a comma-separated values file. Also, find the surprising answer to what gets made at a pizza place. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0212.mspx 0 false 2/11/2008 3 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 2/11/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Robert Moore http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/11/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to remove unwanted spaces from a text file. And if you haven't been paying attention lately, it's time to take a look a the latest list of prizes for the 2008 Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0211.mspx 0 false 2/8/2008 An introduction to creating graphical user interfaces with Windows PowerShell. In this episode: creating a custom input box. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/feb08/pstip0208.mspx 0 false 2/8/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Imran Hashim http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/8/2008 This week's tip explains how to prompt for user input and read that input. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip0208.mspx 0 false 2/8/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that expands on a previous column by showing you how to select text from within an HTML Application and append that text to a specified text file. Plus, news that's not about the Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0208.mspx 0 false 2/7/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Frank Fattizzi http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/7/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to read custom summary information properties from a Microsoft Excel file. And, once again, more Scripting Games news -- this time of special interest to Windows PowerShell scripters. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0207.mspx 0 false 2/6/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Anoop Puthan Veetil http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/6/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to read a list of computer names from a file then search Active Directory to see whether those computers exist. And if you haven't looked lately, you should check the list of prizes for the 2008 Scripting Games -- the list is growing larger all the time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0206.mspx 0 false 2/5/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Simon Dalling http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/5/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can count -- approximately -- the number of sentences and paragraphs in a Micorosft Word document. This article also gives you your annual post-Super Bowl wrap-up. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0205.mspx 0 false 2/4/2008 Get the inside scoop on the 2008 Winter Scripting Games, including a schedule and description of events; information on new Scripting Games features like the Sudden Death Challenge; and much, much more. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/4/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Jeremy Clore http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/4/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to populate a list box in an HTML Application with files and display the contents of the text files within the HTA. Even if you read this article, you should still download and read the 2008 Winter Scripting Games program. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0204.mspx 0 false 2/1/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Maureen Farrell http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 2/1/2008 This week's tip explains how to work with regular expressions. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip0201.mspx 0 false 2/1/2008 Find the Security Identifiers (SIDs) for local and Active Directory users; or, conversely, find the user associated with a SID. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/feb08/pstip0201.mspx 0 false 2/1/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to randomize the selection of sound files for a sound event. Also, who wants some cheese on their latte? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb08/hey0201.mspx 0 false 1/31/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Sankar Muthaiah http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/31/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how easily you can retrieve non-unique items from a list with Windows PowerShell. And find out about the shipment of monkeys the Scripting Guys received. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0131.mspx 0 false 1/30/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Carlos Alberto http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/30/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can display a message within an HTML Application and change the cursor while a lengthy operation is going on in the background. This article comes with a warning label. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0130.mspx 0 false 1/29/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Jarno Maki http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/29/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to change the color of cells in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet based on the values in those cells. This article comes to you straight from the home of the snowed-in Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0129.mspx 0 false 1/28/2008 1 new script posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 1/28/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Arnaud Petitjean http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/28/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that expands on a previous column by showing you, with a little help from a rupture in the space-time continuum, how to create a disk quota the gives the user unlimited disk space. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0128.mspx 0 false 1/25/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Andy Schneider http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/25/2008 This week's tip shows you how easy it is to read from a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip0125.mspx 0 false 1/25/2008 This tip shows you how to display a menu of options to the user and take action based on the option selected. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jan08/pstip0125.mspx 0 false 1/25/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to schedule an all-day recurring appointment in Microsoft Outlook, and helps to remind you about the 2008 Winter Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0125.mspx 0 false 1/24/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Marco Shaw http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/24/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you to sort the lines of a text file based on a number at the beginning of each line. After you read this article, you'll want to forget it immediately. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0124.mspx 0 false 1/23/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Erik Renes http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/23/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can monitor for new processes and reset the priority on those processes. Also, a new announcment about the Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0123.mspx 0 false 1/22/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Chris Bland http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/22/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to compare a list of folder names to the subfolder within a particular folder, then choose whether to synchronize the two. Plus, more big announcements about the upcoming Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0122.mspx 0 false 1/21/2008 2 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 1/21/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Tim Laqua http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/21/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to copy multiple worksheets from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet into a Microsoft Access database. Plus, a small demonstration of Scripting Guy sportsmanship. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0121.mspx 0 false 1/18/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Elena Cozzarolo http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/18/2008 This week's tip explains how to read values from a given registry key. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip0118.mspx 0 false 1/18/2008 Find out how to pause a script until the user says it's okay to continue. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jan08/pstip0118.mspx 0 false 1/18/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to search a Microsoft Excel worksheet for certain values. Okay, who said IronPython? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0118.mspx 0 false 1/17/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Helder Sepulveda http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/17/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can use Windows PowerShell to -- that's right -- replace characters in a text file. And a little advise on how to live longer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0117.mspx 0 false 1/16/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Stefan Suesser http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/16/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can rename a series of Microsoft Word files based on information read from those files. And, just for fun, a little bit of news from the stranger side of life. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0116.mspx 0 false 1/15/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Fabio de Paula http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/15/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to add a record to a Microsoft Access database. And we'd like to wish you all a (belated) Happy Scripting Guys Day! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0115.mspx 0 false 1/14/2008 3 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 1/14/2008 Read what other people are saying about the Scripting Games, and various other topics. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/blogs.mspx 0 false 1/14/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Richard Siddaway http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/14/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to search for a folder by folder name and retrieve the path to each folder by that name. And the latest in the saga of the Scripting Son: Idaho, here he comes! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0114.mspx 0 false 1/11/2008 Find out what you have the chance to win in the 2008 Scripting Games. (There might even be more prizes added, but we're still working on that.) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games08/prizes.mspx 0 false 1/11/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Muhammad Faheem Sarani http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/11/2008 This week's tip explains how to exit a loop -- before the loop is ready to be exited. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip0111.mspx 0 false 1/11/2008 Believe it or not, the switch statement is known as one of the most useful statements in Windows PowerShell. Find out why this week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jan08/pstip0111.mspx 0 false 1/11/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to tally items listed as individual paragraphs in a Microsoft Word document. Tell all your friends! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0111.mspx 0 false 1/10/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Rafael Tokashiki http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/10/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find and list all the duplicate filenames in a folder and its subfolders. This column is supposedly brought to you by one of the world's most accomplished professionals. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0110.mspx 0 false 1/9/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: David Moravec http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/9/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you a wacky and wild way to reset the revision of a Microsoft Word document to 1. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0109.mspx 0 false 1/8/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Marcus L. Farmer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/8/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to turn all the email addresses in an Active Directory OU and its subOUs to lowercase. This column also explains why the easiest way to hide something from the Scripting Guy who writes this column is to just hand it to him. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0108.mspx 0 false 1/7/2008 Profiles in Perfection honors competitors who received at least one perfect score in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. Up today: Jean JMST. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2008/index.mspx 0 false 1/7/2008 6 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 1/7/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that gives you the lowdown on the 2008 Winter Scripting Games. Oh, and also shows you how to copy group membership from an existing group to a newly-created group. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0107.mspx 0 false 1/4/2008 This week's tip explains how to retrieve arguments entered at the command line. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip0104.mspx 0 false 1/4/2008 Use the ConvertTo-HTML cmdlet to create formatted HTML output in Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jan08/pstip0104.mspx 0 false 1/4/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows how to add a domain group to a local group. If you've really been wanting to know how to do this, you just might get a hurricane named after you. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0104.mspx 0 false 1/3/2008 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! that shows you how to delete specific records from a Microsoft Access database. Plus, a short discussion on the health issues of fictional characters. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0103.mspx 0 false 1/2/2008 Hey, Scripting Guy! rings in the new year by showing you how you can remove group members from a specific OU, and by sharing some little-known facts about this column. And maybe even giving away a few T-shirts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan08/hey0102.mspx 0 false 12/17/2007 Looking for the perfect gift for that all-important scripter in your life? From script editors to books, from Active Directory to Group Policy, find out about the cool stuff available for Windows PowerShell this season. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/tools/guide.mspx 0 false 12/17/2007 A comprehensive list -- well, a list anyway -- of useful resources, from books to utilities to Web sites, that can help you work with Windows PowerShell http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/toolbox.mspx 0 false 12/14/2007 Lee Holmes, Windows PowerShell developer, talks about PowerShell and about his new book: Windows PowerShell Cookbook. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/interviews/leeholmes.mspx 0 false 12/14/2007 This week's tip explains how to discover the file path of the currently-running script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip1214.mspx 0 false 12/14/2007 Create and modify process-level, user-level, and machine-level environment variables. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/dec07/pstip1214.mspx 0 false 12/14/2007 The last Hey, Scripting Guy! column of 2007 shows you how you can find all folders that contain only files that haven't been modified in the past 90 days. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1214.mspx 0 false 12/13/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can compare the contents of two text files and remove duplicate entries from both files. And an update on the TechEd IT Forum Challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1213.mspx 0 false 12/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to set the background color of a text box in an HTML Application, and even how to dynamically change that color. Also, a gift idea for friends and family that could eliminate a major problem people have with pancakes. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1212.mspx 0 false 12/11/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to delete all the files in a folder that are a specified number of hours (or even minutes) old. Plus the never-ending struggle between men, women, and robots. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1211.mspx 0 false 12/10/2007 12 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 12/10/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to replace text in a text file when that text contains double quotes or a tab character. And it's another difficult trip to the grocery store for one of the Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1210.mspx 0 false 12/7/2007 There's an easy way to get information about the logged-on user and the local computer in Windows PowerShell; we show it to you in this Tip of the Week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/dec07/pstip1207.mspx 0 false 12/7/2007 This week's tip shows you how to convert a character to it's ASCII equivalent, and how to turn an ASCII number into a character. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip1207.mspx 0 false 12/7/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to map drives based on membership in an Active Directory group when the user might belong to more than one group. Brought to you thanks to the Scripting Editor. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1207.mspx 0 false 12/6/2007 Come join the new Scripting Guys Facebook group. Okay, it's not all that interesting today, but it will be. Stop by and join our group! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/newswire/facebook.mspx 0 false 12/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to map drives based on membership in an Active Directory group. Plus, the Scripting Guys' latest commentary on television ads. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1206.mspx 0 false 12/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can start a script -- or a command-line tool -- from a hidden window. And, due to our typical Seattlite obsession with rain, we thought we'd share some rain-related statistics with you. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1205.mspx 0 false 12/4/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to cut and paste between Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Time for another weather report from Redmond: rain, rain, and more rain. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1204.mspx 0 false 12/3/2007 3 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 12/3/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to start an application from Windows PowerShell and pause the script until the application terminates. Plus, the Scripting Guys need some friends. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec07/hey1203.mspx 0 false 11/30/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can change the font size of a span within an HTML Application, with examples showing how to toggle between fonts and how to select a font size from a list box. In addition, find out what it takes -- or how many steps it takes -- for the Scripting Guys to get around. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1130.mspx 0 false 11/30/2007 This week's tip shows you how to sort arrays of strings in all the scripting languages that will be used in the 2008 Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip1130.mspx 0 false 11/30/2007 Sometimes COM objects stick around a little longer than we wouldd like. Find out how to get rid of them for good. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/nov07/pstip1130.mspx 0 false 11/29/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to remove everything from a group in Active Directory except other groups. And find out how long it takes to send college entrance scores over the Internet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1129.mspx 0 false 11/28/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve a list of all the groups in Active Directory along with the user responsible for each group. This article includes a bonus script that will help ensure you don't forget the 2008 Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1128.mspx 0 false 11/27/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can retrieve time zone information from a computer. Also, the results of the annual Turducken Bowl are in. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1127.mspx 0 false 11/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to, well, randomly-assign a picture from the My Pictures folder to the computer wallpaper. And it's time to tie up some loose ends. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1126.mspx 0 false 11/21/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can determince whether a specific time of day is morning or evening. And, it's time for the annual Turducken Bowl. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1121.mspx 0 false 11/20/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to limit the number of characters that can be typed into a text area of an HTML Application. And find out just how many friends the Scripting Guys have. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1120.mspx 0 false 11/19/2007 The first in a series of tips that just might help you in the 2008 Winter Scripting Games. This week's tip: generating random numbers. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/tips08/gtip1112.mspx 0 false 11/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can determine whether a computer has a smartcard reader attached to it. And it's time for jet lag and Monday Night Football. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1119.mspx 0 false 11/16/2007 Report from Day 5 of TechEd IT Forum: Time to Be Tourists http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itwrapup.mspx 0 false 11/16/2007 Report from Day 4 of TechEd IT Forum: No More Swag http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itfriday.mspx 0 false 11/16/2007 You might not have been lucky enough to make it to TechEd 2007 in Orlando or TechEd IT Forum 2007 in Barcelona, but now you can try out the puzzles that were in the Fun Book that was handed out at those events. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/funbook/puzzles/default.mspx 0 false 11/16/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can set the system date and time on a computer. This column marks the last day of TechEd IT Forum 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1116.mspx 0 false 11/15/2007 Report from Day 3 of TechEd IT Forum: The Case of the Missing Table. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itthursday.mspx 0 false 11/15/2007 Download this fully-searchable Help file, which includes over 150 articles from the Script Center. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=75CCA21A-53B9-4949-9B62-A8FC7926E914 0 false 11/15/2007 More information on how to use the new remoting features in Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/quoting.mspx 0 false 11/15/2007 Learn how to create folders and delete tasks and folders from the Windows Vista Task Scheduler. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/vista/tasks2.mspx 0 false 11/15/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to dynamically update a text box in an HTML Application based on the contents of other text boxes. Plus some little-known facts about Wilfred the Hairy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1115.mspx 0 false 11/14/2007 Report from Day 2 of TechEd IT Forum: Six Hours in a Booth. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itwednesday.mspx 0 false 11/14/2007 An update of the Hey, Scripting Guy! archive. This download includes all Hey, Scripting Guy! articles from August 2004 through September 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5f5e0bda-923a-4744-8289-afb73f6a5ed8 0 false 11/14/2007 Learn how to search Active Directory using Windows PowerShell. These scripts work for all versions of Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/searchad.mspx 0 false 11/14/2007 Ready-made scripts for searching Active Directory using Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/powershell/search/default.mspx 0 false 11/14/2007 Ready-made scripts for searching Active Directory using VBScript. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/ad/search/default.mspx 0 false 11/14/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use process monitoring to start a script when Microsoft Outlook is started. And the Scripting Guys attend a party -- maybe. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1114.mspx 0 false 11/13/2007 Report from Day 1 of TechEd IT Forum: The Welcome Reception http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/ittuesday.mspx 0 false 11/13/2007 An updated Help file of all the Sesame Script articles, June 2005 through September 2007 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FF973FBE-9382-4E4C-80DE-E7DE14FD83E6 0 false 11/13/2007 It's back to basics for the November Sesame Script. Find out all about Do loops. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss1107.mspx 0 false 11/13/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to search for all folders with the same name and remove files from those folders older than a specified date. Plus, interesting facts about Barcelona. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1113.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 Find out how the Scripting Guys did in Airline Trivia. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itmonday.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 This fully-searchable help file for Windows PowerShell has been updated with more articles and information, including the weekly PowerShell Tips and the Windows PowerShell Owner's Manual. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3B3F7CE4-43EA-4A21-90CC-966A7FC6C6E8 0 false 11/12/2007 Download the Graphical Help File for Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP, featuring new cmdlets plus all the 1.0 information. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FEFB2572-559A-46FE-978D-5A00490B20FA 0 false 11/12/2007 A very preliminary look at a graphical editing environment for Windows PowerShell http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/graphical.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 An introduction to remoting in Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/remote.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 Set breakpoints, walk through your scripts at your own pace, and watch them work. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/debug.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 Find out about the new cmdlets that have been added to help you work with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/wmiin2.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 New parameters have been added to this tried-and-true cmdlet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/selectstring.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 Organize your output in an easy-to-read grid with this new cmdlet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/gridview.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 A new page devoted entirely to helping you learn about the CTP release of Windows PowerShell 2.0. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/pshell2.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 Here's your last chance to win a Dr. Scripto bobblehead. Contest ends December 12, 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itchallenge.mspx 0 false 11/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to parse a string to retrieve specific information. Not only that, but it's day 1 of TechEd IT Forum. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1112.mspx 0 false 11/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to read information from text boxes in an HTML Application into a tab-separated values file. And find out what the Script Center has in common with the Eiffel Tower. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1109.mspx 0 false 11/8/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve values from all the users in Active Directory and write them to a CSV file. Enjoy the article while the Scripting Guys fly to Barcelona. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1108.mspx 0 false 11/7/2007 A "quick start" guide to the new remoting features included in Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/remoting1.mspx 0 false 11/7/2007 This is the last day of the TechEd IT Forum Preview -- the real thing starts on Monday. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 11/7/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can remove a value from the Path environment variable. After reading this, you can decide for yourself whether the Scripting Guys are idiots. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1107.mspx 0 false 11/6/2007 A new quick start guide to downloading, installing, configuring, and using Windows PowerShell 2.0. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/v2start.mspx 0 false 11/6/2007 The Community Technology Preview of Windows PowerShell 2.0 is out. Get an overview of some of the new features in this release and learn what you need to know before installing. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/newin2.mspx 0 false 11/6/2007 Okay, so not everything always goes perfectly smoothly. But we can fix it. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 11/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can create a bunch of randomly-named files in a folder. Plus you'll find out what working from home is all about -- at least for one Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1106.mspx 0 false 11/5/2007 6 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 11/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to add the file name to the first line of a text file for all files in a folder. And, you know it's going to be a long day when you forget the doughnuts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1105.mspx 0 false 11/2/2007 It's Friday, the Scripting Guys are ready for the weekend. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 11/2/2007 Learn how the Get-History cmdlet can actually help you write your Windows PowerShell scripts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/nov07/pstip1102.mspx 0 false 11/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to remove all the network printers from a computer running Windows 2000 or a later versions of Windows. And, a brief look into some Scripting Guys discussions. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1102.mspx 0 false 11/1/2007 Another announcement: we're talking downloads this time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 11/1/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to echo back the value contained in the last cell in a range in Microsoft Excel. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov07/hey1101.mspx 0 false 10/31/2007 There's another TechEd Challenge on the way. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 10/31/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to use Windows PowerShell to delete files from a folder based on date. And it's a special day for the Scripting Editor. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1031.mspx 0 false 10/30/2007 Finally, some progress. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 10/30/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to find all the contacts in your Microsoft Outlook Contacts folder who have dates entered for their birthdays and determine the ages of each of those contacts. This script might have a few surprises for some of us. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1030.mspx 0 false 10/29/2007 1 new script posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 10/29/2007 The number 22 has taken on significant meaning to the Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 10/29/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to start a remote process under cscript, even if the path to that process contains spaces. And find out what happens when one of the Scripting Guys gets a brain freeze. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1029.mspx 0 false 10/26/2007 In typical Scripting Guys fashion, we got very little done today. But this time we can blame someone else. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 10/26/2007 Find out what you can do with the Get-Date cmdlet. Plus, use the .NET Framework to retrieve system date and time information. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/oct07/pstip1026.mspx 0 false 10/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to open a dialog box that will allow users to rename, and move, files. Also, little-known facts about breakfast cereal. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1026.mspx 0 false 10/25/2007 It was a full day of working with pre-release software -- something that's always an adventure. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 10/25/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to monitor a file and send a notification if it reaches a certain size. Plus, 100 (or thereabouts) reasons this column leaves you speechless. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1025.mspx 0 false 10/24/2007 With two weeks left before they head to Barcelona, the Scripting Guys are working hard -- no, really -- to get everything ready. Follow their progress and find out what's in store November 12 - 16. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/itpreview.mspx 0 false 10/24/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to move files to a different folder based on a string found within the file name. And the Scripting Guy who writes this column finally apologizes. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1024.mspx 0 false 10/23/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to search for two tags within a text file and extract the text between those tags. And find out how you know you're really popular. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1023.mspx 0 false 10/22/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 10/22/2007 OK, so you've just discovered that all sorts of objects (like WMI and Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel) exist on your computer. But how are you supposed to know what to do with these objects? One suggestion? Read the October Sesame Script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss1007.mspx 0 false 10/22/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to convert a date in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet from serial format to a standard date format. And, the crazy Puget Sound weather is at it again. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1022.mspx 0 false 10/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve a list of unique users from the Security event log. And if you've had this feeling you've been missing a day lately, like maybe a Monday, well, the Scripting Guys just might know what happened to it. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1019.mspx 0 false 10/19/2007 In Part 2 of this exciting series on running Windows PowerShell against multiple computers, we explore running against all computers in a domain, and all computers in an OU. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/oct07/pstip1019.mspx 0 false 10/18/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you, sort of, how to tell if a computer is Bluetooth-enabled, and also whether a particular Bluetooth device is installed. This column once again presents a short history lesson, this time on the origins of "Bluetooth." http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1018.mspx 0 false 10/17/2007 The Microsoft Usability group is recruiting IT administrators who have intermediate to advanced skills with PowerShell for upcoming usability studies. This is a unique opportunity to provide feedback and improve the user experience of PowerShell version 2. Visit the Script Center home page for more information. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 10/17/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to insert new rows above the last row in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and how to insert a new formula into a cell. Then it's back to packing for our trip to TechEd IT Forum. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1017.mspx 0 false 10/16/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to copy data from Excel and then paste that data onto a new PowerPoint slide. But there is nothing in this column about football; we don't feel like talking about football. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1016.mspx 0 false 10/15/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to determine the percentage of free space on a drive. As a special bonus, try your hand at Scripting Guys Trivia. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1015.mspx 0 false 10/12/2007 Learn several different ways to read computer names into a script and run the script against those computers. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/oct07/pstip1012.mspx 0 false 10/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can map drives based on both IP address and Active Directory group membership. This article brought to you by the Internet search engine. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1012.mspx 0 false 10/11/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve information, lots of information, about hyperlinks in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Today is a big day -- the announcement of the winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1011.mspx 0 false 10/10/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to create an HTA that allows you to search multiple OUs in Active Directory. Is this good news or bad news? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1010.mspx 0 false 10/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to insert blank rows at regular intervals into a Microsoft Excel worksheet, then put formulas into cells in those new rows. And learn more about the exciting life of a Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1009.mspx 0 false 10/8/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to remove trailing tabs from every line of a text file. This article also lets you know who is even more popular than the Microsoft CEO -- as if you couldn't guess. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1008.mspx 0 false 10/8/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 10/5/2007 Find out how easy it is to read - or sort - the contents of a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/oct07/pstip1005.mspx 0 false 10/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can save attachments for only new messages in Microsoft Outlook. And -- it's Vandal Preview Day! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1005.mspx 0 false 10/4/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to convert a telephone extension number to a full phone number, with a bonus script showing how to incorporate Active Directory and Outlook. All of this brough to you by a very tired Scripting Guy; just how tired will be obvious once you read the article. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1004.mspx 0 false 10/3/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that builds on past columns to show you how to get even more information from a Microsoft Access database. Also find out what makes for a good day for at least one Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1003.mspx 0 false 10/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to move the focus from one text box to another as a user types into an HTML Application. Keep in mind as you read these columns over the next few weeks that baseball playoffs have begun. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1002.mspx 0 false 10/1/2007 11 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 10/1/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can use terms in one text file to search another text file. And just a reminder, the difference between a good day and a bad day can be how you look at it. (Is that profound or what?) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct07/hey1001.mspx 0 false 9/28/2007 Get a sneak peek at First Steps With the Microsoft Ajax Library, a chapter from the new book published by Manning Publications. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/ajax/chapter2.mspx 0 false 9/28/2007 Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is now available to be downloaded and installed on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Why should you care about this? Read on to find out. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/newswire/winrm.mspx 0 false 9/28/2007 Windows Script 5.7 (the same version that ships in Windows Vista) is now available. Find out what's in 5.7, and learn about the one gotcha that can occur when installing the new component. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/newswire/wsh57.mspx 0 false 9/28/2007 Results from the September Scripting Newswire poll. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/newswire/question/nq0807.mspx 0 false 9/28/2007 Is it possible to modify a read-write property in Windows PowerShell using the Get-WMIObject cmdlet? On first glance it doesn't look like it - but we'll take a second glance. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/sept07/pstip0928.mspx 0 false 9/28/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve field values, such as Last Saved By and Author, from a Microsoft Word document. This column also gives you a history lesson in Monopoly. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0928.mspx 0 false 9/27/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to retrieve IP addesses from a text file. Also included in this column: a plug for TechEd IT Forum Europe. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0927.mspx 0 false 9/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can create a new folder in Microsoft Office Outlook - and then delete it. A column almost as exciting as Halo 3. Almost. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0926.mspx 0 false 9/25/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to add a table to an HTML Application with an editable field in it. You'll also find out how much fun text messaging is - or might be. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0925.mspx 0 false 9/24/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 9/24/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can change the casing of paragraphs within a Microsoft Word document to title casing or paragraph casing. This column also contains a new rant from the Scripting Guys. Or is it an old rant? It's hard to keep track, isn't it? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0924.mspx 0 false 9/21/2007 Working with strings in Windows PowerShell is a breeze, with a little help from the .NET Framework. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/sept07/pstip0921.mspx 0 false 9/21/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to apply a template to a Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation, or even a whole folder full of presentations. And what kind of hotel charges by the pound? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0921.mspx 0 false 9/20/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can dynamically populate a list box in an HTML Application with available drive letters. As an aside, we take a look at how much money it takes to win seven baseball games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0920.mspx 0 false 9/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to count the total number of users in an Active Directory group, as well as the number of users in each type of group. This article is an authentic, original work of the Scripting Guys - unlike some less-than-authentic content you might find elsewhere. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0919.mspx 0 false 9/18/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy that shows you how you can move files off of a user's desktop into folders that match the file extensions. And, it was a sad weekend for Seattle sports fans. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0918.mspx 0 false 9/17/2007 12 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 9/17/2007 Sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and read a new Hey, Scripting Guy that shows you how to read specific fields from a comma-separated values file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0917.mspx 0 false 9/14/2007 Learn how to store key-value pairs in Windows PowerShell, then add, remove, and sort the keys and values. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/sept07/pstip0914.mspx 0 false 9/14/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy that shows you how to extract text from a text file that is embedded between target phrases, and then save it to another text file. And the Scripting Guys continue to dwindle in numbers. Or is that just wishful thinking (we won't say on whose part)? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0914.mspx 0 false 9/13/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy that not only shows you how to determine which edition of Windows Vista is installed on a computer, but also explains how Microsoft has managed to match the feats of Baskin-Robbins. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0913.mspx 0 false 9/13/2007 A new script showing how you can generate an object identifier (OID) for use with your Active Directory schema. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/ad/domains/addmvb03.mspx 0 false 9/13/2007 Five new scripts for managing System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/dpm/default.mspx 0 false 9/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to update and then break all the Excel type links in a spreadsheet. Oh: and the Scripting Guy who writes this column gives up. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0912.mspx 0 false 9/11/2007 This month, learn how to write scripts that use the capabilities of Microsoft Office applications like Word and Excel. Plus, discover a sure-fire way to keep others from moving into your office. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0907.mspx 0 false 9/11/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to run a macro found in all the spreadsheet files in a folder. In addition, this column also shows you how NOT to arrive at a football game on time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0911.mspx 0 false 9/10/2007 20 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 9/10/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can assign home pages to multiple tabs in Internet Explorer 7. Brought to you by a true dinosaur of the technology world. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0910.mspx 0 false 9/7/2007 Who said you can't remove an item from an array? This week's Windows PowerShell tip shows you how to do just that, and more. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/sept07/pstip0907.mspx 0 false 9/7/2007 For a bargain price, a new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can remove lines from a text file based on the contents of those lines. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0907.mspx 0 false 9/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can back up an event log to a text file. In addition, you'll receive some important information about the Do Not Call registry. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0906.mspx 0 false 9/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can get a list of the unique addresses from Outlook's Sent Items folder and put that list in an Excel spreadsheet. And more college football. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0905.mspx 0 false 9/4/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can add a picture to the background of an Excel worksheet. This column comes with a guarantee. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept07/hey0904.mspx 0 false 8/31/2007 An all-new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows you how you can display dates in specific formats, and even create your own custom formats. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/aug07/pstip0831.mspx 0 false 8/31/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can remove all the non-alphabetic characters from a string. This column includes a special bonus script showing how to do the same thing to an entire text file. And, college football season begins. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0831.mspx 0 false 8/30/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can execute a scheduled task in Windows Vista. And find out about the eastern migration of the Canadian Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0830.mspx 0 false 8/29/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can reverse the order of lines in a text file. And find out just how well-rounded the Scripting Guys' knowledge is. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0829.mspx 0 false 8/28/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can get a list of all the appointments in an Outlook calendar for a specific time period. And find out how nice the summer has been in the Seattle area this year. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0828.mspx 0 false 8/27/2007 17 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 8/27/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can use Windows Desktop Search to find all the files in a specified directory tree that contain a specific word or phrase. Also find out the latest results in Scripting Guy vs. Scripting Son basketball. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0827.mspx 0 false 8/24/2007 An all-new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows you how you can determine the number of words, lines, and characters in a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/aug07/pstip0824.mspx 0 false 8/24/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you find only the numeric values in a spreadsheet and change those values based on certain criteria. This column appears in spite of the fact that the Scripting House seems to have disappeared. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0824.mspx 0 false 8/23/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Rob Stradling, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/23/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can check the size of a folder, find the oldest file in a folder, then delete that file if the folder reaches a certain size. And the Scripting Guy who writes this column sees if he can get the Scripting Guys into trouble - again. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0823.mspx 0 false 8/22/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Jason Clement, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/22/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you a really easy way to get the GUID from a user account if you know the logon name and domain. In addition, you'll find out what a campus-wide infusion is. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0822.mspx 0 false 8/21/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Jurgen Fink, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/21/2007 The Scripting Guy in Italy is no longer in Italy, he's back home in Redmond ready to show you a new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that explains how to copy data from one Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to another. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0821.mspx 0 false 8/20/2007 12 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 8/20/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Gerry Futterman, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/20/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine whether a wireless network adapter is connected to the network. And the Scripting Guy in Italy finally heads home. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0820.mspx 0 false 8/17/2007 An all-new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows how to change the background and foreground colors of messages, such as warnings and errors, displayed to the console window. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/aug07/pstip0817.mspx 0 false 8/17/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Paul Tarter, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/17/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can report disk quota information for the logged-on user, compliments of a street vendor in Venice, Italy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0817.mspx 0 false 8/16/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Derek Kaser, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/16/2007 Before leaving Rome to spend some time in Venice, the Scripting Guy in Italy presents a new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can copy a folder structure - without the files - from one folder to another. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0816.mspx 0 false 8/15/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Craig Naumann, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/15/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can replace one text string with another in a Microsoft Excel worksheet. And get in on the big dilemma - what to do in Rome today? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0815.mspx 0 false 8/14/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Steve Kulyk, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/14/2007 The Scripting Guy in Rome gives you another "history" lesson, and shows you how you can combine lines in a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0814.mspx 0 false 8/13/2007 5 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 8/13/2007 Today the Script Center gets renamed for Tom Hester, one of nine winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 8/13/2007 Still in Rome, the Scripting Guy who writes this column shows you how you can insert a manual line break into a Microsoft Word document. He also gives you a short history lesson. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0813.mspx 0 false 8/10/2007 An all-new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week shows a couple different methods for verifying whether or not an item can be found in an array. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/aug07/pstip0810.mspx 0 false 8/10/2007 Arrivederci, Redmond: one of the Scripting Guys is off to the Eternal City of Rome. Before taking off, however, he put together a new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can count the number of files stored in a set of subfolders. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0810.mspx 0 false 8/9/2007 What do scripts that read from and write to the registry have to do with selling a house? Not much, at least as far as we can tell. But when has a little thing like that ever stopped the Scripting Guys? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0807.mspx 0 false 8/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can save emails in the Sent Items folder in Microsoft Outlook that are more than one month old. And find out about all the preparation a Scripting Guy has to go through before leaving for vacation. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0809.mspx 0 false 8/8/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can copy files from one computer to all the shared folders on another computer. Also, find out how to meet the Scripting Guys in person when they go to Europe. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0808.mspx 0 false 8/7/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that presents the delicate topic of searching for formatted text in a Microsoft Word document and changing that text. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0807.mspx 0 false 8/6/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 8/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can request a starting number and ending number and create a sequence of folders based on those numbers. In addition, you might be surprised by tonight's choice of entertainment. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0806.mspx 0 false 8/3/2007 Handy tips for creating arrays (including empty arrays and strongly-typed arrays) in Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/aug07/pstip0803.mspx 0 false 8/3/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use Desktop Search to retrieve the date a picture was taken and change the file name based on that date. Brought to you by a drug-free Script Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0803.mspx 0 false 8/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search Active Directory and retrieve all user accounts created within a certain time period. And here's your chance to celebrate the Hey, Scripting Guy! anniversary by, well, reading yet another Hey, Scripting Guy! article. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0802.mspx 0 false 8/1/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column giving you a brief lesson in how message boxes work in VBScript. You'll also get a brief lesson in baseball, including finding out where the instructions are kept. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug07/hey0801.mspx 0 false 7/31/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create a new distribution list in Microsoft Outlook based on Active Directory group membership. What you won't read in this column is how, exactly, the Scripting Guy who writes this column managed to hurt his back. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0731.mspx 0 false 7/30/2007 9 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/30/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how, in an HTA, you can change the contents of one drop-down list based on the option chosen in another drop-down list. And a bleary-eyed Scripting Guy sings about a spider-pig. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0730.mspx 0 false 7/27/2007 A new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows you how to retrieve hidden files, retrieve files from multiple folders at once, and a few other interesting little things you can do with the Get-ChildItem cmdlet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jul07/pstip0727.mspx 0 false 7/27/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find the OU on the local computer and map a network printer based on that OU. And the Scripting Guy who writes this column tries - not necessarily successfully - to make amends. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0727.mspx 0 false 7/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can change the default print setting in Microsoft PowerPoint. Also, find out about the Scripting Guys' latest windfall. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0726.mspx 0 false 7/25/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create - and delete - a WMI namespace. In addition, find out how to spend eternity with your favorite sports team. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0725.mspx 0 false 7/24/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read the contacts from Microsoft Outlook and save each contact as a VCard. And find out what happens when the Scripting Guy who writes this column implies, well, let's just say a lack of grammatical talent, on the part of the Scripting Editor. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0724.mspx 0 false 7/23/2007 8 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/23/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can monitor a file, checking every 30 minutes to see whether that file has been modified. Also, let us know if you know where to find ice cream in Stanwood. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0723.mspx 0 false 7/20/2007 The moment we've all been waiting for: using Windows PowerShell to manage files and folders! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0707.mspx 0 false 7/20/2007 A new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows you how to display numbers in a more readable fashion. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jul07/pstip0720.mspx 0 false 7/20/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can rename files by deleting characters from the beginning and end of those files. Also, and update on the TechEd Challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0720.mspx 0 false 7/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create something that resembles a custom dialog box that you can run from a script. And it's a sad day for ball games in the Scripting world. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0719.mspx 0 false 7/19/2007 Winners of the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge contest. Includes a link to one possible solution to the challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/winners.mspx 0 false 7/18/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add text, in this case a particular HTML tag, to the end of every line in a text file. The rest of this article is of a somewhat personal nature, especially if you're experiencing mail problems. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0718.mspx 0 false 7/17/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can display a default message in a text box in an HTML Application anytime the text box is empty. And it's story time: today we recount the tale of the poor Little Scripting Hen. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0717.mspx 0 false 7/16/2007 16 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/16/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find out who's logged onto a computer and then retrieve a list of all the network printers for that user. This one includes two scripts, one for Windows 2000 and an easier one for newer versions of Windows. Plus, find out what it really takes to get the good office space at Microsoft. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0716.mspx 0 false 7/13/2007 A new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows you how to create custom table formats using the Format-Table cmdlet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jul07/pstip0713.mspx 0 false 7/13/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can request a file size then create a text file that size. In addition, the Scripting Guy learns a little more about small-town life in Walla Walla. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0713.mspx 0 false 7/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve environment variables and special folder paths with Windows PowerShell. Plus a little advice: If you can't stand the heat, get out of Walla Walla. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0712.mspx 0 false 7/11/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can dictate what characters are allowed in a text box in an HTML Application by using regular expressions. And the Scripting Guy who writes this column is off to the booming metropolis known as Walla Walla, Washington. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0711.mspx 0 false 7/10/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use the search-and-replace function in Microsoft Word to add page breaks to a document. Plus fashions dos and don'ts from the Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0710.mspx 0 false 7/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can list all the fields and the data types of those fields in each table - or a specific table - of a Microsoft Access database. And find out what a big part doughnuts play in the lifelog of a Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0709.mspx 0 false 7/9/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/6/2007 A new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows you how to use the range operator to query a folder for specific sets of files and subfolders. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jul07/pstip0706.mspx 0 false 7/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can set the print area in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. And it's just another day - or partial day - at the office for the Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0706.mspx 0 false 7/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can loop through an array, replacing all the null values with hyphens. Meanwhile, the Scripting Guys celebrate Independence Day without burning down a house. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0705.mspx 0 false 7/3/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you use a script to change the password on all the computers in your domain. Plus, words of wisdom from the original Scripting Dad. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0703.mspx 0 false 7/2/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can calculate the dates of the next Monday and Friday and then create a new folder whose name incorporates those dates. And learn about spaghetti with a very interesting kind of sauce. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul07/hey0702.mspx 0 false 6/29/2007 A new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows you how to assign a multi-line value to a variable. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jun07/pstip0629.mspx 0 false 6/29/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search the Microsoft Outlook Inbox for unread email messages that are more than six months old and delete them. In addition: Scripting Cars, performance reviews, tools...happiness abounds for the Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0629.mspx 0 false 6/28/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can prompt for a computer name then delete that computer account from Active Directory. And, the saga of the Scripting Car continues. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0628.mspx 0 false 6/27/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find the IP address of each mapped drive on a computer and remap the drive based on that address. You'll also read about what we hope is the last adventure in the saga of the Scripting Car, although we're not counting on it. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0627.mspx 0 false 6/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search for colored (not just red) text within a Word document and copy that text to another document. And once again, the Scripting Guy who writes this column regrets what he said. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0626.mspx 0 false 6/25/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find all the users in a domain, then create folders based on each user name. And find out why the Scripting Guy who writes this column needs a hobby. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0625.mspx 0 false 6/25/2007 6 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 6/22/2007 A new Windows PowerShell Tip of the Week that shows you how to access values - and ranges of values - within an array. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jun07/pstip0622.mspx 0 false 6/22/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can delete rows in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet based on the value in a particular column within each row. When you're done reading about that, don't forget to enter the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0622.mspx 0 false 6/21/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can open a window directly to a UNC location, even if the path has a space in it. And the Scripting Guys reveal some small secrets. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0621.mspx 0 false 6/20/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add color to alternating rows in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Before you look at this article, guess how many times "Scripting Guy Jean Ross" can appear in one article. (Hint: Guess high.) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0620.mspx 0 false 6/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can insert commas into each line of a text file at specific locations. Also, learn how Father's Day for the Scripting Dad wound up in the toilet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0619.mspx 0 false 6/18/2007 15 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 6/18/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can remove a specified set of users from the local Administrators group on a computer. And find out just how easy it is to amuse a Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0618.mspx 0 false 6/15/2007 A new PowerShell Tip of the Week explaining how to display variables. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/jun07/pstip0615.mspx 0 false 6/15/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can select a random email from a specific folder within Microsoft Outlook. We also ponder the all-important question: What's your favorite Dr. Seuss book? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0615.mspx 0 false 6/14/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you modify the default file save format in Microsoft Word. And get the low-down on the on-going TechEd Challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0614.mspx 0 false 6/13/2007 Are the Scripting Guys all washed-up? It sure looks like it. Oh, and they also have a new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you change a file name each and every day, using the current date as part of the file name. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0613.mspx 0 false 6/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can dynamically add the file name to the footer of a Microsoft Word document. And find out whether you should be driving around the Seattle area. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0612.mspx 0 false 6/11/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can clear all the contents from a text file. And find out just how happy the Scripting Guys are to be back at work after a week in Orlando, Florida. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0611.mspx 0 false 6/8/2007 Find out all the exciting things that happened on day 4 of TechEd 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/thursday.mspx 0 false 6/8/2007 A new Script Center feature -- the PowerShell Tip of the Week -- makes its debut. Up first: how to use the numeric constants KB, MB, and GB. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/pstips/default.mspx 0 false 6/8/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can list all the .PDF files in a folder, as well as any .PDF files found in the subfolders of that folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0608.mspx 0 false 6/7/2007 Find out all the exciting things that happened on day 3 of TechEd 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/wednesday.mspx 0 false 6/7/2007 Part 2 of a two-part series on writing scripts to work with CD and DVD devices. Today's topic: burning CDs! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/imapi/imapi2-2.mspx 0 false 6/7/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create a shortcut to an executable file, including command-line arguments to be used when starting that file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0607.mspx 0 false 6/6/2007 Find out all the exciting things that happened on day 2 of TechEd 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/tuesday.mspx 0 false 6/6/2007 Files and folders: the Sesame Script saga continues! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0607.mspx 0 false 6/6/2007 The first two years of Sesame Script, all wrapped up in a single, fully-searchable .chm file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/default.mspx 0 false 6/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add a Page X of Y (e.g., Page 3 of 12) footer to a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0606.mspx 0 false 6/5/2007 Find out all the exciting things that happened on the first day of TechEd. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/monday.mspx 0 false 6/5/2007 Part 1 of a two-part series on writing scripts to work with CD and DVD devices. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/imapi/imapi2-1.mspx 0 false 6/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can append a value to a specified field for each record in a Microsoft Access database. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0605.mspx 0 false 6/4/2007 The first day in a week of giveaways (including the Scripting Guys TechEd Challenge), downloads, and new content to celebrate TechEd 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/default.mspx 0 false 6/4/2007 A beginner's guide to getting started with Windows PowerShell. This Owner's Manual consists of five articles covering getting started, customizing the console window, shortcut keys, pipelining, and running scripts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/manual/default.mspx 0 false 6/4/2007 A downloadable Word document that will be your Quick Reference guide to working with VBScript. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/default.mspx 0 false 6/4/2007 A downloadable Word document that will be your Quick Reference guide to working with Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/teched07/default.mspx 0 false 6/4/2007 Get all the Windows PowerShell Help, plus the VBScript to Windows PowerShell Conversion Guide, in one fully-searchable package. You can even access this help file from a cmdlet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/pschm.mspx 0 false 6/4/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can copy selected columns from a comma-separated values file to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Plus, a little commentary on TechEd Week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0604.mspx 0 false 6/4/2007 10 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 6/1/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can change the file extension of every file in a folder, even on a remote computer. Plus a reminder to check out the Script Center for TechEd Week, June 4 - 8. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun07/hey0601.mspx 0 false 5/31/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can start an application from a script, wait until that application has quit, then start a new application. Also, find out how much the Scripting Guys are really worth. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0531.mspx 0 false 5/30/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can delete only the first line and the last line from a text file. Plus, have you ever wondered how long you'd be willing to wait to buy a doughnut - or how long you'd be willing to wait for the Scripting Guys to make a point? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0530.mspx 0 false 5/29/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 5/29/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine whether a cell in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet contains a date, and if it does change the background color of the entire row the cell is in. Plus, find out if it's time to celebrate Darth Vader's birthday. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0529.mspx 0 false 5/25/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can export a table from an HTML Application to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. This article is soup-free. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0525.mspx 0 false 5/24/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find all the lines in one text file that match, or don't match, any content in another text file. And find out a little bit about the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0524.mspx 0 false 5/23/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read each paragraph from a Microsoft Word document and save those paragraphs as individual records in an Access database. And now a word from our sponsor. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0523.mspx 0 false 5/22/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can monitor a folder to keep track of the number of files in that folder. Also, can you find true evil in the grocery store? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0522.mspx 0 false 5/21/2007 9 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 5/21/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read all the text files in a folder and add the contents of each file to an Access database. And find out what the Scripting Guys do for fun in Orlando. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0521.mspx 0 false 5/18/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search all the text files in a folder - in this case for phone numbers, but the same technique applies in general to searching all text files in a folder. At the insistence of the Scripting Editor, this is part 2 in a 2-part series. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0518.mspx 0 false 5/17/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use regular expressions to find phone numbers in a text file. And find out the Scripting Guys' answer to life. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0517.mspx 0 false 5/16/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can force all users in an OU to change their password the next time they log on. And find out what happens when meetings get in the way of a Scripting Guy's lunch. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0516.mspx 0 false 5/15/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can copy a single file from the local computer to several remote computers. Also, how the Scripting Guy who writes this column survived another holiday. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0515.mspx 0 false 5/14/2007 6 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 5/14/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can dynamically hide and then show controls in an HTML Application. Also, find out about the dueling universities in England and the problems that could cause for the Scripting Son. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0514.mspx 0 false 5/11/2007 Copying files and folders, moving files and folders, even deleting files and folders; this month's Sesame Script is like a dream come true. OK, maybe not a really good dream. But a dream nonetheless. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0507.mspx 0 false 5/11/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can display the contents of a file in an HTA and highlight a specific word throughout those contents. Also, find out if the Scripting Guys are smarter than a 4-year-old. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0511.mspx 0 false 5/10/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find the top-level OU in the distinguished name of an Active Directory object. In addition, find out why one Scripting Guy considered being an astronomer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0510.mspx 0 false 5/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can ensure users enter nothing but numbers into a text box. And once again the Scripting Editor lays down the law. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0509.mspx 0 false 5/8/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can list all the meetings in your Microsoft Outlook calendar that were scheduled by a specified person. And get the wrap-up on the Scripting Son's spring baseball season - before the summer baseball season starts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0508.mspx 0 false 5/7/2007 5 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 5/7/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can delete all processes in a set except the oldest. Plus, find out how old the oldest living Scripting Guys is, at least according to the other Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0507.mspx 0 false 5/4/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can do a search-and-replace on quotation marks within a text file. And, as the future of the Script Center lies in the balance, find out just how far ahead the Scripting Guys are thinking. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0504.mspx 0 false 5/3/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can check for all disabled user accounts in Active Directory and display the home directory of each. And find out about a new way to scramble eggs - and a new way not to scramble eggs. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0503.mspx 0 false 5/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can set some registry settings that help you ensure a script will run only once on a particular computer. And find out where Dr. Scripto is these days. Or tell us. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0502.mspx 0 false 5/1/2007 See where Dr. Scripto has traveled to, and send in pictures of your own. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/bobbles.mspx 0 false 5/1/2007 Several new scripts have been added to the Script Repository in support of the release of WSUS 3.0 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/sus/server/default.mspx 0 false 5/1/2007 The last in a two-part series on Group Policy script extension processing. In this part, we do some troubleshooting. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/gp/extension2.mspx 0 false 5/1/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can delete all spreadsheets in a Microsoft Excel worksheet other than the first one. And yes, another injury for the Scripting Guys, but this was a minor one - no staples involved this time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may07/hey0501.mspx 0 false 4/30/2007 6 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/30/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read through all the log files in a folder and delete the first several lines from each of those files. And find out the true athleticism involved in pot-juggling. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0430.mspx 0 false 4/27/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add background colors to cells in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet then do some adding based on the colors of the cells. Also, keep up-to-date on the Scripting Son's batting average. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0427.mspx 0 false 4/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can start a process, monitor that process, and when it ends automatically log off the current user. This column will also describe the greatest athletic achievement of all time - in someone's mind anyway. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0426.mspx 0 false 4/25/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can sort a row of data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Also, find out what a WASL is and what it doesn't have to do with math. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0425.mspx 0 false 4/24/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can change your registry settings so that choosing Open With Command Prompt when you right-click a .VBS script will keep the command prompt open so you can see the results. And just how smart are 9-year-old kids these days? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0424.mspx 0 false 4/23/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/23/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve the name of the local computer and write the first five characters of that name to a text file. Plus, the Scripting Guys have finally discovered their true calling in life. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0423.mspx 0 false 4/20/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can monitor a computer for when a particular log file is modified and increment a counter each time. And find out who's really writing this column. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0420.mspx 0 false 4/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can, well, get a list of all the local users who have an expiring password. Don't pass up this article if you have any spare dice lying around. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0419.mspx 0 false 4/18/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine whether QuickTime is installed on a computer, and if so what version it is - on just about any version of Windows. Yes, just about. And find out if the Scripting Guys can dance. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0418.mspx 0 false 4/17/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve all the users from Active Directory and add an area code to the telephone number for each user. Plus, a little wedding advice from a Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0417.mspx 0 false 4/16/2007 9 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/16/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can run lines of code from a text file within a script. Or maybe this column doesn't show that. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0416.mspx 0 false 4/13/2007 The latest Sesame Script is all about dates and date manipulation. Oh, and shrimp brains. But mostly about dates and date manipulation. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0407.mspx 0 false 4/13/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can check to see whether a drive letter is already in use, and if not map to that drive. Plus, find out what's so unlucky about Friday the 13th. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0413.mspx 0 false 4/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can open a password-protected Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and then remove the password. And, alas, the Scripting Guys have fallen back on some old reruns for entertainment. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0412.mspx 0 false 4/11/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve a list of all the unique users who are running processes on a local or remote computer. And finally, an update on the Dr. Scripto bobblehead dolls. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0411.mspx 0 false 4/10/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can filter email in your Microsoft Outlook Inbox on a certain email address or addresses. Plus, read about the dangers of being a Scripting Guy at the gym. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0410.mspx 0 false 4/9/2007 11 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine whether a laptop computer is running off batteries. Speaking of batteries, how many Scripting Guys does it take to change a battery? As you'll find out, the answer is more than one. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0409.mspx 0 false 4/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create a logon script to display a list of computers on the local machine and allow the user to select one as the default. And, two months after the Super Bowl, the Scripting Guys continue to have input on the commercials. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0406.mspx 0 false 4/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can set - and retrieve - the expiration date for a local user account. BONUS: Meet June Blender, PowerShell writer to the stars. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0405.mspx 0 false 4/4/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can import data from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet into an existing Access datatbase or a new Access database. Also, find out what special abilities a particular Scripting Guy has other than scripting. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0404.mspx 0 false 4/3/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can save the data from a Microsoft Access database to an Excel spreadsheet, including a header row. In addition, find out how little it takes to entertain a Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0403.mspx 0 false 4/2/2007 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine the remaining grace period and licensing status for the Windows Vista operating system. Plus a new addition to the column: performing this task using Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr07/hey0402.mspx 0 false 3/30/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can locate a specified word in a text file and then report back both that word and any subsequent text in the file. Oh: and Scripting Guy Jean Ross tackles a band of ninja warriors. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0330.mspx 0 false 3/29/2007 Scripting Guy Jean Ross reports back from Microsoft Management Summit 2007. Oh: and from the airport. And from the hospital emergency room. And from -- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/mms2007/index.mspx 0 false 3/29/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a regular expression to search a text file for string values meeting a specified pattern. Plus, detecting people hiding in the back of your car. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0329.mspx 0 false 3/28/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add colored scrollbars to an HTA or Web page. Plus a new business opportunity you can't afford to pass up. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0328.mspx 0 false 3/27/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can list the names and email addresses of all the members of an Outlook distribution list. Plus, a sincere and heartfelt apology. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0327.mspx 0 false 3/26/2007 11 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 3/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can monitor a single process, or multiple processes, in Windows PowerShell. This column also hints at what happens to the Scripting Guys when the Scripting Editor is away. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0326.mspx 0 false 3/23/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read the contents of a tab-delimited text file and save it as a comma-separated values (CSV) file. And the Scripting Dad does a little bit - okay, a lot - of bragging about the Scripting Son. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0323.mspx 0 false 3/22/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine the signal strength, or the number of bars, for a wireless connection. And one of the Scripting Guys expresses his support for a particular national youth organization. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0322.mspx 0 false 3/21/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can allow users to type directly into an HTML Application without using text boxes. This column also poses an age-old question: who's more irresponsible, the Scripting Dad or the Scripting Son? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0321.mspx 0 false 3/20/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find a user's name and OU then map a network drive based on those values. And find out what Microsoft, basketball, and the great beyond have to do with each other, at least in the opinion of a certain Scripting Guy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0320.mspx 0 false 3/19/2007 10 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 3/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can delete a desktop shortcup without even having to know the path to the shortcut. This column also gives you some insight into just how productive a certain Scripting Guy is at work during March Madness. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0319.mspx 0 false 3/16/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can force all text typed into a text box in an HTML Application to be a specific letter case, and even switch between cases. Nothing else of interest going on in today's column. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0316.mspx 0 false 3/15/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can format numbers in Windows PowerShell. In addition, if you've ever wondered why a certain Scripting Guy is a Scripting Guy and not a designer, you can find out here. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0315.mspx 0 false 3/14/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search for text styled with a specific font in a Word document, than re-style all text in that font with a different font. Also find out just what fonts have to do with workplace productivity, or the lack thereof. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0314.mspx 0 false 3/13/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can change the bullets in a bulleted list within an HTA to a specific graphic. And a lesson from Magic Charlie. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0313.mspx 0 false 3/12/2007 The Select and the Case keywords work hand-in-hand to make your scripting life easier. If only the rest of us could do the same. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0307.mspx 0 false 3/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve a list of all the flagged emails in your Microsoft Outlook Inbox. You'll also find out just how accomplished the Scripting Guy who wrote this column is. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0312.mspx 0 false 3/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can change the description of a service by modifying the registry. Also, find out what keeps one of the Scripting Guys up at night. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0309.mspx 0 false 3/8/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve the system time from the local computer or a remote computer. And find out how to get exactly what you want. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0308.mspx 0 false 3/7/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search your Microsoft Outlook Contacts folder to find birthdays that occur in the current month. And the Scripting Guy who writes this column gets a little greedy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0307.mspx 0 false 3/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can, yes, apply a theme to a Microsoft Word document. And the latest commentary on Seattle weather and sports - and the Alaskan Way Viaduct. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0306.mspx 0 false 3/5/2007 23 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 3/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can count the number of characters in a text file, leaving out the more "undesirable" characters if you want. And find out about the latest television commercial that has caught the attention of one of the Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0305.mspx 0 false 3/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read from a text file, modify the contents, the create a new text file and write a subset of the contents to this second file. If that's not confusing enough, also find out about the bizarre weather in Redmond. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0302.mspx 0 false 3/1/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve all the network adapters and change the first two octets in the IP address. And find out -- well, never mind, you'll have to read it to believe it. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar07/hey0301.mspx 0 false 2/28/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can get the uptime of a service that runs in its own process. Bonus: Is the Scripting Guy who writes this column ever really awake? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0228.mspx 0 false 2/27/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine how many times each word occurs in a text file. And find out whether the Scripting Guys are going back to school. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0227.mspx 0 false 2/26/2007 12 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 2/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can monitor event log messages for specific words; find out what happens when the Scripting Guys go a little crazy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0226.mspx 0 false 2/23/2007 Interested in seeing how the Scripting Guys solved Events 9 and 10? Go to the appropriate division (Advanced or Beginner) to check the VBScript and Windows PowerShell solutions to those two events. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/23/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add the last-saved date to the footer of a Microsoft Word document and center that date in the footer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0223.mspx 0 false 2/22/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine the day of the week on which a script is running. And find out what one of the Scripting Guys thinks he has in common with Mary Poppins. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0222.mspx 0 false 2/21/2007 Interested in seeing how the Scripting Guys solved Events 7 and 8? Go to the appropriate division (Advanced or Beginner) to check the VBScript and Windows PowerShell solutions to those two events. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/21/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve information from Active Directory for each member of a group. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0221.mspx 0 false 2/20/2007 Each day to celebrate the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Eric Woodford. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/20/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can insert blank rows as a way to separate data in an Excel spreadsheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0220.mspx 0 false 2/19/2007 10 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 2/19/2007 Interested in seeing how the Scripting Guys solved Events 5 and 6? Go to the appropriate division (Advanced or Beginner) to check the VBScript and Windows PowerShell solutions to those two events. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/19/2007 Each day to celebrate the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Russ Pitcher. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can specify the number of decimal places to display in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Also get a brief and not-entirely-accurate lesson in U.S. history. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0219.mspx 0 false 2/16/2007 Interested in seeing how the Scripting Guys solved Events 3 and 4? Go to the appropriate division (Advanced or Beginner) to check the VBScript and Windows PowerShell solutions to those two events. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/16/2007 Each day to celebrate the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Antony Smoothey. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/16/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can insert bookmarks into a text file and do a search and replace on those bookmarks. And what happens when you drop a new car from a helicopter? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0216.mspx 0 false 2/15/2007 You say you haven't entered the 2007 Winter Scripting Games because you're not a native speaker of English? Well, if you are a native speaker of Portuguese-Brazilian, you're in luck: instructions for each event are now available in that language. See the individual event pages for details. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/15/2007 Get the latest news, information and updates throughout the Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games07/news.mspx 0 false 2/15/2007 Each day to celebrate the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Vinicius Canto. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/15/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve the full name of a Windows NT 4.0 user given the logon name, and vice versa. Bonus: find out what core training is all about. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0215.mspx 0 false 2/14/2007 Interested in seeing how the Scripting Guys solved the first two events? Go to the appropriate division (Advanced or Beginner) to check the VBScript and Windows PowerShell solutions to those two events. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/14/2007 Each day to celebrate the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Craig Naumann. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/14/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can monitor a folder and open any files that get added to that folder. If that's not interesting enough, you can also read the story of St.Valentine. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0214.mspx 0 false 2/13/2007 Each day to celebrate the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Jean JMST. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/13/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you how Windows PowerShell allows you to change the last modified timestamp on files and folders. And find out what the Scripting Guys are doing now that the Scripting Games have started. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0213.mspx 0 false 2/12/2007 Instructions for each event in the 2007 Winter Scripting Games are now available in Chinese, French, German, and Russian. Simply visit the home page for each individual event and then follow the appropriate link. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/12/2007 No, the competitors don't get to march in around a track (it's hard to do that on a Web site, especially when you don't yet know who all the competitors are), but all the events are posted and the Competitor's Pack is available for download. Test your skills, compete among scripters world-wide, enter to win prizes, and have fun! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/12/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Tom Glowacki. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you how to configure Excel so that it will Autosave every 5 minutes. And you'll be invited to join in on the fun of the 2007 Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0212.mspx 0 false 2/12/2007 14 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 2/9/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Tim Laqua. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you a round-about sort of way that you can log off a user after five minutes of inactivity. You'll also learn a little something about the competitive spirit of the Scripting Guys. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0209.mspx 0 false 2/8/2007 Win one of 20 copies of the book Windows PowerShell in Action as part of the 2007 Winter Scripting Games. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/8/2007 Looking for the answers to the two crossword puzzles found in the Winter Scripting Games program? Well, you found them. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/8/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Zoltan Gomori. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/8/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create a chart in Microsoft Excel and then save that chart as a .JPG or other graphic file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0208.mspx 0 false 2/7/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Zoltan Gomori. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/7/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy column showing how you can prompt a user for information, then use that information as an argument to a command-line tool. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0207.mspx 0 false 2/6/2007 Whether you're trying to output data generated by a script; get data (such as a set of computer names) into a script; or just want a shot at winning a Dr. Scripto bobblehead doll, text files might be the answer to your questions. Get the lowdown on working with text files in this month's Sesame Script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0207.mspx 0 false 2/6/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Paul Marshall. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/6/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read data from a comma-separated values file and then import that data into a Microsoft Access database. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/feb07/hey0206.mspx 0 false 2/5/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Sean Wheeler. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/5/2007 10 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 2/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use HTML tags or script code -- or both -- in order to specify the tab order of elements in an HTA. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jfeb07/hey0205.mspx 0 false 2/2/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Patrick Ogenstad. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how a simple Windows PowerShell command (or two) enables you to retrieve the titles of all the windows open on your computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jfeb07/hey0202.mspx 0 false 2/1/2007 Download the official program for the 2007 Winter Scripting Games, 20+ pages of news and information about the Games; highlights from the 2006 competition; and a special training section featuring a practice event and a pair of scripting crossword puzzles.. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/default.mspx 0 false 2/1/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Stephen Barnes (aka MrRat). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 2/1/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can -- well, delete all the messages in your Sent Items folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jfeb07/hey0201.mspx 0 false 1/30/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Mike Holden. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/31/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows how you can subtract a pair of values in an Excel spreadsheet and then, depending on the result, change the color of the row text. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0131.mspx 0 false 1/30/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Andrew Chuvahin. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/30/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine (and even modify) the default history buffer size for the command window. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0130.mspx 0 false 1/29/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Marco Shaw. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/29/2007 11 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 1/29/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can delete files with a specified file extension from a single drive on a computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0129.mspx 0 false 1/26/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Jeremy Pack. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/26/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows how you can recursively retrieve a list of all the subfolders in a folder, and then store that information in an array. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0126.mspx 0 false 1/25/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Jason Joy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/25/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can save an Excel spreadsheet as an XML file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0125.mspx 0 false 1/24/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Stephen Correia. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/24/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to determine whether Microsoft Outlook is running, and if it isn't, start it. In addition, tips for keeping your hands soft, whether you want them that way or not. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0124.mspx 0 false 1/23/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Kasey Nichols. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/23/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can get the name, and domain, of the last user to log onto a computer. Also find out why some Scripting Guys don't get their news from television. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0123.mspx 0 false 1/22/2007 9 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 1/22/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Janos Nagy. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/22/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create a new folder and base the name off the current date. You'll also find out why one Scripting Guy was rejected for jury duty. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0122.mspx 0 false 1/19/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring James Ward. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/19/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing a bit of a work-around that allows you to add a date field to a Word document, then add the date two weeks from today to that field. You'll also learn a little bit about how jury duty works. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0119.mspx 0 false 1/19/2006 Sorry, there's no new puzzle this week, but you can check out the answer to last week's puzzle. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 1/18/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Fernando Peralta. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/18/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can randomly choose one of six wallpapers and assign it to the desktop. Also learn about Johannes Trithemius and his advances in cryptography. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0118.mspx 0 false 1/17/2007 Each day leading up to the Scripting Games we'll be featuring a competitor who received a perfect score in the 2006 Scripting Games. Find out who the best of the best are - or at least who was best last year. Today we are featuring Curtis O'Connell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/bios2007/index.mspx 0 false 1/17/2007 Start training now for the 2007 Scripting Games. If you're considering entering the Beginner division, this introduction to arrays and accompanying training exercise will help get you in shape. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/games/games07/training1.mspx 0 false 1/17/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can delete an IP address from each line in a file and leave the contents of the rest of the line. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0117.mspx 0 false 1/16/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve a users home directory. Once you have that, you can see how to use that directory as the Default File Path in Microsoft Excel. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0116.mspx 0 false 1/15/2007 16 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 1/15/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can list all the groups in a Windows NT 4.0 domain. As an added bonus, this column also shows how to get the membership of each group, and how to do all this on the local computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0115.mspx 0 false 1/12/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 1/12/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can turn a UTC date-time value into a readable date, then subtract any number of days from that date. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0112.mspx 0 false 1/11/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read the first line of each file in a folder, then move files to a different folder based on text found in that first line. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0111.mspx 0 false 1/10/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve the Subject property, or one of several other properties, from a .MSI file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0110.mspx 0 false 1/9/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add a word autocorrection to the Microsoft Word AutoCorrect list. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0109.mspx 0 false 1/8/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve the DirectX version number from the registry, and turn it into something that makes sense. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0108.mspx 0 false 1/5/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 1/5/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve the Date Picture Taken property from a .JPG file by using Windows Desktop Search 3.0. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0105.mspx 0 false 1/4/2007 Suppose a column is published in Redmond, WA at 8:45 AM. Will that column tell you everything you need to know about working with numbers in VBScript? Guess you'll have to read this month's Sesame Script and find out. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0107.mspx 0 false 1/4/2007 Compute Cluster Server article describing how to configure Automatic Updates to keep your cluster nodes up-to-date. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/ccs/ccs_au1.mspx 0 false 1/4/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add line numbers to a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0104.mspx 0 false 1/3/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can remove the formatting from an entire Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0103.mspx 0 false 1/2/2007 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can append lines to a text file, including a line for the current date and time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jan07/hey0102.mspx 0 false 12/15/2006 The scripting capabilities included in the new Windows Desktop Search 3.0 help you find just about anything on your computer. Not only that, but it's easy and really fast. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/desktop/wdsearch.mspx 0 false 12/15/2006 Actually, there's no puzzle this week, but you can check out the answer to last week's puzzle if you're interested. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 12/15/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing two different ways to list all the Microsoft Access files on a computer - the slow way and the Windows Desktop Search way (also known as the fast way). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1215.mspx 0 false 12/14/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can reset a users password in Active Directory, then require that user to change the password at the next login. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1214.mspx 0 false 12/13/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create a shortcut on the desktop that will run a script that will open Internet Explorer to a specified Web page and with the Address bar hidden. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1213.mspx 0 false 12/12/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add a network printer, then check to see if a local printer exists, and if it does not exist set the new network printer as the default. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1212.mspx 0 false 12/11/2006 8 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 12/11/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can the phone number attribute to the description attribute for each user in Active Directory. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1211.mspx 0 false 12/8/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge and have a chance to win a very cool Windows Script Host object model poster. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 12/8/2006 Have you ever been somewhere where you don't speak the same language as everyone around you? Well, that won't happen when you're around WMI objects. Learn how to use WQL to get just the information you need from WMI. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss1206.mspx 0 false 12/8/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can start a process from within a script, then end the script when the process terminates. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1208.mspx 0 false 12/7/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read elements from a column in a Microsoft Excel worksheet and determine whether each of those elements exists in another column in that worksheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1207.mspx 0 false 12/6/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find out which OU in Active Directory the local computer belongs to. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1206.mspx 0 false 12/5/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing you two different ways to open a tilde-delimited file in Microsoft Excel. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1205.mspx 0 false 12/4/2006 13 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 12/4/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can widen the Windows PowerShell window. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1204.mspx 0 false 12/1/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge and have a chance to win a very cool Windows Script Host object model poster. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 12/1/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read user names from an Excel spreadsheet and search for those users in Active Directory. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/dec06/hey1201.mspx 0 false 11/30/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how, in an HTA or Web page, you can parse the individual lines in a multi-line text box. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1130.mspx 0 false 11/29/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can change the text for the Marquee screen saver - without rebooting. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1129.mspx 0 false 11/28/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use scripts to rename folders. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1128.mspx 0 false 11/27/2006 6 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 11/27/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can give a specified text box the focus each time you start or refresh an HTA. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1127.mspx 0 false 11/22/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can locate a value in a text file, then use the script to extract additional information from the line of text where that value was found. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1122.mspx 0 false 11/21/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add a function to a Windows PowerShell script, as well as showing how you can call functions that might not even be in that script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1121.mspx 0 false 11/20/2006 4 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 11/20/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add a user to an Active Directory group even if you do not know the distinguished name or ADsPath for that user. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1120.mspx 0 false 11/17/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 11/17/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to locate -- and delete -- all the files in a folder that have both a specified file extension and are older than a specified number of days. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1117.mspx 0 false 11/16/2006 If a cow laughed, would milk come out its nose? Beats us. But at least the latest Sesame Script column can show you how to code If Then statements such as that. OK, maybe not that one, but you get the idea. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss1106.mspx 0 false 11/16/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to create a new registry key, as well as new values within that key. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1116.mspx 0 false 11/15/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add data to an Excel spreadsheet, then add an additional row that sums the data. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1115.mspx 0 false 11/14/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to find a specific string in a line in a text file, then extract the information that follows that string up to the point where a space is encountered. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1114.mspx 0 false 11/13/2006 The question-and-answer log from Day 5 of Windows PowerShell Week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/psweek/day5qanda.mspx 0 false 11/13/2006 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 11/13/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to - yes, that's right - map to a drive, copy a file to that mapped drive, then immediately unmap the drive, all in one script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1113.mspx 0 false 11/10/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 11/10/2006 Day 5 of Windows PowerShell Week begins at 11:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time. No need to register for today's session; just follow the link at the appropriate time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx 0 false 11/10/2006 The question-and-answer log from Day 4 of Windows PowerShell Week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/psweek/day4qanda.mspx 0 false 11/10/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to change the default color for the Highlight Text option in a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1110.mspx 0 false 11/8/2006 Day 4 of Windows PowerShell Week begins at 11:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time. No need to register for today's session; just follow the link at the appropriate time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx 0 false 11/9/2006 The question-and-answer log from Day 3 of Windows PowerShell Week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/psweek/day3qanda.mspx 0 false 11/9/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you get a list of all computers from Active Directory by using Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1109.mspx 0 false 11/8/2006 Day 3 of Windows PowerShell Week begins at 11:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time. No need to register for today's session; just follow the link at the appropriate time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx 0 false 11/8/2006 The question-and-answer log from Day 2 of Windows PowerShell Week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/psweek/day2qanda.mspx 0 false 11/8/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can turn a day like 01/01/2006 into a custom format, such as 20060101. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1108.mspx 0 false 11/7/2006 Day 2 of Windows PowerShell Week begins at 11:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time. You can register for the webcast up until the time the presentation begins. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx 0 false 11/7/2006 The question-and-answer log from Day 1 of Windows PowerShell Week. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/psweek/day1qanda.mspx 0 false 11/7/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can take a value like 65.75 hours and convert it to 65 hours and 45 minutes. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1107.mspx 0 false 11/6/2006 Day 1 of Windows PowerShell Week begins at 11:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time. You can register for the webcast up until the time the presentation begins. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx 0 false 11/6/2006 10 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 11/6/2006 A new addition to the community Tips and Tricks section. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/tips/ps/wmp.mspx 0 false 11/6/2006 A new addition to the community Tips and Tricks section. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/tips/ps/ascii.mspx 0 false 11/6/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to extract lines from a text file that come between opening and closing header lines. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1106.mspx 0 false 11/6/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 11/6/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to start a macro in a Word document from a script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1103.mspx 0 false 11/3/2006 Win big (like a free trip to Redmond, WA) in the new Windows PowerShell Scripting Sweepstakes. Just send us a Windows PowerShell script and you'll be eligible to win anything from a T-shirt to an Xbox 360 to one of two all-expenses-paid trips to Redmond. How cool is THAT?!? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/context/default.mspx 0 false 11/3/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to easily enable and disable System Restore on any or all drives on a computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1102.mspx 0 false 11/2/2006 So you say that you're interested in writing Windows PowerShell scripts, but you have no idea how to even get started? Then why not start with our new VBScript to Windows PowerShell translation guide, which shows you how to convert the VBScript commands you already know into Windows PowerShell equivalents? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/convert/default.mspx 0 false 11/2/2006 Can't wait for Windows PowerShell Week? Then try out the Windows PowerShell Virtual Lab, available now. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=5639882 0 false 11/1/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to update an Excel spreadsheet without showing any updates until process is complete. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov06/hey1101.mspx 0 false 11/1/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to configure an Active Directory account so the password never expires. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1031.mspx 0 false 11/1/2006 4 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 10/31/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to read folder names from a column in an Excel spreadsheet, find those folders, and rename them based on folder names in a different column. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1030.mspx 0 false 10/30/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 10/30/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to delete duplicate items from an array. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1027.mspx 0 false 10/27/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can insert a picture into a Microsoft Word document and center-align that picture. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1026.mspx 0 false 10/27/2006 It's a Labcast: a combination Virtual Lab and Webcast designed to show you how to write scripts using Windows PowerShell. Space is limited, so signup today. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx 0 false 10/26/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can prompt for a file name, take an action on that file, then immediately prompt for another file name. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1025.mspx 0 false 10/25/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can connect to any of the standard Microsoft Outlook folders, including the Junk Mail folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1024.mspx 0 false 10/25/2006 10 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 10/24/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how use Windows PowerShell to delete all the files on a drive with a .tmp extension. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1023.mspx 0 false 10/23/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 10/23/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to print a report from Microsoft Access. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1020.mspx 0 false 10/20/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you a simple function that wil help you determine whether a number is even or odd. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1019.mspx 0 false 10/20/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can split a string on only specified instances of the ampersand character. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1018.mspx 0 false 10/19/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can remove the contents of a file by dragging and dropping it onto a script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1017.mspx 0 false 10/18/2006 5 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 10/17/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create a table in a SQL Server database (and, as an added bonus, how to delete that table). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1016.mspx 0 false 10/16/2006 Registration is now open for the first three of the five forthcoming Windows PowerShell Week webcasts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/webcasts/ps.mspx 0 false 10/16/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 10/13/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can change the target of a hyperlink in Microsoft Word. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1013.mspx 0 false 10/13/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can specify a maximum line length and remove extra characters from the end of each line in a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1012.mspx 0 false 10/13/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a filter to delete records from disconnected recordsets. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1011.mspx 0 false 10/12/2006 Our second excerpt from the forthcoming book by Bruce Payette, a technical lead on the Windows PowerShell team. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/winpsh/payette2.mspx 0 false 10/11/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can let the user know files are being copied. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1010.mspx 0 false 10/10/2006 2 new monitoring scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 10/10/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can compact and, if necessary, repair a Microsoft Access database. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1009.mspx 0 false 10/9/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 10/9/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can pass a drive letter from a script to a command shell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1006.mspx 0 false 10/6/2006 What difference does it make how I go about starting a script? As the October Sesame Script makes clear, it can sometimes make a very big difference. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss1006.mspx 0 false 10/6/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to check for the existence of a particular table in a SQL Server database. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1005.mspx 0 false 10/5/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can monitor for specific processes. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1004.mspx 0 false 10/5/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add one or more blank lines between paragraphs in a Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1003.mspx 0 false 10/4/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use Windows PowerShell to access the data in a Microsoft Access database. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct06/hey1002.mspx 0 false 10/3/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 10/2/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine whether or not Terminal Services is enabled on a Windows 2003 computer, and which also shows you how to enable/disable Terminal Services while you are at it. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0929.mspx 0 false 9/29/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to use regular expressions to find a character pattern within a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0928.mspx 0 false 9/29/2006 Windows PowerShell RC2 is now available for download in both US English and localized versions. See this page for details. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/msh/download.mspx 0 false 9/28/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to determine the background color of individual cells in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0927.mspx 0 false 9/27/2006 An excerpt from the forthcoming book by Bruce Payette, a technical lead on the Windows PowerShell team. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/msh/payette1.mspx 0 false 9/27/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column explaining how to run Windows PowerShell scripts from the Run dialog box or a shortcut. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0926.mspx 0 false 9/26/2006 8 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 9/26/2006 A new edition to the community Tips and Tricks section. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/tips/ps/sort.mspx 0 false 9/25/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to find bookmarks within a Microsoft Word document and insert text at that location. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0925.mspx 0 false 9/25/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 9/25/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to compare items in separate lists. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0922.mspx 0 false 9/22/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can modify letter casing throughout an Excel spreadsheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0921.mspx 0 false 9/22/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use regular expressions to verify that all the characters in a string are either numbers or uppercase letters. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0920.mspx 0 false 9/21/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can locate all the folders on a computer that include a specified set of folders in the path. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0919.mspx 0 false 9/20/2006 29 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center, including 23 entries from the Exchange 2007 scripting contest. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 9/19/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can copy a worksheet from an existing Excel spreadsheet and paste that worksheet into a new spreadsheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0918.mspx 0 false 9/18/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 9/18/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can write a script that will tell you if Internet Explorer is opened to a specific Web site. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0915.mspx 0 false 9/15/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to return the names of all the databases found on a computer running Microsoft SQL Server. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0914.mspx 0 false 9/15/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can easily remove all the members of an Active Directory group. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0913.mspx 0 false 9/14/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can identify the last file in a sequentially-numbered collection of files. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0912.mspx 0 false 9/13/2006 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 9/12/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column telling you how you can, well, delete just the last line in a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0911.mspx 0 false 9/11/2006 Use Windows PowerShell to recursively retrieve file and folder permissions. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/tips/ps/acl.mspx 0 false 9/11/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 9/11/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to use Microsoft Excel from within Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0908.mspx 0 false 9/8/2006 What's that? You had no idea the Dictionary object even existed, let alone know what you can use it for? That's OK: by amazing coincidence this month's Sesame Script tells you everything you need to know about the Dictionary object. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0906.mspx 0 false 9/8/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to find all the Word documents in a folder - on a local or remote computer - and count the total number of pages. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0907.mspx 0 false 9/7/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to create a table in an HTML Application (HTA) with alternating row colors. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0906.mspx 0 false 9/7/2006 Slowly but surely the Community-Submitted Scripts Center continues to grow. Check out this week's postcard, and view a new comic strip as well. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/default.mspx 0 false 9/6/2006 8 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 9/5/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to start and run a PowerPoint slide show from within a script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0905.mspx 0 false 9/5/2006 49 new scripts and stored procedures, contributed by the SQL Server team, all designed for managing and working with SQL Server 2005. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/sql/sql2005/default.mspx 0 false 9/5/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 9/1/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to determine which numbers are missing from a sequence of numbers. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept06/hey0901.mspx 0 false 9/1/2006 Learn how Anthony DiGiorgio saved the Howard Hughes Medical Institute $50,000 by writing a script rather than buying an off-the-shelf application. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/profiles/hhmi.mspx 0 false 9/1/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can change the document orientation in Microsoft Word. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0831.mspx 0 false 8/31/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can find files with a certain file extension on your computer using Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0830.mspx 0 false 8/31/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can trigger a subroutine any time a user presses the ENTER key inside your HTA. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0829.mspx 0 false 8/30/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to append a location to the Path environment variable. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0828.mspx 0 false 8/29/2006 Tips, lessons learned, general information - all submitted by members of the scripting community. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/tips/default.mspx 0 false 8/28/2006 3 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 8/28/2006 A complete and comprehensive object model for scripting scheduled tasks? This is no dream; this is the new Task Scheduler and Task Scheduler APIs found in Windows Vista. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/vista/tasks1.mspx 0 false 8/28/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 8/25/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to determine the date of the first Friday in a given month. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0825.mspx 0 false 8/25/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to perform mathematical operations on hexadecimal numbers. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0824.mspx 0 false 8/25/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can write a script in Windows PowerShell that will determine whether a Guest account has been disabled. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0823.mspx 0 false 8/24/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can programmatically change the background color of an HTA (or a Web page, for that matter). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0822.mspx 0 false 8/23/2006 6 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 8/22/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to determine the day of the week and save files to a folder named for that day. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0821.mspx 0 false 8/21/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 8/21/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing a little bit of a tricky way of temporarily hiding an HTML Application. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0818.mspx 0 false 8/18/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to add information to the output returned from the Ping command. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0817.mspx 0 false 8/18/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to remove blank spaces from within file names. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0816.mspx 0 false 8/17/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can replace double double quotes ("" "") in a text file with single double quotes (" "). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0815.mspx 0 false 8/16/2006 19 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 8/15/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can list all the printers on a remote computer (and a local computer). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0814.mspx 0 false 8/14/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 8/14/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how a script can determine its own file name and file path while that script is running. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0811.mspx 0 false 8/11/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to determine whether the NumLock key on a computer is on or off. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0810.mspx 0 false 8/11/2006 Logical processors versus physical processors; x86 processors versus x64 processors. Isn't there any way to sort this all out? There is in Windows Vista. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/vista/wmi2.mspx 0 false 8/10/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can locate all the files of a specified name on a computer, and then combine the contents of those files into a single text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0809.mspx 0 false 8/9/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search for, and replace, text in a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0808.mspx 0 false 8/9/2006 8 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 8/8/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use regular expressions to count the number of times a phrase appears in a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0807.mspx 0 false 8/7/2006 Left, right, middle -- when it comes to scripting what difference does it make? Quite a bit, as it turns out. This month's Sesame Script column explains why. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0806.mspx 0 false 8/7/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 8/4/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to determine whether or not an Active Directory domain is in mixed mode or native mode. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0804.mspx 0 false 8/4/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can access any mail folder in Microsoft Outlook, even mail folders that are not subfolders of the Inbox. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0803.mspx 0 false 8/4/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve the sender's email address for all the messages in an Outlook folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0802.mspx 0 false 8/3/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can write a script that retrieves the name of all your Active Directory users, along with the date their account was created and the date and time of their last password change. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug06/hey0801.mspx 0 false 8/2/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can apply an incremental naming scheme to all the files in a folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0731.mspx 0 false 8/1/2006 9 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/31/2006 Create libraries of functions and subroutines using Windows Script Components http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/scriptshop/shop0706.mspx 0 false 7/31/2006 Use Windows Script Components to organize your enumerations in Compute Cluster Server http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/ccs/ccs_wsc.mspx 0 false 7/31/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 7/31/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can get the process ID for an executable file, but only if that process is running under a specified user account. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0728.mspx 0 false 7/28/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows how you can display a message box (or at least something that looks like a message box) that has no buttons or other UI controls and that automatically disappears after a specified length of time. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0727.mspx 0 false 7/28/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can identify and move the oldest file in a folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0726.mspx 0 false 7/27/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can write a script that will search through your Outlook Inbox and delete all the mail sent to you by a specified person. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0725.mspx 0 false 7/26/2006 5 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/25/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can replace specified lines in an XML file with lines extracted from a second XML file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0724.mspx 0 false 7/24/2006 Solve the latest scripting challenge. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 7/24/2006 The first of two such chat sessions begins at 7:00 AM Redmond time (Pacific Daylight Time). http://www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspx 0 false 7/21/2006 Write a comic strip about system administration scripting, and maybe get it posted in the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. Templates provided! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/comicstrip/info.mspx 0 false 7/21/2006 Download the new Hey, Scripting Guy! archive, a fully-searchable .chm file containing all the Hey, Scripting Guy! columns written between August 2, 2004 and June 30, 2006. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/postcards/openhouse.mspx 0 false 7/21/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can take a UTC date-time value and subtract a specified number of days from that value. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0721.mspx 0 false 7/21/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to determine whether a specific worksheet exists in an Excel spreadsheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0720.mspx 0 false 7/21/2006 As part of the Hey, Scripting Guy! celebration the Scripting Guys will be holding a pair of chat sessions on Friday, July 21st. The first chat begins at 7:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time, the second at 11:00 AM PDT. See you there! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx 0 false 7/20/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can assign a default printer based on the IP address of the computer a user has logged on to. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0719.mspx 0 false 7/19/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can write a logon script that can identify and open mapped network drives. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0718.mspx 0 false 7/19/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can randomly pick out (and display the names of) 10 of the files in a folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0717.mspx 0 false 7/18/2006 12 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/17/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search for and replace the formatting applied to highlighted text in a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0714.mspx 0 false 7/17/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Group Policy Guide. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 7/14/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can insert a COUNTIF formula, including the required double quote marks, into an Excel spreadsheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0713.mspx 0 false 7/14/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine the month and year of the previous month, and then use that information to construct a new file name. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0712.mspx 0 false 7/13/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read information from a text file and then use that information as the individual options in a list box. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0711.mspx 0 false 7/12/2006 11 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/11/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to identify all the empty folders on a drive (that is, those folders that don't contain any files). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0710.mspx 0 false 7/10/2006 Togetherness: it's as much fun for scripts as it is for people. This month learn how you can stitch the code snippets scattered throughout the Script Center into a production-quality script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0706.mspx 0 false 7/10/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine whether or not your local users are required to have a password. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0707.mspx 0 false 7/7/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Administrator's Toolkit. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 7/7/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to compress a folder, and then add files to that folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0706.mspx 0 false 7/7/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine whether or not a dynamic array contains any elements. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0705.mspx 0 false 7/6/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve (as well as modify) the FullName and Description attributes for local user accounts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0703.mspx 0 false 7/5/2006 6 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 7/3/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 7/3/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to connect to a computer and then locate all instances of a specified file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0630.mspx 0 false 6/30/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can access Active Directory using Windows PowerShell. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0629.mspx 0 false 6/30/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can compile a list of the unique words used in a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0628.mspx 0 false 6/29/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use file names pulled from an Excel spreadsheet to copy a file 150 times. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0627.mspx 0 false 6/28/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can copy all the comments from an Excel spreadsheet to a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0626.mspx 0 false 6/27/2006 Learn how to run scripts using the Remote Command Execution tool, Clusrun.exe, with Computer Cluster Server http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/ccs/ccs_rce.mspx 0 false 6/26/2006 Can you really use scripts to manage your iPod and the iTunes software? Only the Scripting Guys know for sure. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/tunes.mspx 0 false 6/23/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search Active Directory, locate a specified computer, and then move that computer account to a different OU. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0623.mspx 0 false 6/23/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 6/23/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can verify the existence of a file on a remote computer, even if that file is not in a shared folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0622.mspx 0 false 6/23/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use the new Windows PowerShell scripting technology to start a service on a remote computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0621.mspx 0 false 6/22/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can connect to a computer and locate all the files that do not have a file extension. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0620.mspx 0 false 6/21/2006 As part of the Hey, Scripting Guy! Sweepstakes we're highlighting a different postcard each day between now and July 21st. Check it out! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/postcards/featured.mspx 0 false 6/20/2006 Hey, Scripting Guy! hasn't always been a daily scripting column; it actually began life as a scripting FAQ in comic strip format. Each day between now and July 21st we'll be featuring one of these class comic strips. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/postcards/comic.mspx 0 false 6/19/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can write a script that prevents the screensaver from kicking in. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0619.mspx 0 false 6/19/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how you can access all the folders and subfolders in your Microsoft Outlook Inbox. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0616.mspx 0 false 6/19/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Security Resource Kit. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 6/16/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add text to a text file by inserting it at a specified point inside an existing line. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0615.mspx 0 false 6/16/2006 Send us a postcard, and you'll have a chance to win a Hewlett-Packard iPAQ Pocket PC. Or maybe even -- gasp! -- a Scripting Guys T-shirt! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/postcards/contest.mspx 0 false 6/15/2006 A new series of short articles explaining how you can use Windows PowerShell to perform such common (and useful) tasks as reading from and writing to text files; managing event logs; and sorting, filtering, and grouping data. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/msh/cmdlets/index.mspx 0 false 6/14/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to retrieve metadata and other document properties for Microsoft Office documents. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0614.mspx 0 false 6/14/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column which shows how a listbox in an HTA can automatically be populated with the names of all the OUs in your domain. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0613.mspx 0 false 6/14/2006 4 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 6/13/2006 Write the best one-line script for managing Exchange Server 2007 and you could win a trip to the product launch. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/exchange/contest/default.mspx 0 false 6/12/2006 80 sample Windows PowerShell scripts for managing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/message/exch2007/default.mspx 0 false 6/12/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how to create an HTML textbox that reads from right-to-left. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0612.mspx 0 false 6/12/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 6/12/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add more than one table to a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0609.mspx 0 false 6/9/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can programmatically retrieve the names of all the tables in an Access database. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0608.mspx 0 false 6/9/2006 Fall in love with functions and subroutines all over again. And learn a clever trick for adding include-file capability to your scripts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0606.mspx 0 false 6/8/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add leading zeroes to each line in a text file, even if that text file contains 20,000 lines. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0607.mspx 0 false 6/7/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can return the URL associated with each of your Internet Explorer Favorites. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0606.mspx 0 false 6/7/2006 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. 0 false 6/6/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can dynamically add controls (such as buttons) to an HTA (HTML Application). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can configure system failure options on a Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0605.mspx 0 false 6/5/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 6/5/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can determine the process ID for a specified batch file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun06/hey0602.mspx 0 false 6/2/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search a Microsoft Word document for any words contained within double brackets. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0531.mspx 0 false 6/2/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can take a file path and extract just the file name. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0530.mspx 0 false 5/31/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can search your computer for any folder that has a dot somewhere in its name. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0526.mspx 0 false 5/30/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Internals. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 5/26/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to convert all the lowercase letters in an Excel worksheet to uppercase letters. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0525.mspx 0 false 5/26/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can write a script that, after it finishes running, automatically deletes itself. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0524.mspx 0 false 5/25/2006 An article detailing some of the useful new properties added to the Win32_ComputerSystem class in Windows Vista. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/vista/wmi1.mspx 0 false 5/24/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to rename a use account in a Windows NT 4.0 domain. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0523.mspx 0 false 5/24/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve a list of all the .dll files in a folder, as well as the version number of each of those files. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0522.mspx 0 false 5/23/2006 8 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 5/22/2006 Part 1 of a two-part series showing how scripts can help you get ready for deploying Windows Compute Cluster Server. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/ccs/ccs_predeploy1.mspx 0 false 5/22/2006 Part 2 of a two-part series showing how scripts can help you get ready for deploying Windows Compute Cluster Server. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/ccs/ccs_predeploy2.mspx 0 false 5/22/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use the Windows Script Host Exec method to hide the command window when calling a command-line utility from within a script. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0519.mspx 0 false 5/22/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Regustry Guide. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 5/19/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a scripts and Scheduled Tasks to automatically create a new spreadsheet at midnight each night. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0518.mspx 0 false 5/19/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use WMI to rename local user accounts (including the Administrator account) on a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0517.mspx 0 false 5/18/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how scripts can be used to automatically create a sequential series of Active Directory user accounts. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0516.mspx 0 false 5/17/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to determine whether an image file is an animated image file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0515.mspx 0 false 5/16/2006 7 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 5/15/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use a script to convert one type of Active Director security group to another. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0512.mspx 0 false 5/15/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Internals, Fourth Edition. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 5/12/2006 A new portion of the Script Center dedicated to using scripts to manage Compute Cluster Server. http://www.microsoft.com//technet/scriptcenter/hubs/ccs.mspx 0 false 5/12/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can read information from a text file, then use that information to rename a set of files. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0511.mspx 0 false 5/12/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can add page numbers to the footer of a Microsoft Word document. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0510.mspx 0 false 5/11/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! showing how you can use a script to clear the dropdown entries on the Internet Explorer address bar. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0509.mspx 0 false 5/10/2006 14 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 5/9/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! showing how you can read information from a text file and then use that information to map the appropriate network drives for a computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0508.mspx 0 false 5/8/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can keep track of which command-line argument is which. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0505.mspx 0 false 5/8/2006 You can blame Dean for all your problems, or you can learn how to troubleshoot common scripting errors. (True; but you might want to read this introduction to error-handling anyway.) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0506.mspx 0 false 5/5/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 5/5/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use ActiveX Data Objects to retrieve specific records (lines) from a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0504.mspx 0 false 5/5/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can remove any blank spaces that appear at the beginning or the end of a string. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0503.mspx 0 false 5/4/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column explaining how you can use a script to queue up files to be burnt to a CD. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0502.mspx 0 false 5/3/2006 27 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 5/2/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column explaining how you can determine the size of all the items in your Recycle Bin. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may06/hey0501.mspx 0 false 5/1/2006 In the latest issue of TechNet Magazine the Scripting Guys show you how to use WMI to read the security descriptor on a file or folder. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/05/ScriptingGuy/default.aspx 0 false 5/1/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Microsoft Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 4/28/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column explaining how you can use the RunAs utility to run scripts under alternate user credentials. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0428.mspx 0 false 4/28/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can print just the information found in the text area of an HTA. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0427.mspx 0 false 4/28/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can retrieve a list of the Internet cookies found on a computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0426.mspx 0 false 4/27/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use WMI to determine the name of a local (or remote) computer. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0425.mspx 0 false 4/26/2006 37 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/25/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can take the data found in a single column of an Excel spreadsheet and copy that data to a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0424.mspx 0 false 4/24/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Windows Server 2003 Administrator's Companion. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 4/24/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how simple scripting commands enable you to reformat a set of numbers found in a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0421.mspx 0 false 4/21/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can programmatically determine whether or not a server is running Windows Server 2003 R2. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0420.mspx 0 false 4/21/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column explaining how you can use the FileSystemObject to open a Unicode text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0419.mspx 0 false 4/20/2006 A new page devoted to new scripting functionality available in Windows Vista. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/vista.mspx 0 false 4/19/2006 Scripting the System Assessment Tool in Windows Vista. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/vista/winsat.mspx 0 false 4/18/2006 A look at the new ItemIndex WMI property available in Windows Vista. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/vista/indexer.mspx 0 false 4/18/2006 Get your first look at scripting gadgets for the new Windows Vista Sidebar. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/vista/gadgets-pt1.mspx 0 false 4/18/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows how you can add an Edit command to the context menu of an HTA file. That way, you can right-click the file, click Edit, and then open the file in Notepad. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0418.mspx 0 false 4/18/2006 22 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/18/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows how you can change the Title property of a .WMA file as it appears in Windows Media Player. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0417.mspx 0 false 4/17/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows how you can determine whether a computer has a specific CD in one of its CD-ROM drives. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0414.mspx 0 false 4/17/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows how you can determine whether the people in your local Administrators group are local users or domain users. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0413.mspx 0 false 4/14/2006 Part 1 of a two-part article explaining the process by which logon/logoff and startup/shutdown scripts are assigned and executed. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/gp/extension1.mspx 0 false 4/13/2006 A new article showing you how to overcome one of the great mysteries of scripting life: the fact that the Resultant Set of Policy namespace occasionally returns inconsistent data. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/gp/rsop.mspx 0 false 4/12/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can create a table in Microsoft Word, and then automatically fill the first column of that table with a range of dates. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0412.mspx 0 false 4/12/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column that shows you how to save (and then reopen) a disconnected recordset. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0411.mspx 0 false 4/12/2006 42 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/11/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy column showing how you can list all the files on a user's desktop. And yes, that means a remote user as well as the local user. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0410.mspx 0 false 4/10/2006 Solve the latest challenge and have a chance at winning a copy of the book Windows Internals (Fourth Edition). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false 4/10/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can convert a number to a date in an Excel spreadsheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0407.mspx 0 false 4/7/2006 A new Hey, Scripting Guy! column showing how you can use database techniques to update a row in an Excel spreadsheet. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0406.mspx 0 false 4/7/2006 A new Hey, Scripting, Guy! column showing how you can determine the folder that a script is running in (and then open Windows Explorer focused on that folder). http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0405.mspx 0 false 4/6/2006 A new Sesame Script column that delves into the difference between the GetObject and CreateObject methods. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/begin/ss0406.mspx 0 false 4/5/2006 A new Hey, Scripting, Guy! column showing how you can use a script to open a Word document, read selected text from that document, and then rename the file using that text. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0404.mspx 0 false 4/4/2006 20 new scripts posted to the Community-Submitted Scripts Center. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/csc/scripts/new.mspx 0 false 4/4/2006 A new Hey, Scripting, Guy! column showing how you can count the number of words in a text file. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/apr06/hey0403.mspx 0 false 4/3/2006 A new Hey, Scripting, Guy! column showing how you can use a script to lock and unlock the Windows Taskbar. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/mar06/hey0331.mspx 0 false 4/3/2006 The latest weekly scripting puzzle poses an interesting problem: a script that works once, but then never works again. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/funzone/puzzle/default.mspx 0 false