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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I make sure that data entered into an InputBox has the form X: , where X is any alphabetic character? That’s important, because I need to use this string to map logical drives in a script. The script should validate any string such as D:, E:, or F: but flag as incorrect any...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have tens of thousands of files that all have a file name that includes a number bounded by two underscore characters; for example, P_19_L00.jpg. I need to figure out which number is embedded in a file name, then move that file to a folder named after that number. In this case,...

Hey, Scripting Guy! have a folder that has a whole bunch of files in it. Many of those files have a file name that includes an incorrect date; for example, the file might be named FGA Site Visit 2-14- 07 204.jpg when it should really be named FGA Site Visit 2-14- 08 204.jpg. (That is, it suggests the...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I’m trying to use regular expressions to extract three-digit numbers that are enclosed by pipe characters; they embedded in string values like this: |159|468|572|843|. However, I can’t figure out the syntax that will get this to work. Can you help me? -- RS Hey,...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a file which includes a number of file names. All of these names consist of a series of numbers followed by a .zip file extension; for example, 1234.zip, 5678.zip, etc. How can I write a script that locates all these file names and then saves just the names to a second file...

Hey, Scripting Guy! In an HTA, how can I verify that all the characters are either A-to-Z (uppercase letters) or the digits 0-through-9? -- MB Hey, MB. You want to talk irony? Oh. Well, we’re going to talk irony anyway. In yesterday’s column we tried to be cute, posing as the illegitimate children...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tell whether or not the phrase 226 transfer complete occurs at least twice in a text file? -- JR Hey, JR. You know, this was a tough one for us to answer; that’s because the Scripting Guys are always content with just one of everything. Take the Scripting Guy who writes...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I truncate names to a maximum of 16 characters? -- BN Hey, BN. Brace yourself: it’s time for another trip down memory lane. When one of the Scripting Guys was going to college, he took a temporary summer job with the Green Giant Corporation, working in the office that oversaw...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a series of strings that look something like this: xxxxyyyyyyxx . How can I extract just the y’s? -- JB Hey, JB. And, yes, it is a Friday. But, hey, it’s just a coincidence that we happened to pick an easy question on a Friday, the day we’re itching to get out of here and...