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Friday, August 21, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Pause and Resume Scripts with Windows PowerShell?

Hey Scripting Guy! I am working on a Windows PowerShell script, and I would like to pause the script for three minutes and then resume it. I know I can use the Start-Sleep cmdlet to halt script execution, but I would like to give a visual indication that
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Sort a Tab-Separated Value File with Windows PowerShell 2.0?

Hey Scripting Guy! I have a bunch of data in a tab-separated value (TSV) file that I need to sort based upon one of the columns. If you could help me it would be great. We are using Windows PowerShell 2.0 if that is of any importance to your solution.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Determine Which Folders Are Using the Most Space on My Computer?

Hey Scripting Guy! I have a laptop that I bought last year with Windows Vista installed on it. I love it. However, I have been reading all the positive reviews surrounding Windows 7, and I think I am going to install Windows 7 as soon as it is available.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Update More Than One Text File?

Hey Scripting Guy! I am trying to convert a number of text files that have been used to create old Web pages to a Web site that uses a new format. The problem is that the text files are not in a standard format. I need to identify the shortest lines in
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Monday, August 17, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Search a Text File to Work with Specific Text?

Hey Scripting Guy! I have a log file that is produced by an application. The file is simply text, and is not really formatted in any discernable way. I can open the log in Notepad and use the <ctrl-f> (control –f) command to search the text file
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Friday, August 14, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Download Multiple Files at Once with Internet Explorer in Windows 7?

Hey Scripting Guy! Internet Explorer used to be limited to only downloading two items at a time. I found a script that would increase it to 10, but that script does not work on Windows 7. I got accustomed to being able to download 10 things at the same
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Thursday, August 13, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Query a Microsoft Access Database with a Windows PowerShell Script?

Hey Scripting Guy! I have a Microsoft Access database that I need to query from a Windows PowerShell script. I have seen a number of VBScript examples, but I cannot find any Windows PowerShell samples. Can you point me in the right direction? I do not
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Why Was Beginner Event 3 in the Summer Scripting Games So Hard?

Hey Scripting Guy! I really enjoyed participating in the 2009 Summer Scripting Games. The events were really cool, and I learned a lot. One minor criticism is in order: I thought the shot put beginner event 3 was too hard. I think it would have been better
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Query CPU Information with WMI and Windows PowerShell?

Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in working with WMI and I would like to query for information from the CPU class. Do you have a script that will show me information about my CPU? I am particularly in need of processor speed and memory because we are
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Monday, August 10, 2009 12:01 AM

Hey, Scripting Guy! How About a Formal Wrap-Up of the 2009 Summer Scripting Games?

Hey Scripting Guy! Whatever happened to the Summer Scripting Games? There was all the build up to the games, and then the games were over, and that was it. It would be nice to know what happened. Can you do a recap or something? -- ZQ Hello ZQ, Microsoft
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:43 PM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Event 10 *Solutions* from Expert Commentators (Beginner and Advanced; the 1,500-meter race)

( Note : These solutions were written for Event 10 .) Beginner Event 10: The 1,500-meter race In the 1,500-meter race, you will go for the gold by writing a script that counts down from three minutes. Guest commentator: Andrew Willett Andrew Willett is
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:30 PM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Event 9 *Solutions* from Expert Commentators (Beginner and Advanced; the javelin throw)

( Note : These solutions were written for Event 9 .) Beginner Event 9: The javelin throw For the javelin throw event, you will soar as you write a time logger. Guest commentator: Salvador Manaois III Salvador Manaois III is a senior systems engineer at
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:30 AM

Complete Prize Winners List for the 2009 Summer Scripting Games

This is the complete list of winners for all 10 events. All prizes have been shipped or fulfilled. Winners W.S., Ohio, United States D.R., Ohio, United States A.C., England K.M., Ontario, Canada D.B., Oklahoma, United States B.G., Brasil C.J., Switzerland
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 10:30 PM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Event 8 *Solutions* from Expert Commentators (Beginner and Advanced; the pole vault)

( Note : These solutions were written for Event 8 .) Beginner Event 8: The pole vault In the pole vault event, you will raise the bar as you run down the folder that is consuming the most disk space on your computer. Guest commentator: Michael Frommhold
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Monday, June 22, 2009 10:30 PM

Hey, Scripting Guy! Event 7 *Solutions* from Expert Commentators (Beginner and Advanced; the discus throw)

( Note : These solutions were written for Event 7 .) Beginner Event 7: The discus throw In the discus throw event, you will be asked to go farther than ever before. To meet this challenge, you must track your progress by writing the information to a log
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