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December 31, 2008Dec 31, 200812/31/08Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a file name from the date? I have this application that creates a log file, and every hour I would like to save that log file as a file whose name is generated from the current time stamp.
December 30, 2008Dec 30, 200812/30/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a USB drive that I use for backup purposes on my computer. Because it appears that Windows Vista does not have a backup program that I can use, I thought it would be useful to write a script using Windows PowerShell to back up the computer.
December 29, 2008Dec 29, 200812/29/08Hey, Scripting Guy! We are implementing a document management system at work, and users are no longer allowed to store PDF files. I need to search a folder for the existence of PDF files. If the folder contains any PDF files,
December 6, 2008Dec 6, 200812/6/08Deleting Old Folders Programmatically
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to delete some folders that exist under a root folder based upon how long they have been in existence. I do not need to delete the root folder, only the child folders.
December 4, 2008Dec 4, 200812/4/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I do not know about you, but does it seem that printers are a major pain in the dark side? I mean, they seem to multiply faster than bacteria. They are all just different enough to cause maintenance problems,
