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March 29, 2008Mar 29, 200803/29/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a folder with about 1800 shortcuts in it. I need to retrieve the file name and the target for each of these shortcuts in order to import that information into a database. Do you have any idea how I can retrieve this information for each and every shortcut file in a folder?
March 28, 2008Mar 28, 200803/28/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to get my photos sorted in chronological order, even though – because they come from different cameras – they have different names. For example, one name type starts with DSC followed by a sequential number issued by one camera;
March 27, 2008Mar 27, 200803/27/08Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the last-accessed date for all the files in a folder? I want the last-accessed date to match the date and time that the file was last modified.
— GW
Hey, GW. Say, did you realize that yesterday was Opening Day for Major League Baseball?
March 26, 2008Mar 26, 200803/26/08Hey, Scripting Guy! My company would like me to change our Active Directory logon names from this format – kmyer – to this format: Ken.Myer. Is there a way I can script all these changes?— DO
Hey, DO. You know, sometimes the Scripting Guy who writes this column implies that he leads a dull and drab life,
March 25, 2008Mar 25, 200803/25/08Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a hotkey to a button in my HTA?
— TM
Hey, TM. As usual, the Monday column is being written on Friday; however, the Scripting Guy who writes this column is having far more trouble getting things done than he usually does.
