The VBScript Replace function lets you switch out one character for another in a string. You can use this function to replace the period character with an underscore. You load the file name into a ...

Like other scripting languages, VBScript contains functions to handle file input and output. As a Microsoft scripting language, VBScript has access to Windows objects that handle Internet connections ...

I have a vbscript that deletes a couple of .exe files on a file server and then replaces them with newer versions. The problem is that people tend to keep the files open instead of closing them when ...

I'm in a bit of a bind and need help. I'm a very basic script writer and basically take scripts I find on the web and rip them about to do what I need. Here's my current problem and I just can't find ...

programmatically access the file system and create, modify, delete, open, and close files for different purposes. To open/create a file in VBScript, you must create a handle on the FileSystemxxx ...

Do your users like to tinker with scripts? Keep yours out of harm's way by using Microsoft's Script Encoder. Greg Shultz shows you how to use the Encoder for basic script protection. If you’ve been ...

I'm a huge PowerShell fanboy. I actively blog about PowerShell, tweet about PowerShell, and present about PowerShell. I'm also the president of a local PowerShell users group. Needless to say, I no ...