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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I convert an Office Excel spreadsheet to XML?-- KE Hey, KE. We apologize in advance if today’s column seems a little rushed; at the moment, we’re sitting in an office, surrounded by boxes and packing crates and waiting for the movers to come in and clear everything out. And no, the Scripting Guy who writes...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine if Office Outlook is running and, if it isn’t, start it?-- NA Hey, NA. You know, this past weekend the Scripting Guy who writes this column found himself wandering through the local shopping mall, a turn of events which left him very uneasy, almost fearful. Why? Well, the last time he’d been in...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get the name of the last user to log on to a computer?-- SV Hey, SV. You know, the Scripting Guy who writes this column never watches the news on TV. (OK, sports news being the one exception.) That’s not because he doesn’t like to keep up with current events, it’s just because – well, let&rsq...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a new folder each night, using a folder name based on the current date?-- DM Hey, DM. In answer to your unasked question, no, the Scripting Guy who writes this column did not get selected to sit on a jury; as a result, he’s back to work, and back to writing this column. And, no, we don’t know why ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I insert a field in a Word document that shows the date two weeks from today?-- HO Hey, HO. As you’re reading this the Scripting Guy who writes this column is no doubt sitting in the bowels of the King County Superior Court, waiting to hear whether he actually gets assigned to a jury or not. We realize that many...