Checking if a port is open interactively or through a script is quite a common operation for any administrator. There are all sorts of reasons you might want to do this: Check if a web server is down. Check if a printer is working. Check … [Continue reading] about Test for open ports from using Telnet, Portqry or Powershell
Sending email via VBScript or VBA using CDO is easy to do, but the correct configuration to relay through Office 365 is confusing to say the least and it took me me a while to find the correct settings. I knew from configuring other devices and … [Continue reading] about Use CDO to send email from VBScript or VBA through Office 365
Copy and paste the below command into a command prompt: dism /online /add-package /packagepath:"C:\Windows\servicing\Packages\Adobe-Flash-For-Windows-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.17763.1.mum" You should get output like the following if you … [Continue reading] about How to install Flash Player in Windows Server 2019
Being able to comment a block of code is a standard operation in any IDE, but for some reason the Microsoft Office VBA Editor does not include that functionality by default. However, the functionality is there and waiting to be used, it's just hidden … [Continue reading] about How to comment a block of code in the Office VBA Editor
Telnet is not installed on Windows Server by default. I don't understand why, because it is a useful tool and uses little space. It is however, easy to enable telnet on Windows Server 2016 or 2012. If you do not have telnet installed you will see … [Continue reading] about How to install telnet client on Windows Server 2019, 2016 or 2012