Scripting is a form of programming generally characterized by low formality, loose typing, and no requirement for explicit compilation. There are numerous scripting languages, and these are used in a wide variety of scenarios - command-line applications, GUIs, server-side applications, extension ...

learn more… | top users | synonyms

0
votes
2answers
45 views

ruby notes scrubber search for specific characters [closed]

I am looking to making a not scrubber for my testing notes. I want to run a script that will read the entire file looking for special "tags" that I made in my notes, like @ ? (c) etc... I then want to ...
1
vote
1answer
42 views

Python script to update a cPanel zone record with my public IP

This is my first attempt at using Python to send http requests. I want to keep a zone record on cPanel pointed at my home network's public IP. I'm just looking for some general feedback/suggestions. ...
-1
votes
1answer
22 views

bash file manipulation [closed]

I have files in a directory named so: 1welcome.avi 2introdution.avi I have a rhcsa.txt file that has what these files should be named as: rhcsa_1_welcome.avi rhcsa_2_introduction.avi both the ...
2
votes
1answer
47 views

Improve a script to generally check status of several git repos

I've tried to write a bash script that gives me a general overview of the status of git repos I have cloned/created. It's not meant to replace git status by any means, but give an overview of several ...
1
vote
1answer
30 views

Batch script review please?

Write a batch script which configures this list of commands : Put the name of the window "Cmd configuration" Put the color of the text in green. Put the prompt character "$" Show the message "Cmd ...
3
votes
2answers
95 views

Bash Script(beginner) - Code Improvement Suggestions

I am writing a simple script to automate my regression testing. I am new to bash scripting and my goal is achieve the most efficient and clean code. I have written a simple function to allow me to ...
4
votes
1answer
160 views

Renaming Files and/or Directory

I'm quite new to Python and would love to gather feedback on my code. I've written a piece a script that allows me to search all file or directory names within a folder matching a particular pattern. ...
0
votes
0answers
45 views

Power Shell Zip a Directory

Brand new to Power Shell, writing some utilities for non-devers. The function below zips a directory using 7Zip. It works just fine, but I'm looking for some feedback on the use of Power Shell. Are ...
3
votes
3answers
194 views

Shell script to sync dotfiles repository

I'm doing the git dot files thing and created a script -- my first Unix shell script -- to synchronise the repo dot files with those in the user's home. It checks which dot files exist in the repo ...
2
votes
1answer
310 views

Creating a basic secure php mailer

I am busy creating a basic php mailer script to post to _self and email to a address. Is the script secure? How can I avoid someone clicking on submit the whole time, to spam the mailbox, with ...
2
votes
1answer
413 views

Powershell Script for Manipulating Excel Files

I am a newbie at scripting so be easy. I have a directory of xls workbooks with the following naming convention: 001.WIP Monthly Report 002.WIP Joes Custom Report ... 129.PUR Supplier Spend The ...
2
votes
2answers
82 views

How to improve the way I handle greping in this script

What my script does is: Append data to a file on a continuous basis. If an error pattern is observed, then do something. I need feedback on the way I am grepping for patterns in the continuously ...
3
votes
1answer
135 views

Parsing Oracle errors with a ksh function

Some time ago I wrote a small routine to run some quick n' dirty queries (and with that I mean it is not used for large queries) against an Oracle DB, but also wanted to do it a bit easier to parse ...
2
votes
1answer
120 views

Twitter scanner

How can I script this in a better way? // Tweets $twitter_username_string = "aasampat OR ashwinsampat OR somemore"; $twitter_number_of_tweets = 1; $twitter_hashtags = ...
2
votes
2answers
170 views

New to PHP, can I script this in a better way?

How can I code this in a better way, in one file? Output must be more than one (if there is more that one status_update with the given word "online or performancedegradation"),like: #online System is ...
2
votes
0answers
46 views

Word problem solver in applescript — a mess

I'm having a difficult time creating functions. I can't really encapsulate code because it's used all over the place, and needs to be refactored. However, this is a complete rewrite from my old ...
2
votes
2answers
264 views

bash script for printer administration

#!/bin/bash # Used to add/remove printers from system (lp) # Copyright Fresh Computer Systems Pty Ltd. GREP_OPTIONS='--color=tty' export GREP_OPTIONS sanity() { # Are we root? if [ $EUID ...
6
votes
4answers
217 views

How can I make this password search more inteligent?

In a homework, there is exercice when I have a script that is used to search a password. One of the questions is if is possible to make it "more inteligent", and I'm stuck on it. The script: ...
2
votes
1answer
539 views

Javascript-generated Social Media Links - a more valid, improved way of writing this?

I'm still fairly new with Javascript, and wrote something to generate some social media links on my page. The idea was to have that script grab the necessary URL info and feed it to the social media ...
2
votes
1answer
286 views

shuffle data and get it back from database table… check my code

var RetrieveQuestionURL = "http://"; your server address...having php file var Ques_in_Array : Array; var newArray : Array; var arr : Array; var Ques_n_Ans : String; var Score : int = 0; var ...
7
votes
2answers
610 views

Please help me find the bottleneck in my code

I'm making a scripting language parser and it's shaping up well but it takes is about 30ms to do 30 or so odd/even checks. Profiler tells me that it's taking most of the time in the ...
6
votes
0answers
138 views

Factor script to change case of all filenames in a directory

In the absence of a full-fledged tutorial, I am teaching myself to program in the Factor language by writing a bunch of functions that I will eventually use in command-line scripts. One common ...