Using the clipboard in WSH

How to get the text from the clipboard

set objIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
objIE.Navigate("about:blank")
textFromClipboard = objIE.document.parentwindow.clipboardData.GetData("text")
objIE.Quit
WScript.Echo textFromClipboard

How to put the text into clipboard

textIntoClipboard = "Some text" & VbCrLf & "Some more text"
 
Set objIE = WScript.CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
objIE.Navigate "about:blank"
Do Until objIE.ReadyState = 4
    WScript.Sleep 100
Loop
 
objIE.document.ParentWindow.ClipboardData.SetData "text", textIntoClipboard
objIE.Quit

The detailed explanation could be [...]

Office: check if PowerPoint is running

Dim objAPP, sMsg

On Error Resume Next

Set objAPP = GetObject(, "PowerPoint.Application")

If TypeName(objAPP) = "Empty" Then
    sMsg = "not started"
Else
    sMsg = "started"
End If

MsgBox "PowerPoint is " & sMsg, vbInformation, "PowerPoint"

if sMsg = "started" then objAPP.Visible [...]

WMI: list of the methods and properties

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
 
For Each objclass in objWMIService.SubclassesOf()
    intCounter=0
    If Left(objClass.Path_.Class,5) = "Win32" Then
        For Each Qualifier in objClass.Qualifiers_
            If UCase(Trim(Qualifier.Name)) = "ASSOCIATION" Then
                intCounter = 1
            End If
    [...]

WMI: get the information about the system

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim strComputer, objWMIService
Dim colItems, objItem

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
 strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")

For Each objItem in colItems
WScript.Echo "Machine Name: " & objItem.CSName & VbCr & _
"===================================" & vbCr & _
"Description: " & objItem.Description & VbCr & _
"Manufacturer: " & objItem.Manufacturer [...]

WMI+VBS: how to get the domain name

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

Dim strComputer, objNetwork, objWMIService
Dim colItems, objItem

Set objNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
strComputer = objNetwork.ComputerName
WScript.Echo "Computer = " & strComputer

Set objWMIService=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\"&strComputer&"\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")
For Each objItem in colItems
 Wscript.Echo "Domain = " & objItem.domain
Next

There is also WMI FAQ on [...]

MS Word: replace spaces to non-breaking

To insert it manually, use Ctrl+Shift+Space

Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
Selection.Find.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Normal")
Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
   .Text = "   "
   .Replacement.Text = "^s"
   .Forward = True
   .Wrap = wdFindContinue
   .Format = True
End [...]