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Chapter 20: Putting It All Together: Your First WMI/ADSI Script
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"Finally, a step-by-step VBScripting book to make you look
like a programmer without the time and sweat! Don't waste your time searching
the Internet for examples--this book does it for you!"
--Greg A. Marino, Senior Systems Engineer/Consultant, Westtown
Consulting Group, Inc.
Visual Basic Scripting (VBScript) and Windows Management Instrumentation
(WMI) are vital tools for systems administrators grappling with the increasing
complexity of Windows technologies. However, busy admins have been without a
straightforward guide to scripting...until now.
Managing Windows® with VBScript and WMI explains
how Windows administrators can effectively use VBScript to automate common administrative
tasks and simplify complex ones. Detailed coverage of security concerns provides
admins with the means for safely using VBScript in Windows environments. The
book is organized around the problems you face daily, with reusable examples
and coverage of Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003.
This user-friendly reference demystifies scripting and then shows
you how to produce new scripts from scratch. You will be producing useful scripts
right away as you study the VBScript language and learn how to control nearly
every aspect of the Windows operating system with WMI and the Active Directory
Services Interface (ASDI). You will be able to build your own administrative
Web pages and use advanced scripting technologies such as script encryption,
scripting components, and script security. The book closes with still more ready-made
example scripts accompanied by complete line-by-line explanations. The CD includes
all the code from the book and trial versions of PrimalScript 3.0 and VbsEdit.
A companion Web site provides updates and errata.
Inside you will find answers to such questions as:
- How do you write effective logon scripts? Chapter 11
- How do you write scripts that query and modify user and group information?
Chapter 16
- How can you query the IP addresses from multiple network adapters in multiple
remote computers? Chapter 19
- How can you design, write, run, test, and debug your own administrative
Web pages? Chapter 24
- How can you reuse code between various scripts? Chapter 25
Table of Contents
Preface.
About the Author.
I. INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS ADMINISTRATIVE SCRIPTING.
1. Scripting Concepts and Terminology.
2. Running Scripts.
3. The Components of a Script.
4. Designing A Script.
II. VBSCRIPT TUTORIAL.
5. Functions, Objects, Variables, and More.
6. Input and Output.
7. Manipulating Numbers.
8. Manipulating Strings.
9. Manipulating Other Data.
10. Controlling the Flow of Execution.
11. Built-in Scripting Objects.
12. Working with the File System.
13. Putting it All Together: Your First Script.
III. WINDOWS MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTATION AND ACTIVE DIRECTORY SERVICES INTERFACE.
14. Working with ADSI Providers.
15. Manipulating Domains.
16. Manipulating Users and Groups.
17. Understanding WMI.
18. Querying Basic WMI Information.
19. Querying Complex WMI Information.
20. Putting it All Together: Your First WMI/ADSI
Script.
IV. CREATING ADMINISTRATIVE WEB PAGES.
21. Active Server Pages Crash Course.
22. Adding Administrative Script to a Web
Page.
23. Web Page Security Overview.
24. Putting it All Together: Your First Administrative
Web Page.
V. ADVANCED SCRIPTING TECHNIQUES.
25. Modular Script Programming.
26. Using Script Components.
27. Encrypted Scripts.
28. Scripting Security.
VI. READY-TO-RUN EXAMPLES.
29. Logon and Logoff Scripts.
30. Windows and Domain Administration Scripts.
31. Network Administration Scripts.
VII. APPENDIXES.
Appendix A. Administrator's Quick-Script
Reference.
Appendix B. Using Script Components.
Index.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 2 Average Customer Rating: Nov 3, 2004  A review from Harpers Ferry, WV
Somewhat basic
This is an introduction. Don't expect too much more.
Jun 2, 2004 Thom from AR
The greatest scripting book I have ever owned.
I have bought and read many VBScripting books, but none have put it all together like this one does. It is a must read for Windows Network administrators that are new to scripting and a great book for intermediate to advanced. He doesn't waste your time with useless scripts. Just thumbing through it I found two solutions to problems our enterprise was experiencing. I have never liked a book well enough to write a review. I felt obligated after reading this book to let others know it is wonderful.
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