Re: VBScript to update Computer Description with username and department

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From: Steve Seguis [MVP] (steve_NO_SPAM_at_scriptmation.com)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:24:05 GMT

Thiscomp essentially holds a reference to the computer object in
ActiveDirectory whereas oUser is a reference to the user object. As far as
books are concerned, I like the "Windows 2000 Scripting Guide" from
Microsoft Press. 

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Steve Seguis - MCSE, MVP Windows Server, SCJP
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"Lexxus" <JBDanford2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:1106923633.154387.4030@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Thanks Steve that worked out great. This is what I finally came up
> with.
> Dim adsinfo,nw
> Set adsinfo = CreateObject("adsysteminfo")
>
> Set ThisComp = GetObject("LDAP://" & adsinfo.ComputerName)
> Set oUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & adsinfo.UserName)
> wscript.echo oUser.department & " - " & ouser.description & " " &
> oUser.cn & " " & Ouser.telephonenumber
> Thiscomp.put "description", oUser.department & " - " &
> ouser.description & " " & oUser.cn & " " & Ouser.telephonenumber
> ThisComp.Setinfo
>
> The problem with what you gave me was it was writing the path to the
> the use from Active Directory.
>
> Although through your post I better understand how to pull the info I
> wanted. Do you know of any good books to get for VBScript? or at least
> for doing this kind of stuff. What does the Thiscomp. do? Is that a
> library of commands?
>

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