Re: Scripting: which one to learn?
From: ptwilliams (ptw2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/28/04
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:33:38 +0100
Hi Cary,
I took the plunge a couple of weeks ago and found the Windows 2000 Resource
Kit Scripting Guide *THE* book for me. I've also looked at all the sites
mentioned by the others - all great stuff, and I've used several of them. I
also agree with you and Laura - I need a book, even if the soft copy is
free. I can't hold my 19" (screen, take it easy folks) on my lap ;-)
(I think you can just change the .co.uk to .com)
I did a lot of Java in Uni, so was originally going to learn jscript, but I
decided to use VBS because of the sheer abundance of examples, and published
(for free) scripts available. And I'm happy with where I'm at 5 weeks in!!!
-- Paul Williams http://www.msresource.net http://forums.msresource.net ______________________________________ "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message news:eGyzWyOvEHA.908@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... Watched the first two of the five scripting webcasts yesterday. WOW! I already know more than I care to know about this. Very very very good stuff. Thank you, Laura, for pointing me in this direction. Cary "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message news:OgqMyt4uEHA.444@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Thank you, Everyone. > > I can modify existing scripts - sometimes - to fit my environments but > usually have no clue to what everything is and why it has to be where it is > ( well, not entirely true, but mostly ). I asked a loaded question. I was > planning on learning VBScripting and ADSI and WMI but wanted to check with > everyone before I took that path. > > Laura, do you think if I stare and the Mastering Microsoft Windows 2003 book > that it ( staring ) will work, or is that book just too think? Thank you > for the hint on the webcasts. I am very appreciative to Microsoft for > putting all of these webcasts out. The Group Policy webcasts are really > great ( a bit basic so far but great nonetheless ). And they have some on > Active Directory as well. Well, I think on pretty much everything! > > Thank you all, again. > > Cary > > "Laura E. Hunter (MVP)" <hunter(nospamplease)> wrote in message > news:uoFuIA3uEHA.2172@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > > Cary, > > > > We're in largely the same boat. Here's what I did: > > > > [1] Go to the Script Center and watch the on-demand "Scripting Week" > > webcasts. There are 5 of them, and all very good. > > > > [2] Stare at Robbie's _Active Directory Cookbook_ for awhile, then... > > > > [3] The Windows 2000 Scripting Guide is available online. Or, if you're > > like me and can't make yourself read gobs and gobs of content from a > > computer screen, go buy Don Jones's _Managing Windows with VBScript and > > WMI_. Awesome book. > > > > -- > > ***************** > > Laura E. Hunter - MVP > > Replies to Newsgroup only > > All advice offered as-is, no warranties expressed or implied > > "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message > > news:e5G1LdjuEHA.3872@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > > > Good evening! > > > > > > I am going to start learning to script. ldifde and ADModify are nice > > > tools, > > > but it is way past time. I guess better late than never! > > > > > > For basic Active Directory administration ( creating user account > objects, > > > modifying attributes, querying ) which would be the 'best' choice? I > have > > > zero scripting knowledge ( save the usual logon script ). Want to be > able > > > to use this in both WIN2000 and WIN2003 as well as Exchange. ADSI looks > > > interesting. Is this a good place to start? Any books that you can > > > suggest? I have a lab environment in which to practice this so that is > > > not > > > a problem. > > > > > > Any and all opinions are welcome. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Cary > > > > > > > > > > > >
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