VBScript Write File This page deals specifically with writing data to a file using VBScript. Once you have successfully created your FileSystemObject then you have the choice of reading, writing or appending data. Whilst my examples are trivial, if you imagine this script as part of larger scripting project, then …
Who is this VBScript Section Aimed At? Here is my new Section for VBScript Windows 2003 / 2000 administrators who wish to write VBScripts. Those new to scripting who need examples to get started. Script writers who are familiar with other languages and need to transfer to VBScript. (Web based …
A VBScript for Setting File Permissions with CACLS This page features the second and third parts of our mission to create user’s home folders and employ CACLS to set the permissions. CACLS is a command-line program ideal for scripting bulk changes to folders permissions. What makes this CACLS example difficult, …
Introduction to Error Handling ‘Best Practice’ dictates that we should take steps to control errors. Another reason for error handling is that it saves time troubleshooting when you can narrow down the problem to one section of the script. In practice you have three, choices, write a statement that says …
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VBScript for Creating Contacts in an Exchange Organization On this page, I will explain how to create a Contact which appears in the Exchange GAL (Global Address List). Example 1 creates a single Contact, where as Example 2 explains how to bulk import the names and addresses from a spreadsheet. …
WBEMTEST – A Tool for Learning About WMI Objects WBEMTEST is a built-in Windows program which will show you the WMI objects, classes and methods. My best advice is to start with ScriptomaticV2 rather than WBEMTEST. That said, although WBEMTEST is clunky, it does expose more details of each WMI …
ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces) LDAP is a language that enables Active Directory to find, create and manipulate objects. ADSI Edit will let you examine a user’s properties and display all the LDAP properties. Through knowing the property names, you can bulk import users from a spreadsheet using a rich …
VBScript Start Process with WMI If you wish to run processes (programs) on the local machine or another machine, then I have examples of WMI scripts that will get you started. However, if you are looking to kill a process then the .Terminate method is covered on a separate page. …
VBScript to Query the Event Log The purpose of the script is to look through the System Event Log. This particular example will count how many EventCode entries there are for Unexpected shutdowns. See my updated page on VBScript Event Log A better way to handle event logs PowerShell ♦ …