Guy’s Scripting Ezines – Back Issues

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From about 2007 to the present my scripting ezine has concentrated on PowerShell.  One of my missions has been to persuade people to try this wonderful command-line, and to abandon DOS.  A more difficult task has been to challenge people to switch from VBScript to PowerShell.  However I can speak from the position of someone who has made this transition, and I can vouch that PowerShell really is easier than VBScript. 

One litmus test is that I still get 2 /3 people writing to me about syntax errors in their VBScripts, where as I hardly ever get any emails about problems with PowerShell syntax.  The combination of useful error messages and ease of use means that PowerShell scripting is less frustrating and more productive than VBScript.

Prior to issue 125, Guy’s weekly scripting ezine was designed to help people get started with Windows Server 2003 scripting.  The newsletter articles showed you how to combine VBScript with WSH (Windows Scripting Host).

The traditional use of Windows scripts has been mapping network drives and setting default printers.  However the most popular application if VBScript is now manipulating Active Directory objects, for example setting user properties.

In addition, WMI (Windows Management Interface) has taken scripting into new territory, for example, writing values to the registry and collecting information from Event Logs.

Each article has at least one script which you can copy and paste, moreover there are learning points to help you create your own scripts.

  If you cannot find the ezine script that you are interested in, then type your keyword into my Google Search.

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• Ezine no  1 –   Do While Loop 
• Ezine no  2 –   Printer scripts for Windows 2000, NT and Windows 98
• Ezine no  3 –   Map network drives
• Ezine no  4 –   Seven Recommendations for troubleshooting scripts
• Ezine no  5 –   Map network printers
• Ezine no  6 –   Script to interrogate the Event Viewer
• Ezine no  7 –   On error resume next
• Ezine no  8 –   Script to set values in the registry
• Ezine no  9 –   Introduction to WMI scripting – Part 1
• Ezine no 10 –  Introduction to WMI scripting – Part 2 WBEMTEST

• Ezine no 11 –  Changing and setting passwords
• Ezine no 12 –  Creating files with FSO (File System Object)
• Ezine no 13 –  Creating Users with a VBScript
• Ezine no 14 –  Do …. Loop ..Until with VBScript
• Ezine no 15 –  Error Handling
• Ezine no 16 –  Printer Scripts
• Ezine no 16a –  RUNDLL32
• Ezine no 17 –  Setting the Default Printer
• Ezine no 18 –  Carriage Return
• Ezine no 19 –  Disks and WMI
• Ezine no 20 –  CSVDE and Exchange

• Ezine no 21 – Binding to Active Directory
• Ezine no 22 – Setting Passwords
• Ezine no 23 – Enabling User Accounts
• Ezine no 24 – Groups and Map Network Drive
• Ezine no 25 – MapNetworkDrive
• Ezine no 26 – Run, SendKeys and Sleep
• Ezine no 27 – Moving Computers
• Ezine no 28 – inStr Function
• Ezine no 29 – DS family of Commands
• Ezine no 30 – Map Network Drive Basics

• Ezine no 31 – Map Network Drive Advanced
• Ezine no 32 – Remove Map Network Drive
• Ezine no 33 – Troubleshooting
• Ezine no 34 – Scriptomatic
• Ezine no 35 – FSO (File System Object) Output to file
• Ezine no 36 – FSO (File System Object) Copying and Moving files
• Ezine no 37 – Groups (P1)
• Ezine no 38 – Groups (P2) MemberOf
• Ezine no 39 – WMI Event Log
• Ezine no 40 – WMI Variables

• Ezine no 41 – Case Select statement
• Ezine no 42 – Excel Loops
• Ezine no 43 – FSO Basics
• Ezine no 44 – Excel and CSVDE
• Ezine no 45 – Shutdown /s /m \\ComputerName
• Ezine no 46 – MsgBox() Function
• Ezine no 47 – .SetInfo and .Put. Two methods to modify users properties
• Ezine no 48 – WMI explained
• Ezine no 49 – Common VBScript Errors.  Code 800xxxx explained
• Ezine no 50 – pwdLastSet – Force users to change their passwords

• Ezine no 51 – Logon Script… Sleep
• Ezine no 52 – Operating System Version with Win32_OperatingSystem
• Ezine no 53 – Creating Contacts in Active Directory
• Ezine no 54 – Correcting Errors
• Ezine no 55 – Select Case – Part 2
• Ezine no 56 – Creating OUs
• Ezine no 57 – More Groups – Part 1
• Ezine no 58 – More Groups – Part 2
• Ezine no 59 – CONST values in VBScript
• Ezine no 60 – Renaming a Mapped Network Drive Letter

• Ezine no 61 – Objects and Methods
• Ezine no 62 – Registry – .RegRead
• Ezine no 63 – Registry – Software Key
• Ezine no 64 – Registry – .RegWrite
• Ezine no 65 – How to shutdown Exchange Services
• Ezine no 66 – DSQuery
• Ezine no 67 – DSGet
• Ezine no 68 – Restart Services
• Ezine no 69 – Option Explicit
• Ezine no 70 – GetEx and Split

• Ezine no 71 – On Error Resume Next
• Ezine no 72 – Error Correcting Code
• Ezine no 73 – primaryGroupID
• Ezine no 74 – Map First Drive Available
• Ezine no 75 – List Shares
• Ezine no 76 – WMI Getting Started
• Ezine no 77 – WMI Scriptomatic v 2
• Ezine no 78 – FSO – Create Folders and Create Files
• Ezine no 79 – FSO – Append
• Ezine no 80 – Comspec and CMD

• Ezine no 81 – Contacts Part 1
• Ezine no 82 – Contacts Part 2
• Ezine no 83 – Reset Passwords
• Ezine no 84 – Acctinfo – Utility to add tab to ADUC
• Ezine no 85 – LastLogon
• Ezine no 86 – LastLogon – Move OU
• Ezine no 87 – MapNetworkDrive
• Ezine no 88 – Progress Bar
• Ezine no 89 – SendKeys
• Ezine no 90 – Looping

• Ezine no 91 – Double Looping
• Ezine no 92 – LDIFDE
• Ezine no 93 – ADSI Edit
• Ezine no 94 – What WMI Can do for You
• Ezine no 95 – LastLogon
• Ezine no 96 – Quiz
• Ezine no 97 – Net Time /setsntp
• Ezine no 98 – W32 Time Service
• Ezine no 99 – Restart Services (Save a reboot)
• Ezine no 100 – If statement.  If … then … End If

• Ezine no 101 – Bind to Active Directory
• Ezine no 102 – Collect Active Directory Methods
• Ezine no 103 – Collect Methods
• Ezine no 104 – Objects, especially FSO
• Ezine no 105 – Methods and Arguments
• Ezine no 106 – External Arguments
• Ezine no 107 – Error Correcting Code
• Ezine no 108 – Monad download
• Ezine no 109 – Monad, getting started
• Ezine no 110 – PowerShell and WMI

• Ezine no 111 – PowerShell Cmdlets
• Ezine no 112 – Local Administrator
• Ezine no 113 – Add Users to Groups
• Ezine no 114 – Prune the Path Statement
• Ezine no 115 – Group Membership
• Ezine no 116 – Map Multiple Printers
• Ezine no 117 – How to Troubleshoot
• Ezine no 118 – TCP/IP Printing (Aidan)
• Ezine no 119 – Desktop Shortcuts
• Ezine no 120 – SendKeys Scenarios

• Ezine no 121 – CachedLogonsCount
• Ezine no 122 – Changing Passwords
• Ezine no 123 – Walking the Active Directory Tree (1)
• Ezine no 124 – Walking the Active Directory Tree (2)
• Ezine no 125 – Windows PowerShell
• Ezine no 126 – Windows PowerShell Cmdlet
• Ezine no 127 – PowerShell Active Directory
• Ezine no 128 – Reveal IUSR Password
• Ezine no 129 – Review MapNetworkDrive
• Ezine no 130 – Exit Codes

• Ezine no 131 – PowerShell Files
• Ezine no 132 – Assign Logon Scripts
• Ezine no 133 – PowerShell List Files
• Ezine no 134 – Deleting User Accounts
• Ezine no 135 – Improved Shutdown
• Ezine no 136 – Remove Shortcut Arrow
• Ezine no 137 – Remove Shortcut Arrow in Vista
• Ezine no 138 – Group members and Join
• Ezine no 139 – Delete %temp%
• Ezine no 140 – PowerShell Delete %temp%

• Ezine no 141 – PowerShell Ipconfig
• Ezine no 142 – PowerShell | Where?
• Ezine no 143 – PowerShell Eventlog Error
• Ezine no 144 – PowerShell Eventlog List
• Ezine no 145 – PowerShell Get-WmiObject Disk
• Ezine no 146 – PowerShell List Win32 Classes
• Ezine no 147 – PowerShell List Services
• Ezine no 148 – PowerShell Start Services
• Ezine no 149 – PowerShell Active Directory
• Ezine no 150 – PowerShell -v- GUI

• Ezine no 151 – PowerShell Ipconfig
• Ezine no 152 – PowerShell | Where?
• Ezine no 153 – PowerShell Eventlog Error
• Ezine no 154 – PowerShell Eventlog List
• Ezine no 155 – PowerShell Get-WmiObject Disk
• Ezine no 156 – PowerShell List Win32 Classes
• Ezine no 157 – PowerShell List Services
• Ezine no 158 – PowerShell Start Services
• Ezine no 159 – PowerShell Active Directory
• Ezine no 160 – PowerShell -v- GUI

• Ezine no 161 – PowerShell List Shares
• Ezine no 162 – PowerShell Create Shares
• Ezine no 163 – PowerShell Compare-Object
• Ezine no 164 – PowerShell Function
• Ezine no 165 – PowerShell Exchange 2007
• Ezine no 166 – PowerShell Learn
• Ezine no 167 – PowerShell Printers
• Ezine no 168 – PowerShell Map Drive
• Ezine no 169 – PowerShell Active Directory
• Ezine no 170 – PowerShell Set Password with QAD

• Ezine no 171 – PowerShell 4 Reasons to Learn
• Ezine no 172 – PowerShell Get Process
• Ezine no 173 – PowerShell Event Viewer
• Ezine no 174 – PowerShell WMI
• Ezine no 175 – PowerShell Out-File
• Ezine no 176 – PowerShell Services
• Ezine no 177 – PowerShell Tips
• Ezine no 178 – PowerShell Filter with -match
• Ezine no 179 – PowerShell Learning
• Ezine no 180 – PowerShell Crucial Commands

• Ezine no 181 – PowerShell WMI ComputerSystem
• Ezine no 182 – PowerShell -confirm
• Ezine no 183 – PowerShell Get-Content
• Ezine no 184 – PowerShell V2 Intro
• Ezine no 185 – PowerShell Services
• Ezine no 186 – PowerShell Remoting
• Ezine no 187 – PowerShell ISE
• Ezine no 188 – PowerShell RegEX
• Ezine no 189 – PowerShell GroupBy
• Ezine no 190 – PowerShell Online Parameter

• Ezine no 191 – PowerShell Restart-Computer
• Ezine no 192 – PowerShell Out-Grid
• Ezine no 193 – PowerShell Get-Time / Date
• Ezine no 194 – PowerShell New-Object -com
• Ezine no 195 – PowerShell List Programs
• Ezine no 196 – PowerShell Learn
• Ezine no 197 – PowerShell Can’t do this in a GUI
• Ezine no 198 – PowerShell Aliases
• Ezine no 199 – PowerShell Get-WMIObject
• Ezine no 200 – PowerShell WMI Monitor

• Ezine no 201 – PowerShell Win32_Logical Disk
• Ezine no 202 – PowerShell Remoting
• Ezine no 203 – PowerShell Test-Connection (PING)
• Ezine no 204 – PowerShell Invoke Expression
• Ezine no 205 – PowerShell PSSnapin
• Ezine no 206 – PowerShell Comparison -eq
• Ezine no 207 – PowerShell
• Ezine no 208 – PowerShell
• Ezine no 209 – PowerShell
• Ezine no 210 – PowerShell

  If you cannot find the script that you are interested in, then try my Google Search.