May 2007
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
13h 13m
English
book
VBScript, WMI, and ADSI Unleashed: Using VBScript, WMI, and ADSI to Automate Windows® Administration
by Don Jones
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Chapter 2. Running Scripts
IN THIS CHAPTER
- Windows Script Host
- Command-line Scripts
- Notepad and Script Editors
- Writing Your First Script
- Running Your First Script
- Debugging Your First Script
Suppose you have several scripts ready to run—what do you do with them? Do you load them into Visual Basic and compile them? How do you distribute them to your users for use as logon scripts? What about when you’re ready to start writing your own scripts? What tools are available, and how well do they work? This chapter is designed to introduce you to your scripting toolbox—the tools you’ll need to write, run, edit, and debug your administrative scripts.
Windows Script Host
The most common way to run scripts is to use WScript.exe, the graphical version ...
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