VBScript WMI and ADSI Unleashed May 2007.pdf

Don Jones

WMI , and ADSI

Using VBScript, WMI, and ADSI to

Automate Windows ® Administration

UNLEASHED

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Jones, Don, 1971-

VBScript, WMI and ADSI unleashed : using VBSscript, WMI, and ADSI to automate Windows

administration / Don Jones. — 1st ed.

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ISBN 0-321-50171-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. VBScript (Computer program language) 2. Microsoft

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Contents at a Glance

Introduction ................................................................................... 1

Part I Introduction to Windows Administrative Scripting

1 Scripting Concepts and Terminology ................................................. 13

2 Running Scripts ............................................................................. 21

3 The Components of a Script ............................................................ 39

4 Designing a Script .......................................................................... 55

Part II VBScript Tutorial

5 Functions, Objects, Variables, and More ............................................. 75

6 Input and Output ......................................................................... 101

7 Manipulating Numbers ................................................................. 115

8 Manipulating Strings ..................................................................... 129

9 Manipulating Other Types of Data .................................................. 145

10 Controlling the Flow of Execution .................................................. 155

11 Built-In Scripting Objects ............................................................... 173

12 Working with the File System ......................................................... 193

13 Putting It All Together: Creating Your First Script from Scratch ............. 219

Part III Windows Management Instrumentation and Active Directory

Services Interface

14 Working with ADSI Providers ......................................................... 247

15 Manipulating Domains .................................................................. 257

16 Manipulating Users and Groups ...................................................... 271

17 Understanding WMI ..................................................................... 283

18 Querying Basic WMI Information ................................................... 299

19 Querying Complex WMI Information .............................................. 317

20 Putting It All Together: Your First WMI/ADSI Script ............................ 335

21 Testing and Debugging WMI and ADSI Queries ................................. 357

Part IV Advanced Scripting Techniques

22 Modular Script Programming .......................................................... 373

23 Scripts Packaging and Protection ..................................................... 389

24 Scripting Security ......................................................................... 399

25 Introduction to HTML Applications ................................................. 409

26 Debugging Tips, Tools, and Techniques ............................................ 421

Part V Ready-to-Run Examples

27 Logon and Logoff Scripts ............................................................... 439

28 Windows and Domain Administration Scripts ................................... 455

29 Network Administration Scripts ...................................................... 481

30 WMI and ADSI Scripts ................................................................... 497

Appendix .................................................................................... 509

Index ......................................................................................... 523

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