As a last resort you can double click on the file RDPMembers.vbs in Windows
Explorer. This will run the program with the default host program on your
computer, most likely wscript.exe. The program will run, but you will get a
message box for each computer and each member of the group on the computer.
You will need to click to acknowledge each message box. However, once you
find the file in Windows Explorer, this should help you navigate in the
command prompt window to the folder where it is saved.
--
Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab -
http://www.rlmueller.net
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"Richard Mueller [MVP]" <rlmueller-nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in
message news:OsGJ3NI8JHA.1252@xxxxxx
Quote:
> You are not in the directory (folder) where the file RDPMembers.vbs is
> saved. Your text file of computer names must be located in a folder on
> your computer. It would be best to save the file RDPMembers.vbs
> (containing the VBScript program I posted earlier) in the same folder.
> When you get to a command prompt you must navigate to this folder. If the
> folder is c:\Scripts, the command in the command console window would be:
>
> cd c:\Scripts
>
> The "cd" command means change directory. After this the prompt in the
> window will probably be:
>
> c:\Scripts
>
> indicating you are in the Scripts folder on drive c:. If your folder or
> path includes any spaces, enclose the folder in quotes. For example, if
> RDPMembers.vbs is saved in "c:\My Folder", the command at a command prompt
> would be:
>
> cd: "c:\My Folder"
>
> You can check if the file RDPMembers.vbs is in the folder with the "dir"
> command:
>
> dir RDPMembers.vbs
>
> The command processor will indicate the file name, size, and date. Or, if
> the file is not found, will display "File not found".
>
> Most administrative scripts are run at a command prompt this way. The
> alternative is to add a great deal more code to the program so it writes
> output to a text file, but then you still need to find that output file. I
> hope this helps.
>
> --
> Richard Mueller
> MVP Directory Services
> Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
> --
>
> "dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:BA402293-324D-4AB4-9246-AC3B5D41F214@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Hi Richard. Thanks for that. But i'm unable to get it to run. all i
>> get is
>> the RDPMembers.vbs does not exists message. I know i'm doing something
>> wrong. but don't know what.
>>
>> "Richard Mueller [MVP]" wrote:
>> Quote:
>>> You are correct. Save the program in a file with *.vbs extension, such
>>> as
>>> RDPMembers.vbs. Save the computer NetBIOS names, one name per line, in a
>>> text file, perhaps computers.txt. The path for this file is hard coded
>>> in
>>> the program, so you need to modify this line:
>>>
>>> strFile = "c:\Scripts\computers.txt"
>>>
>>> for your situation. I like to save VBScript programs in my own folder.
>>> Launch a command prompt. I use the "Run..." feature and enter cmd.exe.
>>> You
>>> can also create a shortcut to cmd.exe and place it on your desktop. In
>>> the
>>> command prompt, navigate to the folder where the file RDPMembers.vbs is
>>> saved. Then enter the command:
>>>
>>> cscript //nologo RDPMembers.vbs
>>>
>>> This tells the cscript.exe host program to run the program
>>> RDPMembers.vbs.
>>> The //nologo optional parameter means to not display logo information.
>>> If
>>> the file RDPMembers.vbs is not in the current directory, include the
>>> path.
>>> For example:
>>>
>>> cscript //nologo c:\scripts\RDPMembers.vbs
>>>
>>> The program as written displays the computer names and group member
>>> names in
>>> the console. You can redirect this output to another text file. For
>>> example:
>>>
>>> cscript //nologo RDPMembers.vbs > report.txt
>>>
>>> I hope this helps.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard Mueller
>>> MVP Directory Services
>>> Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
>>> --
>>>
>>> "dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:CD288B38-E092-48C8-B490-5266F17C51EC@xxxxxx
>>> > Hi Richard,
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for the quick response. I do not know much about scripting so
>>> > if
>>> > you
>>> > could guide me through this it would be great
>>> >
>>> > i assume i save this script as .vbs?
>>> > put a txt file called computers in the same folder when running?
>>> > how do i run at a command prompt using cscript?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Richard Mueller [MVP]" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> "dave" <dave@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> >> news:767DA0FC-D26E-42DB-AC07-778EF8AEACEA@xxxxxx
>>> >> > Title pretty much says it all
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I'm trying to find a script which will find the members of the rdp
>>> >> > group
>>> >> > from a list of PC's on a domain from a txt file
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Can anyone help?
>>> >>
>>> >> I assume you mean the local "Remote Desktop Users" group on each
>>> >> computer.
>>> >> You can use the FileSystemObject to read the text file of computer
>>> >> names,
>>> >> then bind to the local group on each computer using the WinNT
>>> >> provider.
>>> >> You
>>> >> can use the Members method of the group object to enumerate the
>>> >> direct
>>> >> members and echo their names to the console. For example:
>>> >> ==========
>>> >> Option Explicit
>>> >>
>>> >> Dim objFSO, strFile, objFile
>>> >> Dim strComputer, objGroup, objMember
>>> >>
>>> >> Const ForReading = 1
>>> >>
>>> >> strFile = "c:\Scripts\computers.txt"
>>> >> Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>>> >> Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFile, ForReading)
>>> >>
>>> >> Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream
>>> >> strComputer = Trim(objFile.ReadLine)
>>> >> If (strComputer <> "") Then
>>> >> Wscript.Echo "Computer: " & strComputer
>>> >> Set objGroup = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer _
>>> >> & "/Remote Desktop Users,group")
>>> >> For Each objMember In objGroup.Members
>>> >> Wscript.Echo objMember.Name
>>> >> Next
>>> >> End If
>>> >> Loop
>>> >>
>>> >> objFile.Close
>>> >> =======
>>> >> This should be run at a command prompt using cscript. You can
>>> >> redirect
>>> >> the
>>> >> output to a text file.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Richard Mueller
>>> >> MVP Directory Services
>>> >> Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
>>> >> --
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>> >
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