On Aug 8, 12:21 pm, "Thomas M." <NoEmailRepl...@Please.com> wrote:
> "Marco Shaw" <marco.shaw@_NO_SPAM_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Thomas M. wrote:
> >> I'm new to PowerShell and I'm trying to create a script that will add a
> >> user to an Active Directory group. I copied the following code out of a
> >> book into PrimalScript 4.1 Enterprise and modified it for my environment.
> >> I've sanitized the code (force of habit when posting on the Internet).
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> >> <Path>\AddUserToGroup.vbs(3, 1) (null): There is no such object on
> >> the server.
> >> Exit code: 0 , 0000h
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> >> where <Path> is the full path to the script file.
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> >> Can someone show me what I am doing wrong?
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> > I'm sorry, everything you mention is pointing to VBScript (including the
> > .vbs extension of the file you're running).
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> > You're looking to make your existing VBScript run or want some help
> > porting it to PowerShell.
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> > PowerShell's 'scripting engine' is very different from VBScript, and
> > PowerShell scripts are normally saved with a .ps1 extension.
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> > Marco
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> Yeah. I had both my PowerShell and my book on ADSI out and I cited the
> wrong book by mistake. I'm green when it comes to scripting, but not that
> green! It was just a silly oversight on my part. I apologize for the
> confusion.
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> It is written in VBScript and I'm running it in PrimalScript 4.1 Enterprise.
> When I looked at the book last night I was under the impression that the
> section of code given was complete, but looking at it again this morning it
> looks like the example given may assume that other things have been done
> first. I skimmed the book last night to see if that was the case, but
> perhaps I missed something. I will go back a review it more closely.
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> Brandon also posted a link to an article so I will review that as well.
> Let's consider this one closed. If after digging into it a bit more I still
> have questions, I will post a new message.
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> Thanks for your help!
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If you do decide to take the PowerShell route, your life with AD will
be immeasurably easier with:
http://www.quest.com/activeroles-server/arms.aspx
- Oisin