"Oisin Grehan" <oising@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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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>> news:e02EHEW2HHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
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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).
>>
>> >> <Path>\AddUserToGroup.vbs(3, 1) (null): There is no such object
>> >> on
>> >> the server.
>> >> Exit code: 0 , 0000h
>>
>> >> where <Path> is the full path to the script file.
>>
>> >> 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).
>>
>> > 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>>
>> --Tom- Hide quoted text -
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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
>
Yeah, we're having an internal discussion on using those. I'd like to use
them, but we have to coordinate with other units too, so we'll see what they
have to say.
--Tom