Vista - Re: Newbie: where to start?

06-24-2009

"Dennis B." <dbiscontin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OrvtgsH9JHA.4376@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I know that there is a wealth of information on the www re. scripting but
>I'm just wondering if anyone has a "favourite" site they like to refer to?
>I'm also after the wsh object model.
>
> My goal is to convert our current logon script written in Kix to vbscript.
> Current script does not do much: map drives, install s/w updates and a few
> other minor things. However, I'd like to provide user feedback via a
> dialog, somewhat similar to program installation dialogs where a progress
> bar and/or checklist is displayed.
>
> What object do I reference?

Dennis, I personally think a really good book for getting started with
what you want to do is 'Managing Enterprise Systems with the Windows Script
Host'. The book presents a lot of real-world scenarios, explains the
concepts & then provides example examples. The code examples can easily be
modified with small changes to work in your environment. It does present
many of the examples in WSH format (.wsf extension) instead of straight VBS
format.

The book can be had for less than $5 used (+s/h). Below are a couple of
links if you are interested.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1893115674/
http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQpr...pidZ1084223292

06-24-2009	#1 (permalink)
James Whitlow n/a posts	Re: Newbie: where to start? "Dennis B." <dbiscontin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OrvtgsH9JHA.4376@xxxxxx Quote: >I know that there is a wealth of information on the www re. scripting but >I'm just wondering if anyone has a "favourite" site they like to refer to? >I'm also after the wsh object model. > > My goal is to convert our current logon script written in Kix to vbscript. > Current script does not do much: map drives, install s/w updates and a few > other minor things. However, I'd like to provide user feedback via a > dialog, somewhat similar to program installation dialogs where a progress > bar and/or checklist is displayed. > > What object do I reference? Dennis, I personally think a really good book for getting started with what you want to do is 'Managing Enterprise Systems with the Windows Script Host'. The book presents a lot of real-world scenarios, explains the concepts & then provides example examples. The code examples can easily be modified with small changes to work in your environment. It does present many of the examples in WSH format (.wsf extension) instead of straight VBS format. The book can be had for less than $5 used (+s/h). Below are a couple of links if you are interested. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1893115674/ http://product.half.ebay.com/_W0QQpr...pidZ1084223292
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