Managing Windows with VBScript and WMI

Visual Basic Scripting (VBScript) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) are vital tools for systems administrators grappling with the increasing complexity of Windows technologies. However, busy admins have been without a straightforward guide to scripting…until now.

Managing Windows(R) with VBScript and WMI explains how Windows administrators can effectively use VBScript to automate common administrative tasks and simplify complex ones. Detailed coverage of security concerns provides admins with the means for safely using VBScript in Windows environments. The book is organized around the problems you face daily, with reusable examples and coverage of Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003.

This user-friendly reference demystifies scripting and then shows you how to produce new scripts from scratch. You will be producing useful scripts right away as you study the VBScript language and learn how to control nearly every aspect of the Windows operating system with WMI and the Active Directory Services Interface (ASDI). You will be able to build your own administrative Web pages and use advanced scripting technologies such as script encryption, scripting components, and script security. The book closes with still more ready-made example scripts accompanied by complete line-by-line explanations. The CD includes all the code from the book and trial versions of PrimalScript 3.0 and VbsEdit. A companion Web site provides updates and errata.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01.  Scripting Concepts and Terminology
Chapter 02.  Running Scripts
Chapter 03.  The Components of a Script
Chapter 04.  Designing a Script
Chapter 05.  Functions, Objects, Variables, and More
Chapter 06.  Input and Output
Chapter 07.  Manipulating Numbers
Chapter 08.  Manipulating Strings
Chapter 09.  Manipulating Other Types of Data
Chapter 10.  Controlling the Flow of Execution
Chapter 11.  Built-in Scripting Objects
Chapter 12.  Working with the File System
Chapter 13.  Putting It All Together: Your First Script
Chapter 14.  Working with ADSI Providers
Chapter 15.  Manipulating Domains
Chapter 16.  Manipulating Users and Groups
Chapter 17.  Understanding WMI
Chapter 18.  Querying Basic WMI Information
Chapter 19.  Querying Complex WMI Information
Chapter 20.  Putting It All Together: Your First WMI/ADSI Script
Chapter 21.  Active Server Pages Crash Course
Chapter 22.  Adding Administrative Script to a Web Page
Chapter 23.  Web Page Security Overview
Chapter 24.  Putting It All Together: Your First Administrative Web Pages
Chapter 25.  Modular Script Programming
Chapter 26.  Using Script Components
Chapter 27.  Encoded Scripts
Chapter 28.  Scripting Security
Chapter 29.  Logon and Logoff Scripts
Chapter 30.  Windows and Domain Administration Scripts
Chapter 31.  Network Administration Scripts
Chapter 32.  WMI and ADSI Scripts

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