New to Scripting

[msw]

I am trying to learn scripting to write scripting for the server I have. is
there a book you can recommand or a website that give direction for anyone
how have not wrote any scripting before.

Thank you

[Torgeir Bakken (MVP)]

msw wrote:

Hi

Download WSH 5.6 documentation from here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp

For more starting points:

as my sig states:
Administration scripting examples and a ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

Starting e.g. here

Scripting Concepts and Technologies for System Administration
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scrguide/sas_pt1_overview.asp

The online version can be bought as a book (with a companion CD),
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0735618674/002-7141687-9862444

Also note the links to Tweakomatic/ADSI Scriptomatic/Scriptomatic Tool down to
the right at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

Here are some Windows Script Host (WSH) Web introductions:

WSH
http://cis.stvincent.edu/wsh/index.html

Introduction to Windows Scripting
http://www.winguides.com/article.php?id=2

NT Gains Scripting Muscle
An introduction to Windows Script Host by Bob Wells.
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=3026

Scripting 101
A 4 part series on how to create and structure WSH scripts by Bob Wells
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=5410
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=5505
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=5683
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=7112

VBScript Primer
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/maintain/optimize/script/netvbscr.asp

If you are looking for AD related scripts, you'll can also check this sites
(the link above to the Script Center also have a lot of AD related scripts):

http://www.rallenhome.com/scripting.html
http://www.rlmueller.net/

Here is a newsgroup thread you should look at as well with links to other
resources:

From: Wayne (n...@spam.com)
Subject: beginner looking for resources
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript
Date: 2002-01-31 08:11:00 PST
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&th=7015b808b5fb0cb4

This one is not mentioned in the link above

http://www.jsware.net/

A lot of example scripts there, as well as a nice cheap VBScript editor (it
doesn't beat PrimalScript, but then again the price difference is quite large).

When talking about editors, an alternative as well is the script editor that
comes with Office 2k/XP:

http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=mse7&safe=images&ie=ISO-8859-1&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.scripting.*

- and -
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=mse&safe=images&ie=ISO-8859-1&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.scripting.*&lr=&hl=en

--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter