Microsoft Windows 2000 Scripting Guide(c) Automating System Administration 2003
Microsoft Windows 2000 Scripting Guide(c) Automating System Administration 2003
ISBN: N/A
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2004
Pages: 635
Pages: 635
- Windows 2000 Scripting Guide
- Introduction
- Compact Disc
- Document Conventions
- Support Policy
- Scripting Concepts and Technologies for System Administration
- Introduction to Windows Script Technologies
- VBScript Primer
- VBScript Overview
- Working with Objects
- Connecting to Objects
- Creating an Object Reference
- Calling Methods
- Retrieving Properties
- Variables
- Constants
- Strings
- Strings as Variables
- Concatenating Strings
- Collections
- For Each
- Collections with Zero Items
- Looping
- For Next
- Making Decisions
- Taking Multiple Actions by Using If Then Else
- Arrays
- Input
- Error Handling
- Using the Err Object
- Clearing Errors
- VBScript Reference
- Working with Variables
- Initializing Variables
- Using Constants
- Defining Constants
- Using Intrinsic Constants
- VBScript Data Types
- Working with Dates and Times
- Retrieving Current Date and Time Values
- Verifying That a Value Is a Date
- Retrieving Specific Portions of a Date and Time Value
- Date Arithmetic
- Formatting Date and Time Values
- Working with Strings
- Manipulating Strings and String Lengths
- Searching for Text in a String
- Modifying String Case
- Working with Numbers
- Arithmetic Precedence
- Formatting Numbers
- Formatting Percentages
- Running Statements Multiple Times
- Do Loop
- Checking the Loop Condition
- Exiting a Loop
- Making Decisions
- Testing Multiple Conditions
- If Then ElseIf
- Select Case
- Arrays
- Creating Arrays
- Creating Dynamic Arrays
- Converting a Delimited String to an Array
- Alternatives to Using Arrays
- Error Handling
- Handling Run-Time Errors
- Toggling Error Handling
- Handling Errors in COM Objects
- Procedures
- Calling a Procedure
- Functions
- Recursion
- COM Objects
- The COM Process
- Binding
- Choosing a Method for Binding to an Automation Object
- Verifying Object References
- Unloading Objects from Memory
- WSH Primer
- WSH Overview
- WSH Architecture
- Components of the WSH Environment
- How the Components of the WSH Environment Work Together
- WSH Object Model
- Running WSH Scripts
- Running Scripts from the Command Line
- Scheduling the Running of Scripts
- Other Methods of Running Scripts
- WSH Objects
- WScript Object
- Using COM Objects
- Handling Input and Output
- Working with Command-Line Arguments
- Controlling How a Script Runs
- Obtaining WSH Environment Information
- Handling Events
- WshShell Object
- Running Programs
- Working with Shortcuts
- Working with Special Folders
- Environment Variables
- Logging an Event
- Reading From and Writing to the Local Registry
- Sending Keystrokes to a Program
- Retrieving and Changing a Script s Current Working Directory
- Displaying Timed Message Boxes
- WshNetwork Object
- Managing Network Drives
- Managing Network Printers
- Obtaining User and Computer Information
- WshController Object
- Running Scripts on Remote Computers
- Monitoring Status of Remotely Running Scripts
- Examining Errors Produced by Remotely Running Scripts
- Limitations of Remote WSH
- Securing Scripts
- Digitally Signing Scripts
- Enforcing the Use of Signed Scripts
- Programmatically Signing a Script
- Programmatically Verifying a Signed Script
- Restricting the Ability to Run Scripts
- Disabling Windows Script Host
- Script Runtime Primer
- Script Runtime Overview
- FileSystemObject
- Managing Disk Drives
- Returning a Collection of Disk Drives
- Binding to a Specific Disk Drive
- Enumerating Disk Drive Properties
- Ensuring That a Drive is Ready
- Managing Folders
- Binding to a Folder
- Verifying That a Folder Exists
- Creating a Folder
- Deleting a Folder
- Copying a Folder and Its Contents
- Moving a Folder and Its Contents
- Renaming a Folder
- Using Folder Properties
- Enumerating Folder Properties
- Managing Folder Attributes
- Changing Folder Attributes
- Enumerating the Files in a Folder
- Enumerating Subfolders
- Managing Files
- Binding to a File
- Verifying That a File Exists
- Deleting a File
- Copying a File
- Moving a File
- Renaming a File
- Retrieving File Properties
- Enumerating File Attributes
- Configuring File Attributes
- Parsing File Paths
- Retrieving the File Version
- Reading and Writing Text Files
- Reading Text Files
- Writing to Text Files
- Dictionary Object
- Creating a Dictionary
- Configuring Dictionary Properties
- Adding Key-Item Pairs to a Dictionary
- Manipulating Keys and Items in a Dictionary
- Determining the Number of Key-Item Pairs in a Dictionary
- Enumerating Keys and Items in a Dictionary
- Verifying the Existence of a Specific Key
- Modifying an Item in a Dictionary
- Removing Key-Item Pairs from a Dictionary
- ADSI Scripting Primer
- ADSI Overview
- ADSI Scripting Fundamentals
- Primary ADSI Scripting Tasks
- Creating Directory Service Objects
- Modifying Directory Service Objects
- Reading Attributes of Directory Service Objects
- Deleting Directory Service Objects
- Comparing the Primary Scripting Tasks
- Building ADSI Scripts
- Step 1: Establishing a Connection
- Step 2: Performing a Task
- Step 3: Committing to Active Directory
- Performing Multiple Scripting Tasks
- Advanced ADSI Scripting Operations
- Administering Multivalued Attributes
- Modifying Multivalued Attributes
- Reading Multivalued Attributes
- Data Caching
- Making Explicit Calls by Using the GetInfo Method
- Making Explicit Calls by Using the GetInfoEx Method
- Copying, Moving, and Renaming Objects
- Copying Objects
- Moving and Renaming Objects
- Searching
- Searching Active Directory
- Optimizing Search Performance
- Performing an Administrative Task Using a Result Set
- Enumerating Active Directory Objects in Containers
- Scripting Container Enumeration
- Root Directory Service Entry
- Scripting with rootDSE
- Active Directory Architecture
- Physical Architecture
- Logical Structure
- Classes and Attributes
- Active Directory Replication and Indexing
- Operational Attributes
- ADSI Architecture
- ADSI Layers
- ADSI Interfaces
- WMI Scripting Primer
- WMI Overview
- WMI Architecture
- Managed Resources
- WMI Infrastructure
- WMI Consumers
- WMI Security
- WMI Namespace-Level Security
- DCOM Security
- Standard Windows Operating System Security
- Common Information Model
- Blueprint for Management
- Namespaces
- Class Categories
- CIM Class Types
- Components of a Class
- Exploring the CIM Repository
- WMI Scripting Library
- WMI Scripting Library Object Model
- SWbemLocator
- SWbemServices
- Writing WMI Scripts
- Connecting to WMI Using the WMI Moniker
- The WinMgmts: Prefix
- WMI Security Settings
- Using WMI Object Paths
- Retrieving Managed Resources Using WMI Query Language
- Returning All Properties of All Instances of a Class
- Returning Selected Properties of All Instances of a Class
- Returning All Properties of Selected Instances of a Class
- Creating Targeted Queries Using AND or OR
- Returning Selected Properties of Selected Instances of a Class
- Creating Faster Queries by Using a Forward-only Enumerator
- Working with Dates and Times
- Converting WMI Dates to a Standard Date-Time Format
- Converting a Standard Date to a WMI Date-Time Format
- Creating Scripts Based on WMI Templates
- Retrieving and Displaying Properties of a Managed Resource
- Retrieving and Displaying All Properties of a Managed Resource
- Writing Resource Properties
- Calling Methods
- Creating Resources
- Deleting Resources
- Monitoring Resources by Using WMI Event Notifications
- Three Steps in a WMI Monitoring Script
- How WMI Event Notification Works
- Enhanced WMI Monitoring Scripts
- Scripting Solutions for System Administration
- Active Directory Users
- User Account Overview
- Active Directory User Accounts
- Active Directory User Account Objects
- User Account Types
- Identification Attributes
- Creating User Accounts
- Configuring User Account Passwords
- Setting User Account Passwords
- Changing User Account Passwords
- Reading User Account Password Attributes
- Displaying Password Attributes Accessible from userAccountControl
- Determining When a Password Was Last Set
- Configuring User Account Password Attributes
- Changing Flags in the userAccountControl Attribute
- Configuring a Password Change at Next Logon Requirement
- Managing User Accounts
- Enabling or Disabling a User Account
- Determining Whether an Account Is Enabled or Disabled
- Reading and Writing User Account Attributes
- Reading Attributes
- Writing Values to the Attributes
- Modifying a Multivalued Attribute
- Clearing Attributes
- Copying, Moving, and Renaming User Accounts
- Copying User Accounts
- Moving and Renaming User Accounts
- Deleting User Accounts
- Searching Active Directory for User Accounts
- Searching for an Attribute in a Container
- Limiting a Search for an Attribute in a Container to User Account Types
- Searching for a User Account Attribute in a Container and Its Subcontainers
- Verifying That an Attribute Is Unique in the Forest
- Searching for Empty Attribute Values
- Using Wildcards in Search Filters
- Searching for Multivalued Attributes
- Sorting the Result Set
- Modifying Multiple User Accounts by Using the Result Set from a Search
- Managing User Accounts by Enumeration
- Limiting Enumeration with Filters and Hints
- Computer Assets
- Computer Assets Overview
- Retrieving System Information
- Retrieving BIOS Information
- Retrieving Information About the BIOS
- Retrieving Identifying Information by Using the SMBIOS
- Inventorying Computer Hardware
- Taking Inventory of Computer Hardware
- Identifying the Chassis Type of a Computer
- Managing Operating Systems
- Identifying the Name and Version Number of the Operating System
- Retrieving the Properties of the Operating System
- Identifying the Latest Installed Service Pack
- Enumerating Installed Hot Fixes
- Managing WMI Settings
- Enumerating WMI Settings
- Configuring WMI Settings
- Managing Software
- Enumerating Software
- Enumerating Installed Software
- Enumerating Installed Software Features
- Installing, Upgrading, and Removing Software
- Installing Software on the Local Computer
- Installing Software on a Remote Computer
- Upgrading Software
- Removing Software
- Managing Computer States
- Managing Computer Startups
- Enumerating Computer Startup Options
- Configuring Computer Startup Options
- Enumerating Computer Startup Commands
- Managing Computer Recovery Options
- Enumerating Computer Recovery Options
- Configuring Computer Recovery Options
- Querying the Event Log for Stop Events
- Shutting Down Computers and Logging Off Users
- Shutting Down a Computer
- Restarting a Computer
- Monitoring Changes in Computer Power Status
- Computer Roles
- Computer Roles Overview
- Managing Computer Accounts
- Retrieving Basic Logon and Computer Information
- Creating Computer Accounts
- Deleting Computer Accounts
- Deleting Specified Computer Accounts
- Modifying Computer Accounts
- Enumerating Computer Account Attributes
- Configuring the Computer Account Location Attribute
- Renaming Computer Accounts
- Moving Computer Accounts
- Resetting Computer Account Passwords
- Searching for Computer Accounts in Active Directory
- Enumerating All the Computer Accounts in Active Directory
- Locating Computer Accounts Based on Their Attributes
- Managing Computer Roles
- Identifying Computer Roles
- Identifying the Role of a Computer Based on the Service It Provides
- Identifying Active Directory-Specific Roles
- Enumerating Domain Controllers
- Identifying the Current Domain Controller for a Computer
- Identifying Operations Master Roles
- Identifying Global Catalog Servers
- Enabling or Disabling Global Catalog Servers
- Disks and File Systems
- Disks and File Systems Overview
- Managing and Monitoring Disk Drives
- Managing Disk Partitions
- Managing Logical Disk Drives
- Identifying Drives and Drive Types
- Changing Logical Disk Volume Names
- Managing Disk Space
- Enumerating Disk Space on a Computer
- Enumerating Disk Space by User
- Monitoring Free Disk Space in Real-Time
- Managing Disk Quotas
- Managing Disk Quotas on the NTFS File System
- Enumerating Disk Quota Settings
- Enabling and Disabling Disk Quotas
- Configuring Default Disk Quota Settings
- Managing Disk Quotas for Individual Users
- Enumerating Disk Quotas
- Adding a New Disk Quota Entry
- Modifying a Disk Quota Entry
- Deleting a Disk Quota Entry
- Managing File Systems
- Identifying the File System Type
- Enumerating NTFS Properties
- Modifying NTFS Properties
- Managing Page Files
- Monitoring Page File Use
- Configuring Page File Properties
- Files and Folders
- Files and Folders Overview
- Managing Files and Folders Using WMI
- Comparing WMI and the FileSystemObject
- Managing Files and Folders Using the Windows Shell Object
- Folders and Folder Objects
- Enumerating Folders and Folder Properties
- Enumerating All the Folders on a Computer
- Enumerating the Subfolders of a Folder
- Enumerating a Specific Set of Folders
- Enumerating Folders by Date
- Enumerating Special Folders
- Enumerating the Items in a Special Folder
- Binding to a Folder by Using the Browse For Folder Dialog Box
- Managing Folders
- Renaming Folders
- Moving Folders by Using the Rename Method
- Copying Folders by Using WMI
- Copying Folders by Using the Shell Folder Object
- Moving Folders by Using the Shell Folder Object
- Deleting Folders
- Compressing and Uncompressing Folders
- Files and File Objects
- Enumerating Files and File Properties
- Retrieving Extended File Properties
- Enumerating All the Files on a Computer
- Using an Asynchronous Query to Enumerate All the Files on a Computer
- Enumerating All the Files in a Folder
- Enumerating a Specific Set of Files
- Managing Files
- Renaming Files
- Changing File Name Extensions
- Copying Files
- Deleting Files
- Performing Actions on Files
- Identifying Shell Object Verbs
- Monitoring the File System
- Monitoring File Creation
- Monitoring File Deletion
- Monitoring File Modification
- Managing Shared Folders
- Enumerating Shared Folders
- Creating Shared Folders
- Mapping Shared Folders to Local Folders
- Deleting Shared Folders
- Modifying Shared Folder Properties
- Publishing Shared Folders in Active Directory
- Managing Published Folders
- Enumerating Published Folders
- Searching for Published Folders in Active Directory
- Deleting a Published Folder in Active Directory
- Logs
- Logs Overview
- Managing Logs
- Managing Event Logs
- Retrieving Event Log Properties
- Configuring Event Log Properties
- Backing Up and Clearing Event Logs
- Creating Unique File Names When Backing Up Event Logs
- Querying Event Logs
- Querying a Specific Event Log
- Querying an Event Log for a Subset of Events
- Retrieving Event Log Records from a Specified Day
- Asynchronously Retrieving Event Log Statistics
- Copying Events to a Database
- Writing Events to Event Logs
- Writing to Event Logs
- Creating Detailed Event Log Entry Descriptions
- Creating Custom Event Logs
- Managing Plain-Text Logs
- Parsing Comma-Separated-Values Logs
- Parsing Fixed-Width Logs
- Printing
- Printing Overview
- Monitoring Printers, Print Queues, and Print Jobs
- Monitoring Printers
- Monitoring Printer Status
- Monitoring Printer Status in Real Time
- Filtering Printer Status Displays
- Monitoring Printer Status by Using a Temporary Event Subscription
- Verifying the Status of the Print Service
- Monitoring Printer Workloads
- Reporting Print Queue Statistics
- Monitoring Print Jobs
- Monitoring Print Job Status
- Monitoring the Time Print Jobs Spend in a Print Queue
- Managing Printer Operations, Print Queues, and Print Jobs
- Managing Printer Operations
- Enumerating Printers and Print Capabilities
- Pausing Printers
- Resuming Printers
- Managing Print Queues
- Purging Print Queues
- Managing Print Jobs
- Pausing Print Jobs
- Resuming Print Jobs
- Configuring Printers and Print Jobs
- Configuring Printer Properties
- Configuring Printer Availability
- Tracking Printer Locations
- Enabling Printer Location Tracking
- Configuring Printer Locations
- Configuring Print Jobs
- Configuring Print Job Properties
- Managing Printer Connections on Client Computers
- Enumerating Printer Connections
- Adding and Deleting Printer Connections
- Adding a Printer Connection by Using WSH
- Removing a Printer Connection
- Searching for Printers in Active Directory
- Enumerating All the Published Printers in a Domain
- Searching for Specific Printers in a Domain
- Processes
- Processes Overview
- Managing Processes
- Monitoring Processes
- Monitoring Processes for Availability
- Monitoring Processes for Reliability
- Monitoring Processes for Performance
- Displaying Current Process Performance Data
- Enumerating Additional Process Properties
- Determining Process Owners
- Monitoring Threads
- Creating and Terminating Processes
- Creating Processes
- Modifying Process Startup Options
- Terminating Processes
- Services
- Services Overview
- Monitoring Services
- Monitoring Service Availability
- Monitoring Service Reliability
- Retrieving Service Properties
- Enumerating Service Properties
- Identifying the Services Running in a Process
- Changing Service State
- Determining Which Services Can Be Stopped or Paused
- Stopping or Pausing Services
- Starting or Resuming Services
- Enumerating Dependent and Antecedent Services
- Enumerating Dependent Services
- Enumerating Antecedent Services
- Stopping and Starting Dependent Services
- Configuring Services
- Configuring Service Start Options
- Configuring Error Control Codes for Autostart Services
- Managing Service Accounts and Service Account Passwords
- Configuring Service Accounts
- Configuring Service Account Passwords
- Installing and Removing Services
- Installing Services
- Removing Services
- Registry
- Registry Overview
- Managing the Registry
- Backing Up the Registry
- Reading Entry Values and Types
- Reading String-valued and DWORD-valued Entries
- Reading a Multistring-valued Entry
- Reading an Expanded String-valued Entry
- Reading a Binary-valued Entry
- Changing String-valued and DWORD-valued Entries
- Creating Registry Subkeys and Entries
- Creating a Subkey
- Creating String-valued and DWORD-valued Entries
- Creating Multistring-valued Entries
- Creating Expanded String-valued Entries
- Enumerating Keys, Subkeys, and Entries
- Enumerating Subkeys of a Key or Subkey
- Enumerating Entry Names, Values, and Data Types
- Deleting Subkeys and Entries
- Deleting Registry Entries
- Deleting a Registry Subkey
- Checking Registry Subkey Access Rights
- Monitoring the Registry
- Monitoring Subtree-Level Events
- Monitoring Subkey-Level Events
- Monitoring Entry-Level Events
- Scripting for the Enterprise
- Creating Enterprise Scripts
- Enterprise Scripts Overview
- Retrieving Arguments
- Retrieving Arguments from a Text File
- Using a Text File as a Command-Line Argument
- Retrieving Arguments from a Database
- Retrieving Arguments from an Active Directory Container
- Displaying Output
- Displaying Tabular Script Output in a Command Window
- Displaying Data by Using Internet Explorer
- Displaying Data in a Web Page
- Stopping a Script When Internet Explorer Is Closed
- Working with HTML Applications
- Displaying Script Output by Using the Tabular Data Control
- Sorting Data by Using the Tabular Data Control
- Filtering Data by Using the Tabular Data Control
- Sorting Data by Using a Disconnected Recordset
- Working with Databases
- Connecting to a Database
- Adding New Records to a Database
- Finding Records in a Recordset
- Updating Records in a Database
- Deleting Selected Records from a Database
- Deleting All Records in a Database Table
- Masking Passwords
- Masking Passwords by Using Internet Explorer
- Sending E-Mail
- Sending E-Mail from a Script
- Sending E-Mail Without Installing the SMTP Service
- Tracking Script Progress
- Tracking Script Progress by Using Internet Explorer
- Tracking Dynamic Script Progress by Using Internet Explorer
- Tracking Script Progress in a Command Window
- Managing Scheduled Tasks
- Enumerating Scheduled Tasks
- Creating Scheduled Tasks
- Deleting Scheduled Tasks
- Scripting Guidelines
- Overview of Scripting Guidelines
- Using Naming Conventions
- Naming Scripts
- Naming Variables
- Naming Constants
- Naming Functions and Procedures
- Constructing Scripts
- Choosing a Script Construction
- Creating a Script Template
- Using Functions and Procedures
- Formatting Code
- Using White Space
- Setting Statement Breaks
- Creating Scripts That Are Easier to Read
- Commenting Scripts
- Adding Comments to a Script
- Formatting Comments
- Creating Script Headers
- Creating Function and Procedure Headers
- Creating Script Documentation by Using Comments
- Using Comments as a Debugging Aid
- Debugging and Troubleshooting Scripts
- Adding a Trace Routine to a Script
- Incrementally Running a Script
- Turning Off Error Handling as a Debugging Tool
- Testing Scripts
Microsoft Windows 2000 Scripting Guide(c) Automating System Administration 2003
ISBN: N/A
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2004
Pages: 635
Pages: 635