Scripting Resources

[ChrisH]

Scripting Resources

Microsoft Script centre- Plenty of information here for various scripting languages.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Mark Minasi’s Forum- Plenty of very experienced people here to help you with your scripting needs.
http://web2.minasi.com/forum/

Scripting Answers- Don Jones also writes the 2003 Resource Kit Guide, "Windows Automation Toolkit" which is VERY handy, and a surprisingly interesting read!
www.scriptinganswers.com/



Script Creators

WMI Scriptomatic-Creates code to query and manage computer settings.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../scripto2.mspx

WMI Code Creator (May2005)- Similar to WMI Scriptomatic but more recent.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

ADSI Scriptomatic- Create code to query AD
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...s/admatic.mspx

HTA Helpomatic- Gives you the framework for a Hypertext Application
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

SetACL- A very powerful alternative to the likes of CACLS, XCACLS and ADSSecurity.dll
http://setacl.sourceforge.net/index.html


Editors

Admin Script Editor- Comes loaded with scripts and explains their usage. This product is not free but comes with a 45 day trial.
http://www.adminscripteditor.com/editor/


Books

Windows 2000 scripting guide- (Still all relevant)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...464970-4475834

Kix Scripts

Official Homepage
http://www.kixtart.org/
KiXtart Online Reference

work in progress…..

[sahmeepee]

Similar to WMI Scriptomatic and released in May2005:

WMI Code Creator v1.0

The most useful online KiXtart reference for me:

KiXtart Online Reference

The KiXtart HTML Help file is also very useful.

[ChrisH]

Thanks will add.

[mac_shinobi]

Please add this one !!

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/editor/

[ChrisH]

Brief description as well please

[mac_shinobi]

It gives that on the first page of the site :P

[ChrisH]

Yes but I want you to say why its good not just paste from their site

[mac_shinobi]

Cos they give you fully loaded scripts for everything, and explain its usage and they got everything you can think of ( at least from what Ive seen )

[kingswood]

http://www.scriptinganswers.com/

One of the best sites I know of. Don Jones also writes the 2003 Resource Kit Guide, "Windows Automation Toolkit" which is VERY handy, and a surprisingly interesting read!

Paul

[ajbritton]

SetACL

Give your scripts ultimate control over ACL editing. Forget CACLS. Forget XCACLS. Forget ADSSecurity.dll. This is the dog b******ks. IMHO

(just noticed, also recomended by here by E1uSiV3)

[E1uSiV3]

Yup, SetACL owns

[ChrisH]

Updated

[mac_shinobi]

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk

The site speaks for itself , check it out and I aint putting it in my own words cos I cant too much on the site to say in my own words !!

[mac_shinobi]

btw the admin script editor site I posted cos they have a script library not cos of there editor :

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/main.asp

vbscript TA :

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/langhome.asp?l=v

kixstart :

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/langhome.asp?l=k

autostart :

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/langhome.asp?l=a

and finally Batch :

http://www.adminscripteditor.com/langhome.asp?l=b

[mattx]

Possible to Add AutoIT ?

www.hiddensoft.com

Its a freeware Windows automation language.