GUI and some help needed

[MK-2]

I know this might be the wrong forum for it, if so, please move it as I am too stupid to know where this goes :oops:

 

At the moment, to create single users I have a batch file. One for each yeargroup and one for staff that will:

 

Add the user using net user commands

Add that user to a group

Make their home folder

Change permissions on that folder

Share that folder for easy admin access

 

The thing is, every time there's a new user I have to open up a command prompt then run the batch file with the right parm's

Is anybody able to do a VB GUI for me (I have no VB skills at all) that will ask for:

Firstname

Lastname

Year (drop down box that will determine which batch file is run)

 

and the parm's from that are then sent through to the relevant batch file?

 

The other thing is the batch file does its job, but it doesn't tick the 'user must change password on next logon' box and also it sets their home area as a local profile whereas I need it set to map to h:\ instead.

These are the only two things bugging me about our single user creation and any help would be very much appreciated.

 

PS - If anyone can help with the GUI, please PM me so I can explain how our usernames and the batch file looks.

Ta

[djm968]

I use DSADD and a csv file. This link provides a VBScript that will create users from an excel spreadsheet.

 

http://computerperformance.co.uk/vbscript/vbscript_user_spreadsheet.htm

[ChrisH]

You dont have to use VB for this. If your not familiar with anything to make a GUI from try AutoIT. Its fairly easy to make GUIs with that, then all you need to do is pass the parameters to your script.

[MK-2]

Thanks for the help guys. AutoIT seems just the job.

 

The only other thing was the stuff that a batch file can't do.

Ensuring that 'change password next logon' is set, and also making sure the profile is changed from local to remote h:\. Also physically moving the user from the 'users' container to the relevant container for their year.

I've heard it's possible to do this using VBS or some other coding, as I'd like to tie it in with this GUI so it does everything at once.

[djm968]

I would use DSADD in the batch file to create the user it is much more flexible than net user and can do everything you need.

 

You can also do this using DSMOD