[THIN] Re: OT? WSH Logon Scripts

Guys,
I am glad that I found some other citrix admin that are using WSH and 
Vbscript like me. I also recommend these books "Windows Script Host" 
Programmer's Reference by Dino Esposito, and "Windows 2000 Windows 
Script Host" by Tim Hill, I also have "Teach Yourself Windows Script 
Host in 21 Days" by Thomas Fredell. These author is maintaing these 
scripting group http://groups.msn.com/WindowsScript. Another good 
scripting source for administrator that want to learn scripting is 
http://www.winnetmag.com. This the web site of windows magazine that 
contains a lot of really cool scripting articles.
When we were looking to import the logon script into the W2K environment 
I spent wrote a logon script that was using just wsh and vbscript. I 
download a logon script from this site 
http://groups.msn.com/WindowsScript, and I add few changes for our 
environment. The script was starting an instance of the MS Explorer 
greeting the user, showing the user name, mapping the drives, printers, 
and finally closing the explorer. I put together the skeleton of this 
script, that was documented, and that being a script language easily 
readable.  The reason that this script was not implemented was that the 
network administrators of my previous company wanted a tool will 
automatically generate the script. In this cookie cutting solution that 
I provide them the only thing that they were supposed to do was to type 
the right drive letter and unc in a sting like this

'Mapping the drive
wshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "s:", "\\servername\sharename",

Can't be done we need a tool. Evidently they needed a tool that could 
their mind, since they could not even read and type in english. If you 
guys know such a tool let me know that I'll pass it to them.

Go figure it.
Ciao
Marco Cortigiani

Magnus wrote:

>I could not agree more and Both of those books are very good resources as
>well
>
>Magnus
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Durbin, Jeff
>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 4:11 PM
>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [THIN] Re: OT? WSH Logon Scripts
>
>
>
>  I personally prefer tools that are native to the operating system, hence,
>my preference for WSH. With WSH, I can sit down at any NT4 or Win2K box and
>use VBScript. The knowledge translates over to full-on VB also, so I get
>proficiency in two areas for the price of one.=20
>  A great book I learned a lot from is Thomas Eck's 'Windows NT/2000 ADSI
>Scripting for System Administration'; it shows you how to use VBSCript to
>manage users, computers, the IIS metabase, etc. I highly recommend it,
>although it won't teach you the basics of VBScript. For basic VBScript
>reference, I bought O'Reilly & Associates 'VBScript in a Nutshell'.
>
>JD
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nail, Larry [mailto:lnail@xxxxxx]=20
>Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 5:05 AM
>To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>Subject: [THIN] Re: OT? WSH Logon Scripts
>
>
>
>There are lots...
>
>Windows Script Host by Tim Hill - =3D http://makeashorterlink.com/?O1F042884
>- more about VBScript than WSH. Books 1 & 2 on this list are fairly good.
>BTW, WMI is where Microsoft = =3D is heading.
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?B21134884
>
>.....................
>
>As far as web sites:
>Win32 Scripting - http://cwashington.netreach.net/
>MS VB Scripting Primer -
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=3D3D/technet/sc=
>r
>=3D
>iptcen
>ter/scrguide/sas_vbs_overview.asp
>MSDN Scripting Site -
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=3D3D/nhp/Default.asp?co=
>n
>=3D
>tentid
>=3D3D28001169
>MS Technet Script Center -
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=3D3D/technet/sc=
>r
>=3D
>iptcen
>ter/default.asp
>Windows Scripting Solutions - http://winscriptingsolutions.com/ - some = =3D
>paid access required wshUtilities and Scripts -
>http://home.att.net/~wshvbs/index.htm (some convenient info) Serverwatch
>- http://www.serverwatch.com/ - not an intuitive site, but =3D some of = the
>scripts/resources are well documented.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rosemary Sarkis [mailto:rosemary_sarkis@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20
>Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 10:20 PM
>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>Hi
>
>Whilst we are on the topic, can anyone suggest any good resources for
>learning VBScript & WSH (internet sites, books etc).  I have no =3D
>experience in this and am keen to learn..  Not only for Citrix but also for
>=3D scripting desktop operating systems..
>
>Thanks
>Rose
>
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