[windows2000] Re: Scripting question
- From: "Braebaum, Neil" <Neil.Braebaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 10:49:29 -0000
You don't need AD for folder redirection.
Really it's just smoke and mirrors. All folder redirection does, is
modify these values in User Shell Folders, which the shell users to
update the values in Shell Folders, which in turn the shell uses for
where it points to / looks at for these folders / components.
So if you can modify the values, as you wish, and you have somewhere
server-based to point them, you can implement folder redirection.
Neil
> From: "Puetz, Christoph" <christoph.puetz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Scripting question
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:10:00 -0700
>
> That would be nice but these are laptop users and I need a
> short-term fix for now before I implement an AD solution and
> educate users about folder synchronization.
>
> Christoph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Braebaum, Neil [mailto:Neil.Braebaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 3:23 AM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Scripting question
>
> > From: "Puetz, Christoph" <christoph.puetz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [windows2000] Scripting question
> > Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:38:18 -0700
> >
> > Anyone know how I need to specify the path to the local "My
> documents"
> > folder on a machine for a vbs script?
> >
> > I am using this script to syncronize two folders. Works fine between
> > two folders when I paths like C:\temp and C:\test.
> > But I seem to get it wrong specifying the path to
> >
> > c:\documents and settings\user id\my documents. (user id of course
> > should be the logged on user
> >
> > Any idea how I can specify that path with the user id retrieved
> > automatically so that it runs on that local my documents folder no
> > matter which user is logged in?
>
> In your vbs script, open HKCU, and read the value in
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
> Folders\Personal
>
> This is a string value, and is a result of what
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
> Shell Folders\Personal (type REG_EXPAND_SZ) expands to.
>
> This will mean that you will get the correct My Documents
> path, even if it's redirected.
>
> As you are already using the filesystemobject, and as it's a
> string value, you shouldn't have any problems using the
> WScript.Shell regread method.
>
> > I want to
> > allow certain users to manually syncronize the my documents folder
> > with a network share (once everything
> > works)
>
> Having said all that, why not redirect My Documents for these users?
>
> Neil
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