Overview This instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage Windows networks by using the Windows Script Host (WSH) and the Microsoft Visual Basic, Scripting Edition (VBScript) language. During the course, students will work on real-world scripts that they can use to manage computers running Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. This course also provides an overview of other technologies where students can use script, such as Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
Overview of Windows Scripting Technologies
- Introduction to WSH
- Running Scripts
- Working with Scripts
- Comparing VBScript and Visual Basic
Working with Objects
- Object Terminology
- Creating and Using Objects
- Understanding Object Models
- Common Object Models
Script Logic
- Fundamental VBScript Rules
- Variables, Constants, and Data Types
- Operators
- Conditions and Loops
- Procedures
- Script Layout
Error Handling and Debugging
Understanding ADSI
- ADSI Overview
- Binding with ADSI
- ADSI Objects
- Searching Active Directory
- Creating New ADSI Objects
- Setting Security in Active Directory
- Managing Shares with ADSI
- Controlling Services Using ADSI
- ADSI Resources
Creating Logon Scripts
- Verifying the WSH Environment
- Common Logon Script Tasks
- Managing Logon Scripts
- Troubleshooting Logon Scripts
- Best Practices
Administrative Script
- Script Arguments
- Working with Event Logs
- Generating E-Mail Messages
- Managing the Registry
- Working with Drives, Folders, and Files
- Setting Folder-Level and File-Level Security
- Scheduling Scripts
- Best Practices
Beyond the Basics
- Windows Script Files
- Using COM Components
- WMI
- Scripting Microsoft Office
- ASP Pages