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    - Trouble Troubleshooting I'm getting an error - (11,12) expected end of statement. '************************************** '* This script creates user accounts. * '************************************** Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application") 'Set the correct file location for the excel data file. Set objWorkbook = objExcel.Workbooks.Open("L:\TRANSFER\Class Lists 2006\12a.xls") domAddr = "@mcistudent.local" 'Set Variable for domain address. intRow = 2 'Variable for loop. Begins on 2 to bypass header row. Const ADS_PROPERTY_APPEND = 3 'Constant for adding to the group. dim usrVar = "cn=" & objExcel.Cells(intRow,1).value 'new user's address. Do Until objExcel.Cells(intRow,1).Value = "" 'Initiate loop. Set objOU = GetObject("LDAP://ou=Senior Four,dc=mcistudent,dc=local") 'Create Account. Set objUser = objOU.Create("User",usrVar) Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196370
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    - Script to search for Antivirus loading locally on a PC.. I'm reachin here, but I thought I would ask anyways. Does anyone know of a script that can search a PC and report if any Antivirus programs have been installed? If they need to search for each and every antivirus product that exists fi soemone can point me in the right direction to searching for one I can do the rest.. TIA for any help.. Regards, Karson Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196365
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    - Reformatting text.... Hi. I would like to use vbscript to reformat text in a musiclibrary. All performers are located in a textfile like this: Line 1: ADAMS, BRYAN (ENG) + DENVER, JOHN (USA) + JARRE, JEAN MICHELLE (FRA) + THE BEATLES + THE DOORS I want to acchive a swithching of lastname, firstname so result being like the following : (If possible change the letters to capital exept for the first letter. The language code ex. (ENG) should be kept in capital.) Bryan Adams (ENG) + John Denver (USA) + Jean Michelle Jarre (FRA) + The Beatles + The Doors Is there an expert who knows the answer in this case ? \T. Tei Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196363
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    - to: fans of vb5cce (where is it?) hi vb5cce fans. Like me, you have enjoyed the free visual basic compiler, "visual basic 5 control creation edition", graciously provided by microsoft for people who like to write "objects" (ocx's) to supplement the vbScript language. The vb5cce compiler was first offered in the late 1990's, and has been kept available for downloading by microsoft (surprisingly) until this year (last tested late spring). Now, the latest link to the download no longer works: http://download.microsoft.com/msdownload/sbn/vbcce/vb5ccein.exe although, the vb5cce "help file" download is still there (explain that?): http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/2/5/5253a7ea-1310-40d8-b762-625c2019310e/ccehelp.exe O.K., so here's the question. Does anybody know where the vb5cce compiler download has been moved to, or else know definitively if microsoft has intentionally removed it. Also note, while vb5cce was released in the era of win95, it still works perfectly well on winXP, and so would still serve a useful purpose -- at least for folks who feel that vbScript ought to have had more features than ms doeth provide. Also note(2): yes, microsoft does now provide vb 2005 express edition for free (at least for now), and you can use it to write COM objects callable from script. But, I would assert that vb2005exp is 10-to-100 times more complicated and difficult to code with and get a working object. On top of that, you have to drag along the humongous net framework which takes up 100 times more storage than the vb5 runtimes. cheers, jw Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196359
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    - to: fans of vb5cce (where is it?) hi vb5cce fans. Like me, you have enjoyed the free visual basic compiler, "visual basic 5 control creation edition", graciously provided by microsoft for people who like to write "objects" (ocx's) to supplement the vbScript language. The vb5cce compiler was first offered in the late 1990's, and has been kept available for downloading by microsoft (surprisingly) until this year (last tested late spring). Now, the latest link that to the download no longer works: http://download.microsoft.com/msdownload/sbn/vbcce/vb5ccein.exe although, the vb5cce "help file" download is still there (explain that?): http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/2/5/5253a7ea-1310-40d8-b762-625c2019310e/ccehelp.exe O.K., so here's the question. Does anybody know where the vb5cce compiler download has been moved to, or else know definitively if microsoft has intentionally removed it. Also note, while vb5cce was released in the era of win95, it still works perfectly well on winXP, and so would still serve a useful purpose -- at least for folks who feel that vbScript ought to have had more features than ms doeth provide. Also note(2): yes, microsoft does now provide vb 2005 express edition for free (at least for now), and you can use it to write COM objects callable from script. But, I would assert that vb2005exp is 10-to-100 times more complicated and difficult to code with and get a working object. On top of that, you have to drag along the humongous net framework which takes up 100 times more storage than the vb5 runtimes. cheers, jw Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196355
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    - vbscript error or IIS compatibility issue ? hi i'm developpin an asp web application under IIS 5.1 on an Win XP operated machine it's workin pretty fine under IIS 5.1 and IIS 6.0 (Win 2003 server), but when i moved it to a Win2000 server machine ( IIS 5.0 ) i started to get errors. now the thing is the following : attach.asp: <% if Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME")="/edr/register.asp" then dim final_draft set AttachmentFile=FSO.OpenTextFile(server.MapPath("../TempAttachments/file"&Code&".html"),2,true) ' 2 for writing and true to create if does not exist ' String of the generated report final_draft="<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN' 'http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd'><html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><head><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=windows-1256' />"&strAttachment AttachmentFile.write final_draft ===> line 47 generating the error <=== AttachmentFile.close() end if createAttachment=strAttachment .. %> where the string of the report is a dynamically generated html file that is to be sent as an email attachment. it works preety good on 5.1 IIS but under IIS 5.0 Win 2K i get the following error Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0005' Invalid procedure call or argument /edr/attach.asp, line 47 now i checked folder permissions and it's all good though im sure it ain't the issue but the exceptional is that if i just write any string to the file other than the report content it works under IIS 5.0 as well. the error indicates an invalid call to a procedure which is the write procedure in here this error , i think, occurs if you call a procedure with a null argument but that ain't the case in here and further more in the report string being generated in the lines before the call to the write procedure,there's is no call to any procedures or functions whatsoever it just a bunch of variables that could be empty or could be not. now I need to know if it's a vbscript version issue or IIS compatibility or is it just a common error ? and if there's a way to get throught it,please tell me about it any help is much appreciated thanks Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196354
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    - vbscript error or IIS compatibility issue ? hi i'm developpin an asp web application under IIS 5.1 on an Win XP operated machine it's workin pretty fine under IIS 5.1 and IIS 6.0 (Win 2003 server), but when i moved it to a Win2000 server machine ( IIS 5.0 ) i started to get errors. now the thing is the following : attach.asp: <% if Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME")="/edr/register.asp" then dim final_draft set AttachmentFile=FSO.OpenTextFile(server.MapPath("../TempAttachments/file"&Code&".html"),2,true) ' 2 for writing and true to create if does not exist ' String of the generated report final_draft="<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN' 'http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd'><html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><head><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=windows-1256' />"&strAttachment AttachmentFile.write final_draft ===> line 47 generating the error <=== AttachmentFile.close() end if createAttachment=strAttachment .. %> where the string of the report is a dynamically generated html file that is to be sent as an email attachment. it works preety good on 5.1 IIS but under IIS 5.0 Win 2K i get the following error Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a0005' Invalid procedure call or argument /edr/attach.asp, line 47 now i checked folder permissions and it's all good though im sure it ain't the issue but the exceptional is that if i just write any string to the file other than the report content it works under IIS 5.0 as well. the error indicates an invalid call to a procedure which is the write procedure in here this error , i think, occurs if you call a procedure with a null argument but that ain't the case in here and further more in the report string being generated in the lines before the call to the write procedure,there's is no call to any procedures or functions whatsoever it just a bunch of variables that could be empty or could be not. now I need to know if it's a vbscript version issue or IIS incompatibility or is it just a common error ? and if there's a way to get throught it,please tell me about it any help is much appreciated thanks Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196353
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    - Create a Shutdown script that gives a user the chance to quit. Dear All, I have produced the following script which when run (usually by TaskScheduler at 6pm each day). It opens an IE page, shows an animated clock, tells the user to click a button if they don't want the computer to shut down after 30 seconds. If they don't click the button, then the PC shuts down. If they do the script quits. All the parts of the script work except the input button. Including this line gives the error: Line 31, Char 53, error Expected end of statement, code 800A0401, MS VBS compliation error. Any ideas what's wrong with this line? If I ' the line out it works just fine. ======================== Shut Down Scriipt ========== On Error Resume Next strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,(Shutdown)}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colOperatingSystems = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_OperatingSystem") Set objWMIService = GetObject("Winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_DesktopMonitor") For Each objItem in colItems intHorizontal = objItem.ScreenWidth intVertical = objItem.ScreenHeight Next Set objExplorer = CreateObject _ ("InternetExplorer.Application") objExplorer.Navigate "about:blank" objExplorer.ToolBar = 0 objExplorer.StatusBar = 0 objExplorer.Left = (intHorizontal - 400) / 2 objExplorer.Top = (intVertical - 200) / 2 objExplorer.Width = 400 objExplorer.Height = 200 objExplorer.Visible = 1 objExplorer.Document.Body.Style.Cursor = "wait" objExplorer.Document.Title = "Logon script in progress" objExplorer.Document.Body.InnerHTML = "<img src='file:///E:\Artwork\Animations\MinuteClock.gif'> " & _ "This computer will SHUT DOWN in 30 Seconds. To cancel Shutdown please click the STOP button" objExplorer.Document.Body.InnerHTML = "<input type="button" value="STOP" onClick="QuitScript">" 'this line stops the script working.. Wscript.Sleep 30000 'currently set to 30 seconds objExplorer.Document.Body.InnerHTML = "Computer will now shut down. Goodbye..." 'Lines below tabbed out for testing purposes. 'For Each objOperatingSystem in colOperatingSystems ' objOperatingSystem.Shutdown() 'Next Sub QuitScript Wscript.Quit End Sub =========================== End ===================== Thanks in advance for any help provided. -- Cheers Chas *************** * Spectrum is Green * *************** Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196344
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    - Schema/Object Map Names Help This is a very basic question. I'm new to ADSI scripting and I'm having some trouble finding my way around - I feel like I'm feeling around in the dark. I'd like a nice list/diagram of the Active Directory object model. For example, what are the objects under the User Class, and what are their attributes. I'm learning the VBS language for accessing this stuff, but I can't find the names of the things I'd like to access. For example, in the Active Directory gui Account tab there are four options under Account Options. I'd like to know how to access these options with ADSI/VBS but I don't know what to call them in ADSI. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196339
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    - how to generate random string? i need to generate a random, 20 character string that will only contain 0-9 and A-Z any good solutions before i start writing something inefficient? :) Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196337
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    - setting permissions on network share I'm using the code below to set network sharing on a folder. However, by default the share permissions give 'Everyone' full control. I want the group to only have read permissions. I'm fairly new to scripting and don't really know much about setting acl's, etc so the Win32_SecurityDescriptor msdn docs are a bit confusing. Can anyone give me some pointers or examples on how i go about doing this? Const FILE_SHARE = 0 Const MAXIMUM_CONNECTIONS = 25 strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set objNewShare = objWMIService.Get("Win32_Share") errReturn = objNewShare.Create ("C:\Sirius", "SIRIUS", FILE_SHARE, MAXIMUM_CONNECTIONS) Thanks very much. Alex. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196336
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    - Share DVD drive Hi, I found the code below to create a share of the hard drive but when I tried to apply it to share the DVD drive on the computer it failed. Does any one have done this before? I think may intType should use something else. Please help. Thanks Greg -------------------------------------- strComputer = "." strPath = "t:\" strName = "img" intType = 0 ' share a disk drive resource intMaxAllowed = 10 strDescr = "img on dvd" ' ------ END CONFIGURATION --------- set objWMI = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") set objShare = objWMI.Get("Win32_Share") intRC = objShare.Create(strPath, strName, intType, intMaxAllowed, strDescr) if intRC <> 0 then WScript.Echo "Error creating share: " & intRC else WScript.Echo "Successfully created share" end if Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196333
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    - Using VBS to write VBA macros in Excel Is there any way to open a file in Excel and write a macro into the visual basic editor? At first I tried to do automation using VBS but found that I need to keep on searching for values of various constants defined in Excel to make them work in VBS. My idea is this. Suppose I need to create a specific kind of chart, the program I use (SAS) can generate a VBS file and run it. The VBS file in turn will generate an excel file, open VB editor inside it and write a macro and then run it. Is there any way to do this? Thanks in advance. Indrajit Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196329
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    - Resolving the names of none windows devices Hi, I have a list of hostnames in a textfile. These are non-Windows devices and we use Bind DNS. I want to resolve those names using a script to an IP Address and write that to a text file. I'm not sure if I can use nslookup or just ping the devices and then add them in to a text file, whichever would be easiest, but in the text file, I need to end up with ONLY the hostname and IP. I have a netsh command I can then run from a for loop in a batch script to add the records to a wins server, to create static entries, which is what I'm after, but I'm stuck on getting the actual hostnames resolved to an IP address. Any suggestions? -- Beckyibop Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196325
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    - CDO.Message two emails instead of one Working with classic ASP on Windows Server 2003 IIS6 I'm receiving two mails instead of the only one I expected. The other is a blank email. I'm using the next lines and they work fine: Set iConf = CreateObject("CDO.Configuration") With iConf .Fields.Item(cdoSendUsingMethod) = cdoSendUsingPort .Fields.Item(cdoSMTPServer) = "server.name" ' example .Fields.Update End With Set iMsg = CreateObject("CDO.Message") With iMsg Set .Configuration = iConf .To = "...@..." .From = "...@..." .Subject = "some subject" .TextBody = "some text" .Send End With Set iConf = Nothing Set iMsg = Nothing But I can figure out yet how I must configure this to avoid the extra email. Thanks in advance Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196316
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    - Terminal Services Licensing Report I need to create a report monthly with information related to my Terminal Service Licensing Server. I need to know how many licenses I have and how many licenses are in use. Is there a way to do it using VBScript? Thanks!!! Carlos Felipe Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196310
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    - Do not install if Certain OS Hello All, I have a script that is going to see if a program is installed. If not then it installs. However I do not want this piece of software to install on our servers when we as admins login. Only desktops. Here is the piece that checks to see if the program is installed, and if your a member of a certain group. I need a way to add one more condition that says "hey don't install if os is 2000 or 2003 server" If Not (objFSO.FileExists("C:\Program Files\Liquid Machines\Client\lmclientconsole.exe")) And IsMember ("EPAYGroup") Then showstat("Installing Liquid Machines") objShell.Run "\\ppkdrm\clients\liquid machines client.msi /SILENT",0 End If Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196306
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    - scan for pst's anyone know of a vbscript to scan every pc on your network for pst's and then just dump out the pc name,dir path info of the location of the pst to a central text file? Thanks a lot Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196299
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    - Print graphic to printer via VBS Hello all, I'm using the following code to print text to a network printer: Set ofs = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set oPrinter = ofs.OpenTextFile("\\printsvr\itptr", 2) oPrinter.WriteLine "This is a test file" oPrinter.WriteLine "This is a second line" oPrinter.Write Chr(12) But I need to know if there's someway to add a line in here that'll print a graphic as well. I'd like to create a graphic heading to print on the top of each page printed, but going the route above I've only been able to print text. Thanks, Alex Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196297
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    - Copying folders Hi all, I am learning to use VBScript to create a Windows logon script. Right now, we are in the process of moving from a workgroup to a domain, so everyone has a local profile on the copmuter with their desktop and favorites, etc. What I want to do is have it so that when the users first log on to the domain, it will copy their Desktop and Favorites from their old profile to the new one (in this case it is C:\Docs and Settings\Username to C:\Docs and Settings\Username.MYDOMAIN) Anyway, I thought I had this all nice and good as it worked fine when I tried logging in. When I tried logging in as a different user, however, I get a path cannot be found when I try to grab a folder object (ie objFSO.GetFolder(strSource)). The only thing I can think of is that maybe this is some type of permissions problem? I think this because when I tried to open up C:\Docs and Settings\Username when the user was logged on I get an "Access is Denied Error." I, on the other hand, am an admin/domain admin and have no problem getting to other profiles on this computer. I tried making the user a local admin, but I still got the same problem in the script and still am unable to open C:\Docs and Settings\Username. Any ideas? Thanks for the advice! Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196296
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    - Script to Update Self in Active Directory Has anyone found a way for users to edit their personal information, like address & phone numbers in AD without being admins and without modifying the SELF permissions. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196291
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    - Printing messages to different printers Hello, How do I print text from VBS to a specific printer on our network. For example, I hit a database and pull in the variables 'Department' and 'Content' and if say 'Department' equals 'Marketing' it'll print the contents of 'Content' to the marketing printer. I'll have this script scheduled to run every 5 minutes, and once the message is printed it'll flag it as so in the database as to not print it again. Thanks ... Alex Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196290
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    - Find Replace Question Hello all: I would like to find all occurances of a "/" in a document and replace it with a "," and then search for the next space (in that line) and replace it with a "," Example Text 100/10 hits 100/25 blocks 100,10,hits 100,25,blocks Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196288
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    - Automatically hide/show text... Here's what I got: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <script language=vbscript> sub toggle(id) if document.all(id).style.display = "block" then document.all(id).style.display = "none" else document.all(id).style.display = "block" end if end sub </script> </HEAD> <BODY> <a href="#" onclick="toggle('more')">Click me</a> <div id=more style="display:none;">this is more text...</div> <br> <a href="#" onclick='toggle("more2")'>Click me again</a> <div id="more2" style="display:None;">More more text!</div> </BODY> </HTML> A pretty simple show/hide to display text and hide it with a click again. I was wondering if someone knew how to hide the previously selected item when an item is selected... I need it to work automatically without having to write a huge "hideAll()" that hides all the Divs as this page will change a lot (using for an FAQ/News page) Thanks! Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196287
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    - scipt to add a windows schedule? Hi there, I need to automate the process of adding a few tasks to the windows scheduler (Windows 2000). I need to run this script during the install of some software (msi). can anyone help me get an example for this? Thanks! --Regards, @win Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196286
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    - VBScript Excel formatconditions: looking for the right syntax Hi there, I'am working on a VBScript that fills a Excel-sheet with data from text-files The following code should create condition formating within a cell: Wiith oWorkbook.cells(Regel, cColBGCount+dicbg.Count+1) .FormulaR1C1 =3D "=3DCOUNTA(RC[-7]:RC[-1])-SUM(RC[-7]:RC[-1])" .FormatConditions.Delete .FormatConditions.Add xlCellValue, xlEqual, "0" .FormatConditions.Add xlCellValue, xlLess, "-1" .FormatConditions(1).Interior.ColorIndex =3D vbYellow .FormatConditions.Add xlCellValue, xlLess, "-2" .FormatConditions(2).Interior.ColorIndex =3D vbRed End With The syntax of the fourth line I got from Internet an it works, but the next line: .FormatConditions(1).Interior.ColorIndex =3D vbYellow generates a syntax-error (translate from dutch to english): property colorindex of class Interior can not be set (?!?!?) (dutch: eigenschap colorindex van klasse Interior kan niet worden ingesteld)=20 If I am not clear, just ask me..=20 TIA,=20 Andr=E9 vWG Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196283
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    - Dumbass newbie question Hi There, I found some VB the other day within the Script Centre repository to bring me the members of distribution lists. It worked well the other day. When I'm querying another domain with different naming conventions however, I'm having problems. The main problems (I think) are the use of spaces in my OU name, and that each DL begins with a '#' character. I found an article within Google groups asying I should put a '\' before my '#' to cure this, but no luck. If someone could have a look at the below and advise me of the actual syntax I should be using, I'd be very grateful. *************************************************** On Error Resume Next Set objGroup = GetObject _ ("LDAP://cn=#inquiries@xxxxx.com,ou=Distribution Lists,ou=us,dc=na,dc=ad,dc=xxxxx,dc=com") objGroup.GetInfo arrMemberOf = objGroup.GetEx("member") WScript.Echo "Members:" For Each strMember in arrMemberOf WScript.echo strMember Next *************************************************** Many Thanks in advance, Orb. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196280
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    - LDAP and IIS How can I get currently login user to domain from ActiveDirectory using vbscript on my html page via IIS WebPage? My script: <SCRIPT language=vbscript> Function FirstName() On Error Resume Next Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo") strUserName = objSysInfo.UserName Set objUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & strUserName) FirstName = objUser.Get("givenName") End Function </script> works but not on my WebPage. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196279
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    - Export Email Addresses from Active Directory Security Group I was looking for a sample script to query an AD security group and export each users email address to a txt file or excel file? any help would be great. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196276
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    - Script works on one Win2000 server but not another I'm trying to troubleshoot a vbs script that runs fine on some Win2000 servers but not others. If I manually run the script it runs fine, but if I let a tool called Big Brother run it, it doesn't return any data. The Big Brother tool should be running it using the system account. It previously returned data until I put a MonthName() requirement in. All servers are Win2000 SP4 and patched up to Aug patches. I've looked at wmimgmt.msc and tried to compare settings. I think I see some security differences there but don't know if I'm even touching this. In comparing a system that works to one that doesn't they are both using wsh 5.6. They may be at different mdac levels if that matters. The script reads a registry setting, separates out the date and compares it to todays date. It then sends updates based on the results to the Big Brother tool. I'm looking for some help in troubleshooting why it will run under my account and not the system and why it runs fine on 5 out of 8 systems. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196273
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    - Write WMI query to file? How do I go about getting output to a log file? Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196269
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    - IE7 RC1 Breaks Scripts I just installed IE 7 RC1 and my application scripts stopped working. An example: Dim IE, doc, pics Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application") IE.navigate "about:blank" Do until IE.ReadyState = 4: WScript.Sleep 50: Loop Set doc = IE.document doc.write("test test <img src='abc.jpg'> test") set pics = doc.all.tags("IMG") pics.length now returns 0 Help! Help! What should I modify? I have many jobs held up because they use this functionality to extract objects from web pages. Thanks in advance kk PS: It was still running fine in the beta before RC1 Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196257
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    - Running SQL statement from table... All, I have a table with the following SQL statement inside it... SELECT * from tblPerson Where PersonID=" & request.querystring("PersonID") How can I retreive this and execute it via vbscript to populate another recordset... Cheers Td Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196251
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    - Newbie needs Help Please Hello, I have decided I need to learn how to script very badly. I have been hired as the network administrator at a quickly growing company. I want to right a script for adding our new hires, since this is going to be a common proccess. I need to Add a user. create an email account. add the user to a group. create a "home directory" that thier My Documents points to on the server, A profile, grant access to our sharepoint portal, grant access to Customer Service email accounts. Can I do all this with one script? I would hate to miss a step, and have problems when a large group of new hires start. Thanks for the help Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196249
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    - Using VBScript as a COM object Hi am able to use VBScript.RegExp as an object in another application, which allows me to use regular expressions in that application. I would like to do something similar for math functions. Is there a way to use VBScript as a COM object so I can access its math functions? Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196243
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    - terminal server I all ready have this code and it works fine. When they log off the terminal server, the script just do a loop. But i want the user to get a question before it loops again. They should get two options: 1. reconnect to terminal server 2. shutdown computer. Set oShell = CreateObject(â??â??Wscript.Shellâ??â??) Do While True oShell.Run â??â??mstsc c:\ts.rdp,3,True Loop I hope someone could help me with this problem. Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196240
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    - How can a Combobox option the one which is the default selected change based on today's date? I have 3 combo boxes inside the html page where in I take the year ,month and day .Now I want that by default in the month combobox current month should be default (selected).Similarly in the day combobox Today's date should be default selected and tommorow it should change to the tommorows date . Like wise in the year combo box. For example today is september 13 2006. So when he opens the page the combo boxes should display 13 September 2006 . Now if he wants he can choose from the other dates months and years. its done by giving SELECTED keyword in the option tag ,but in this case selected date has to change daily.So do I need to write some script? Thanks Divya Tag: Startup Script Tag: 196239
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I have written a simple map drive script that would map an N: drive to a
remote system on startup. I have modified the gpedit.msc and added the vbs
script to run at startup; however, after I reboot the system it ignores the
vbs file and dosn't map the drive.

The script works fine if I double-click the file within Windows; but, will
not run it at startup.

How can I get the system to see the script and run it at startup so the
sytem will have a network drive mapped even though no one is logged in?
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Thanks!

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Re: Startup Script by Michael

Michael
Fri Sep 15 23:37:37 CDT 2006

N wrote:
> I have written a simple map drive script that would map an N: drive
> to a remote system on startup. I have modified the gpedit.msc and
> added the vbs script to run at startup; however, after I reboot the
> system it ignores the vbs file and dosn't map the drive.
>
> The script works fine if I double-click the file within Windows; but,
> will not run it at startup.
>
> How can I get the system to see the script and run it at startup so
> the sytem will have a network drive mapped even though no one is
> logged in?

Drive mappings are only meaningful in the context of the account that does
the mapping. In the case of system startup scripts, that's the local SYSTEM
account, not a user account for someone triggering the execution of a logon
script.

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Michael Harris
Microsoft MVP Scripting

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