If you came from the VBScript world you may be missing a few old friends in PowerShell. Because Powershell is a management console, it lacks a GUI unless you create one using Windows forms. Things will change a bit in…
Read More
With service build 569 of PrimalScript 2007 we added a COM object that makes it easier to deal with CSV (comma separated values) data and/or files.
While browsing through posts at ScriptingAnswers.com and some of Microsoft’s scripting related newsgroups I…
Read More
Here’s another recent topic from the ScriptingAnswers.com forums which I thought I’d share. The forum members wanted to delete files if the drive utilization exceeded a certain threshold. Using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) with VBScript I came up with something…
Read More
The ActiveXPoSH COM component released with PrimalScript 2007 Service build 566 is now available as a free download from SAPIEN.com For more details please review this document: ActiveXPoSH.pdf ActiveXPoSH is free for personal and commercial use. You can download the…
Read More
I saw that Kirk Munro called me out on on Steven Muraski’s Scripting/SysAdmin meme . Here’s my contribution to the meme.
How old were you when you started using computers?
I probably didn’t start using computers until late in college…
Read More
Are you a VBScript user looking to leverage some of PowerShell’s cool new capabilities – but aren’t ready to move entirely to PowerShell? Perhaps you have an older VBScript that needs some minor new functionality that you just KNOW would…
Read More
We’re beginning to collect scripting best practice recommendations at http://www.scriptinganswers.com/essentials/index.php/category/best-practices/; you’ll also find additional PowerShell-specific best practices (including those related to PowerShell development, rather than scripting), at www.powershellcommunity.org.
Best practices are a way for you to benefit from the hard-earned lessons…
Read More
Download the template, which can be imported into Group Policy to centrally control Windows Script Host TrustPolicy. Note: After importing, if you see the containers but not the settings, you need to enable the advanced view options. These settings are…
Read More
These are the sample scripts from the last printing of Managing Windows with VBScript and WMI, by Don Jones. Download ZIP file.…
Read More
How good are you at troubleshooting WMI? Do you know the tricks for tuning it, making it work better, finding problems, and really digging deep into this important management technology?
I’m doing a session entitled "Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting for…
Read More
