| Introduction | xxvii |
| PART I: SCRIPTING CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION | 1 |
| CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Windows Script Technologies | 3 |
| CHAPTER 2 VBScript Primer | 15 |
| VBScript Overview | 17 |
| Working with Objects | 18 |
| Connecting to Objects | 19 |
| Creating an Object Reference | 20 |
| Calling Methods | 21 |
| Retrieving Properties | 22 |
| Variables | 23 |
| Constants | 25 |
| Strings | 26 |
| Strings as Variables | 27 |
| Concatenating Strings | 29 |
| Collections | 30 |
| For Each | 31 |
| Collections with Zero Items | 33 |
| Looping | 34 |
| For Next | 34 |
| Making Decisions | 37 |
| Taking Multiple Actions by Using If Then Else | 38 |
| Arrays | 39 |
| Input | 41 |
| Error Handling | 43 |
| Using the Err Object | 43 |
| Clearing Errors | 46 |
| VBScript Reference | 47 |
| Working with Variables | 49 |
| Initializing Variables | 51 |
| Using Constants | 53 |
| Defining Constants | 54 |
| Using Intrinsic Constants | 54 |
| VBScript Data Types | 56 |
| Working with Dates and Times | 59 |
| Retrieving Current Date and Time Values | 60 |
| Verifying That a Value Is a Date | 61 |
| Retrieving Specific Portions of a Date and Time Value | 62 |
| Date Arithmetic | 68 |
| Formatting Date and Time Values | 70 |
| Working with Strings | 73 |
| Manipulating Strings and String Lengths | 74 |
| Searching for Text in a String | 79 |
| Modifying String Case | 81 |
| Working with Numbers | 82 |
| Arithmetic Precedence | 82 |
| Formatting Numbers | 84 |
| Formatting Percentages | 86 |
| Running Statements Multiple Times | 87 |
| Do Loop | 88 |
| Checking the Loop Condition | 89 |
| Exiting a Loop | 90 |
| Making Decisions | 92 |
| Testing Multiple Conditions | 92 |
| If Then ElseIf | 93 |
| Select Case | 96 |
| Arrays | 97 |
| Creating Arrays | 98 |
| Creating Dynamic Arrays | 100 |
| Converting a Delimited String to an Array | 101 |
| Alternatives to Using Arrays | 103 |
| Error Handling | 104 |
| Handling Run-Time Errors | 106 |
| Toggling Error Handling | 108 |
| Handling Errors in COM Objects | 110 |
| Procedures | 111 |
| Calling a Procedure | 112 |
| Functions | 114 |
| Recursion | 120 |
| COM Objects | 121 |
| The COM Process | 122 |
| Binding | 124 |
| Choosing a Method for Binding to an Automation Object | 124 |
| Verifying Object References | 126 |
| Unloading Objects from Memory | 127 |
| CHAPTER 3 WSH Primer | 129 |
| WSH Overview | 130 |
| WSH Architecture | 134 |
| Components of the WSH Environment | 135 |
| How the Components of the WSH Environment Work Together | 139 |
| WSH Object Model | 140 |
| Running WSH Scripts | 140 |
| Running Scripts from the Command Line | 142 |
| Scheduling the Running of Scripts | 146 |
| Other Methods of Running Scripts | 146 |
| WSH Objects | 147 |
| WScript Object | 148 |
| Using COM Objects | 150 |
| Handling Input and Output | 154 |
| Working with Command-Line Arguments | 162 |
| Controlling How a Script Runs | 176 |
| Obtaining WSH Environment Information | 179 |
| Handling Events | 181 |
| WshShell Object | 181 |
| Running Programs | 183 |
| Working with Shortcuts | 191 |
| Working with Special Folders | 195 |
| Environment Variables | 197 |
| Logging an Event | 201 |
| Reading From and Writing to the Local Registry | 203 |
| Sending Keystrokes to a Program | 206 |
| Retrieving and Changing a Script's Current Working Directory | 211 |
| Displaying Timed Message Boxes | 212 |
| WshNetwork Object | 219 |
| Managing Network Drives | 221 |
| Managing Network Printers | 224 |
| Obtaining User and Computer Information | 226 |
| WshController Object | 227 |
| Running Scripts on Remote Computers | 230 |
| Monitoring Status of Remotely Running Scripts | 231 |
| Examining Errors Produced by Remotely Running Scripts | 232 |
| Limitations of Remote WSH | 234 |
| Securing Scripts | 234 |
| Digitally Signing Scripts | 235 |
| Enforcing the Use of Signed Scripts | 236 |
| Programmatically Signing a Script | 237 |
| Programmatically Verifying a Signed Script | 237 |
| Restricting the Ability to Run Scripts | 238 |
| Disabling Windows Script Host | 239 |
| CHAPTER 4 Script Runtime Primer | 241 |
| Script Runtime Overview | 242 |
| FileSystemObject | 243 |
| Managing Disk Drives | 243 |
| Returning a Collection of Disk Drives | 244 |
| Binding to a Specific Disk Drive | 245 |
| Enumerating Disk Drive Properties | 245 |
| Ensuring That a Drive is Ready | 248 |
| Managing Folders | 249 |
| Binding to a Folder | 249 |
| Verifying That a Folder Exists | 250 |
| Creating a Folder | 250 |
| Deleting a Folder | 251 |
| Copying a Folder and Its Contents | 252 |
| Moving a Folder and Its Contents | 254 |
| Renaming a Folder | 255 |
| Using Folder Properties | 256 |
| Enumerating Folder Properties | 257 |
| Managing Folder Attributes | 258 |
| Changing Folder Attributes | 261 |
| Enumerating the Files in a Folder | 262 |
| Enumerating Subfolders | 263 |
| Managing Files | 266 |
| Binding to a File | 266 |
| Verifying That a File Exists | 267 |
| Deleting a File | 268 |
| Copying a File | 270 |
| Moving a File | 272 |
| Renaming a File | 272 |
| Retrieving File Properties | 273 |
| Enumerating File Attributes | 275 |
| Configuring File Attributes | 276 |
| Parsing File Paths | 277 |
| Retrieving the File Version | 279 |
| Reading and Writing Text Files | 280 |
| Reading Text Files | 285 |
| Writing to Text Files | 292 |
| Dictionary Object | 296 |
| Creating a Dictionary | 296 |
| Configuring Dictionary Properties | 297 |
| Adding Key-Item Pairs to a Dictionary | 298 |
| Manipulating Keys and Items in a Dictionary | 299 |
| Determining the Number of Key-Item Pairs in a Dictionary | 299 |
| Enumerating Keys and Items in a Dictionary | 300 |
| Verifying the Existence of a Specific Key | 301 |
| Modifying an Item in a Dictionary | 302 |
| Removing Key-Item Pairs from a Dictionary | 303 |
| CHAPTER 5 ADSI Scripting Primer | 307 |
| ADSI Overview | 308 |
| ADSI Scripting Fundamentals | 309 |
| Primary ADSI Scripting Tasks | 310 |
| Creating Directory Service Objects | 310 |
| Modifying Directory Service Objects | 313 |
| Reading Attributes of Directory Service Objects | 315 |
| Deleting Directory Service Objects | 317 |
| Comparing the Primary Scripting Tasks | 319 |
| Building ADSI Scripts | 320 |
| Step 1: Establishing a Connection | 320 |
| Step 2: Performing a Task | 326 |
| Step 3: Committing to Active Directory | 331 |
| Performing Multiple Scripting Tasks | 332 |
| Advanced ADSI Scripting Operations | 336 |
| Administering Multivalued Attributes | 336 |
| Modifying Multivalued Attributes | 336 |
| Reading Multivalued Attributes | 344 |
| Data Caching | 346 |
| Making Explicit Calls by Using the GetInfo Method | 347 |
| Making Explicit Calls by Using the GetInfoEx Method | 348 |
| Copying, Moving, and Renaming Objects | 350 |
| Copying Objects | 350 |
| Moving and Renaming Objects | 354 |
| Searching | 358 |
| Searching Active Directory | 359 |
| Optimizing Search Performance | 378 |
| Performing an Administrative Task Using a Result Set | 382 |
| Enumerating Active Directory Objects in Containers | 386 |
| Scripting Container Enumeration | 386 |
| Root Directory Service Entry | 390 |
| Scripting with rootDSE | 391 |
| Active Directory Architecture | 393 |
| Physical Architecture | 393 |
| Logical Structure | 394 |
| Classes and Attributes | 395 |
| Active Directory Replication and Indexing | 406 |
| Operational Attributes | 412 |
| ADSI Architecture | 414 |
| ADSI Layers | 416 |
| ADSI Interfaces | 421 |
| CHAPTER 6 WMI Scripting Primer | 429 |
| WMI Overview | 431 |
| WMI Architecture | 436 |
| Managed Resources | 438 |
| WMI Infrastructure | 439 |
| WMI Consumers | 445 |
| WMI Security | 445 |
| WMI Namespace-Level Security | 446 |
| DCOM Security | 447 |
| Standard Windows Operating System Security | 448 |
| Common Information Model | 448 |
| Blueprint for Management | 451 |
| Namespaces | 452 |
| Class Categories | 460 |
| CIM Class Types | 465 |
| Components of a Class | 468 |
| Exploring the CIM Repository | 481 |
| WMI Scripting Library | 482 |
| WMI Scripting Library Object Model | 482 |
| SWbemLocator | 486 |
| SWbemServices | 488 |
| Writing WMI Scripts | 494 |
| Connecting to WMI Using the WMI Moniker | 495 |
| The "WinMgmts:" Prefix | 496 |
| WMI Security Settings | 497 |
| Using WMI Object Paths | 503 |
| Retrieving Managed Resources Using WMI Query Language | 505 |
| Returning All Properties of All Instances of a Class | 507 |
| Returning Selected Properties of All Instances of a Class | 508 |
| Returning All Properties of Selected Instances of a Class | 509 |
| Creating Targeted Queries Using AND or OR | 514 |
| Returning Selected Properties of Selected Instances of a Class | 514 |
| Creating Faster Queries by Using a Forward-only Enumerator | 515 |
| Working with Dates and Times | 517 |
| Converting WMI Dates to a Standard Date-Time Format | 519 |
| Converting a Standard Date to a WMI Date-Time Format | 521 |
| Creating Scripts Based on WMI Templates | 525 |
| Retrieving and Displaying Properties of a Managed Resource | 525 |
| Retrieving and Displaying All Properties of a Managed Resource | 526 |
| Writing Resource Properties | 527 |
| Calling Methods | 529 |
| Creating Resources | 530 |
| Deleting Resources | 531 |
| Monitoring Resources by Using WMI Event Notifications | 532 |
| Three Steps in a WMI Monitoring Script | 535 |
| How WMI Event Notification Works | 538 |
| Enhanced WMI Monitoring Scripts | 541 |
| PART II: SCRIPTING SOLUTIONS FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION | 547 |
| CHAPTER 7 Active Directory Users | 549 |
| User Account Overview | 551 |
| Active Directory User Accounts | 552 |
| Active Directory User Account Objects | 552 |
| User Account Types | 552 |
| Identification Attributes | 553 |
| Creating User Accounts | 555 |
| Configuring User Account Passwords | 558 |
| Setting User Account Passwords | 559 |
| Changing User Account Passwords | 560 |
| Reading User Account Password Attributes | 561 |
| Displaying Password Attributes Accessible from userAccountControl | 563 |
| Determining When a Password Was Last Set | 564 |
| Configuring User Account Password Attributes | 565 |
| Changing Flags in the userAccountControl Attribute | 565 |
| Configuring a Password Change at Next Logon Requirement | 566 |
| Managing User Accounts | 567 |
| Enabling or Disabling a User Account | 568 |
| Determining Whether an Account Is Enabled or Disabled | 569 |
| Reading and Writing User Account Attributes | 570 |
| Reading Attributes | 573 |
| Writing Values to the Attributes | 576 |
| Modifying a Multivalued Attribute | 577 |
| Clearing Attributes | 580 |
| Copying, Moving, and Renaming User Accounts | 581 |
| Copying User Accounts | 581 |
| Moving and Renaming User Accounts | 584 |
| Deleting User Accounts | 588 |
| Searching Active Directory for User Accounts | 589 |
| Searching for an Attribute in a Container | 593 |
| Limiting a Search for an Attribute in a Container to User Account Types | 596 |
| Searching for a User Account Attribute in a Container and Its Subcontainers | 598 |
| Verifying That an Attribute Is Unique in the Forest | 600 |
| Searching for Empty Attribute Values | 601 |
| Using Wildcards in Search Filters | 606 |
| Searching for Multivalued Attributes | 608 |
| Sorting the Result Set | 610 |
| Modifying Multiple User Accounts by Using the Result Set from a Search | 611 |
| Managing User Accounts by Enumeration | 613 |
| Limiting Enumeration with Filters and Hints | 614 |
| CHAPTER 8 Computer Assets | 617 |
| Computer Assets Overview | 618 |
| Retrieving System Information | 619 |
| Retrieving BIOS Information | 623 |
| Retrieving Information About the BIOS | 623 |
| Retrieving Identifying Information by Using the SMBIOS | 628 |
| Inventorying Computer Hardware | 629 |
| Taking Inventory of Computer Hardware | 632 |
| Identifying the Chassis Type of a Computer | 634 |
| Managing Operating Systems | 637 |
| Identifying the Name and Version Number of the Operating System | 637 |
| Retrieving the Properties of the Operating System | 639 |
| Identifying the Latest Installed Service Pack | 643 |
| Enumerating Installed Hot Fixes | 645 |
| Managing WMI Settings | 646 |
| Enumerating WMI Settings | 649 |
| Configuring WMI Settings | 651 |
| Managing Software | 653 |
| Enumerating Software | 654 |
| Enumerating Installed Software | 655 |
| Enumerating Installed Software Features | 658 |
| Installing, Upgrading, and Removing Software | 659 |
| Installing Software on the Local Computer | 660 |
| Installing Software on a Remote Computer | 662 |
| Upgrading Software | 664 |
| Removing Software | 666 |
| Managing Computer States | 667 |
| Managing Computer Startups | 667 |
| Enumerating Computer Startup Options | 668 |
| Configuring Computer Startup Options | 670 |
| Enumerating Computer Startup Commands | 673 |
| Managing Computer Recovery Options | 675 |
| Enumerating Computer Recovery Options | 677 |
| Configuring Computer Recovery Options | 679 |
| Querying the Event Log for Stop Events | 680 |
| Shutting Down Computers and Logging Off Users | 682 |
| Shutting Down a Computer | 684 |
| Restarting a Computer | 685 |
| Monitoring Changes in Computer Power Status | 686 |
| CHAPTER 9 Computer Roles | 689 |
| Computer Roles Overview | 690 |
| Managing Computer Accounts | 690 |
| Retrieving Basic Logon and Computer Information | 693 |
| Creating Computer Accounts | 694 |
| Deleting Computer Accounts | 698 |
| Deleting Specified Computer Accounts | 699 |
| Modifying Computer Accounts | 701 |
| Enumerating Computer Account Attributes | 701 |
| Configuring the Computer Account Location Attribute | 703 |
| Renaming Computer Accounts | 704 |
| Moving Computer Accounts | 705 |
| Resetting Computer Account Passwords | 706 |
| Searching for Computer Accounts in Active Directory | 707 |
| Enumerating All the Computer Accounts in Active Directory | 709 |
| Locating Computer Accounts Based on Their Attributes | 710 |
| Managing Computer Roles | 712 |
| Identifying Computer Roles | 713 |
| Identifying the Role of a Computer Based on the Service It Provides | 715 |
| Identifying Active Directory-Specific Roles | 716 |
| Enumerating Domain Controllers | 716 |
| Identifying the Current Domain Controller for a Computer | 718 |
| Identifying Operations Master Roles | 719 |
| Identifying Global Catalog Servers | 722 |
| Enabling or Disabling Global Catalog Servers | 723 |
| CHAPTER 10 Disks and File Systems | 725 |
| Disks and File Systems Overview | 726 |
| Managing and Monitoring Disk Drives | 726 |
| Managing Disk Partitions | 730 |
| Managing Logical Disk Drives | 733 |
| Identifying Drives and Drive Types | 735 |
| Changing Logical Disk Volume Names | 737 |
| Managing Disk Space | 738 |
| Enumerating Disk Space on a Computer | 738 |
| Enumerating Disk Space by User | 739 |
| Monitoring Free Disk Space in Real-Time | 740 |
| Managing Disk Quotas | 742 |
| Managing Disk Quotas on the NTFS File System | 742 |
| Enumerating Disk Quota Settings | 744 |
| Enabling and Disabling Disk Quotas | 745 |
| Configuring Default Disk Quota Settings | 746 |
| Managing Disk Quotas for Individual Users | 748 |
| Enumerating Disk Quotas | 748 |
| Adding a New Disk Quota Entry | 750 |
| Modifying a Disk Quota Entry | 752 |
| Deleting a Disk Quota Entry | 752 |
| Managing File Systems | 754 |
| Identifying the File System Type | 754 |
| Enumerating NTFS Properties | 755 |
| Modifying NTFS Properties | 760 |
| Managing Page Files | 762 |
| Monitoring Page File Use | 764 |
| Configuring Page File Properties | 765 |
| CHAPTER 11 Files and Folders | 767 |
| Files and Folders Overview | 768 |
| Managing Files and Folders Using WMI | 768 |
| Comparing WMI and the FileSystemObject | 769 |
| Managing Files and Folders Using the Windows Shell Object | 773 |
| Folders and Folder Objects | 775 |
| Enumerating Folders and Folder Properties | 778 |
| Enumerating All the Folders on a Computer | 780 |
| Enumerating the Subfolders of a Folder | 781 |
| Enumerating a Specific Set of Folders | 783 |
| Enumerating Folders by Date | 784 |
| Enumerating Special Folders | 787 |
| Enumerating the Items in a Special Folder | 790 |
| Binding to a Folder by Using the Browse For Folder Dialog Box | 791 |
| Managing Folders | 794 |
| Renaming Folders | 794 |
| Moving Folders by Using the Rename Method | 795 |
| Copying Folders by Using WMI | 796 |
| Copying Folders by Using the Shell Folder Object | 797 |
| Moving Folders by Using the Shell Folder Object | 800 |
| Deleting Folders | 801 |
| Compressing and Uncompressing Folders | 802 |
| Files and File Objects | 804 |
| Enumerating Files and File Properties | 804 |
| Retrieving Extended File Properties | 806 |
| Enumerating All the Files on a Computer | 809 |
| Using an Asynchronous Query to Enumerate All the Files on a Computer | 810 |
| Enumerating All the Files in a Folder | 811 |
| Enumerating a Specific Set of Files | 812 |
| Managing Files | 813 |
| Renaming Files | 813 |
| Changing File Name Extensions | 814 |
| Copying Files | 816 |
| Deleting Files | 817 |
| Performing Actions on Files | 818 |
| Identifying Shell Object Verbs | 820 |
| Monitoring the File System | 821 |
| Monitoring File Creation | 821 |
| Monitoring File Deletion | 822 |
| Monitoring File Modification | 824 |
| Managing Shared Folders | 825 |
| Enumerating Shared Folders | 826 |
| Creating Shared Folders | 828 |
| Mapping Shared Folders to Local Folders | 830 |
| Deleting Shared Folders | 832 |
| Modifying Shared Folder Properties | 833 |
| Publishing Shared Folders in Active Directory | 834 |
| Managing Published Folders | 836 |
| Enumerating Published Folders | 836 |
| Searching for Published Folders in Active Directory | 838 |
| Deleting a Published Folder in Active Directory | 839 |
| CHAPTER 12 Logs | 841 |
| Logs Overview | 842 |
| Managing Logs | 842 |
| Managing Event Logs | 844 |
| Retrieving Event Log Properties | 845 |
| Configuring Event Log Properties | 850 |
| Backing Up and Clearing Event Logs | 852 |
| Creating Unique File Names When Backing Up Event Logs | 856 |
| Querying Event Logs | 857 |
| Querying a Specific Event Log | 861 |
| Querying an Event Log for a Subset of Events | 862 |
| Retrieving Event Log Records from a Specified Day | 863 |
| Asynchronously Retrieving Event Log Statistics | 865 |
| Copying Events to a Database | 867 |
| Writing Events to Event Logs | 870 |
| Writing to Event Logs | 871 |
| Creating Detailed Event Log Entry Descriptions | 872 |
| Creating Custom Event Logs | 874 |
| Managing Plain-Text Logs | 876 |
| Parsing Comma-Separated-Values Logs | 877 |
| Parsing Fixed-Width Logs | 879 |
| CHAPTER 13 Printing | 881 |
| Printing Overview | 882 |
| Monitoring Printers, Print Queues, and Print Jobs | 885 |
| Monitoring Printers | 885 |
| Monitoring Printer Status | 887 |
| Monitoring Printer Status in Real Time | 888 |
| Filtering Printer Status Displays | 892 |
| Monitoring Printer Status by Using a Temporary Event Subscription | 893 |
| Verifying the Status of the Print Service | 896 |
| Monitoring Printer Workloads | 897 |
| Reporting Print Queue Statistics | 897 |
| Monitoring Print Jobs | 899 |
| Monitoring Print Job Status | 903 |
| Monitoring the Time Print Jobs Spend in a Print Queue | 905 |
| Managing Printer Operations, Print Queues, and Print Jobs | 906 |
| Managing Printer Operations | 906 |
| Enumerating Printers and Print Capabilities | 910 |
| Pausing Printers | 912 |
| Resuming Printers | 913 |
| Managing Print Queues | 913 |
| Purging Print Queues | 914 |
| Managing Print Jobs | 914 |
| Pausing Print Jobs | 915 |
| Resuming Print Jobs | 916 |
| Configuring Printers and Print Jobs | 917 |
| Configuring Printer Properties | 917 |
| Configuring Printer Availability | 918 |
| Tracking Printer Locations | 919 |
| Enabling Printer Location Tracking | 920 |
| Configuring Printer Locations | 921 |
| Configuring Print Jobs | 923 |
| Configuring Print Job Properties | 924 |
| Managing Printer Connections on Client Computers | 926 |
| Enumerating Printer Connections | 927 |
| Adding and Deleting Printer Connections | 928 |
| Adding a Printer Connection by Using WSH | 929 |
| Removing a Printer Connection | 930 |
| Searching for Printers in Active Directory | 930 |
| Enumerating All the Published Printers in a Domain | 931 |
| Searching for Specific Printers in a Domain | 932 |
| CHAPTER 14 Processes | 937 |
| Processes Overview | 938 |
| Managing Processes | 939 |
| Monitoring Processes | 941 |
| Monitoring Processes for Availability | 942 |
| Monitoring Processes for Reliability | 943 |
| Monitoring Processes for Performance | 945 |
| Displaying Current Process Performance Data | 950 |
| Enumerating Additional Process Properties | 954 |
| Determining Process Owners | 955 |
| Monitoring Threads | 956 |
| Creating and Terminating Processes | 959 |
| Creating Processes | 959 |
| Modifying Process Startup Options | 961 |
| Terminating Processes | 965 |
| CHAPTER 15 Services | 969 |
| Services Overview | 971 |
| Monitoring Services | 973 |
| Monitoring Service Availability | 974 |
| Monitoring Service Reliability | 976 |
| Retrieving Service Properties | 978 |
| Enumerating Service Properties | 980 |
| Identifying the Services Running in a Process | 983 |
| Changing Service State | 987 |
| Determining Which Services Can Be Stopped or Paused | 989 |
| Stopping or Pausing Services | 990 |
| Starting or Resuming Services | 991 |
| Enumerating Dependent and Antecedent Services | 993 |
| Enumerating Dependent Services | 994 |
| Enumerating Antecedent Services | 997 |
| Stopping and Starting Dependent Services | 998 |
| Configuring Services | 1001 |
| Configuring Service Start Options | 1003 |
| Configuring Error Control Codes for Autostart Services | 1004 |
| Managing Service Accounts and Service Account Passwords | 1006 |
| Configuring Service Accounts | 1007 |
| Configuring Service Account Passwords | 1009 |
| Installing and Removing Services | 1010 |
| Installing Services | 1011 |
| Removing Services | 1013 |
| CHAPTER 16 Registry | 1015 |
| Registry Overview | 1016 |
| Managing the Registry | 1024 |
| Backing Up the Registry | 1025 |
| Reading Entry Values and Types | 1026 |
| Reading String-valued and DWORD-valued Entries | 1027 |
| Reading a Multistring-valued Entry | 1029 |
| Reading an Expanded String-valued Entry | 1030 |
| Reading a Binary-valued Entry | 1031 |
| Changing String-valued and DWORD-valued Entries | 1033 |
| Creating Registry Subkeys and Entries | 1035 |
| Creating a Subkey | 1035 |
| Creating String-valued and DWORD-valued Entries | 1036 |
| Creating Multistring-valued Entries | 1038 |
| Creating Expanded String-valued Entries | 1040 |
| Enumerating Keys, Subkeys, and Entries | 1041 |
| Enumerating Subkeys of a Key or Subkey | 1042 |
| Enumerating Entry Names, Values, and Data Types | 1043 |
| Deleting Subkeys and Entries | 1045 |
| Deleting Registry Entries | 1045 |
| Deleting a Registry Subkey | 1046 |
| Checking Registry Subkey Access Rights | 1047 |
| Monitoring the Registry | 1050 |
| Monitoring Subtree-Level Events | 1050 |
| Monitoring Subkey-Level Events | 1052 |
| Monitoring Entry-Level Events | 1053 |
| PART III: SCRIPTING FOR THE ENTERPRISE | 1055 |
| CHAPTER 17 Creating Enterprise Scripts | 1057 |
| Enterprise Scripts Overview | 1059 |
| Retrieving Arguments | 1060 |
| Retrieving Arguments from a Text File | 1061 |
| Using a Text File as a Command-Line Argument | 1064 |
| Retrieving Arguments from a Database | 1067 |
| Retrieving Arguments from an Active Directory Container | 1070 |
| Displaying Output | 1072 |
| Displaying Tabular Script Output in a Command Window | 1073 |
| Displaying Data by Using Internet Explorer | 1077 |
| Displaying Data in a Web Page | 1081 |
| Stopping a Script When Internet Explorer Is Closed | 1085 |
| Working with HTML Applications | 1087 |
| Displaying Script Output by Using the Tabular Data Control | 1092 |
| Sorting Data by Using the Tabular Data Control | 1095 |
| Filtering Data by Using the Tabular Data Control | 1099 |
| Sorting Data by Using a Disconnected Recordset | 1101 |
| Working with Databases | 1103 |
| Connecting to a Database | 1105 |
| Adding New Records to a Database | 1107 |
| Finding Records in a Recordset | 1109 |
| Updating Records in a Database | 1112 |
| Deleting Selected Records from a Database | 1114 |
| Deleting All Records in a Database Table | 1116 |
| Masking Passwords | 1117 |
| Masking Passwords by Using Internet Explorer | 1118 |
| Sending E-Mail | 1120 |
| Sending E-Mail from a Script | 1122 |
| Sending E-Mail Without Installing the SMTP Service | 1123 |
| Tracking Script Progress | 1125 |
| Tracking Script Progress by Using Internet Explorer | 1126 |
| Tracking Dynamic Script Progress by Using Internet Explorer | 1128 |
| Tracking Script Progress in a Command Window | 1133 |
| Managing Scheduled Tasks | 1135 |
| Enumerating Scheduled Tasks | 1137 |
| Creating Scheduled Tasks | 1140 |
| Deleting Scheduled Tasks | 1144 |
| CHAPTER 18 Scripting Guidelines | 1147 |
| Overview of Scripting Guidelines | 1148 |
| Using Naming Conventions | 1148 |
| Naming Scripts | 1149 |
| Naming Variables | 1151 |
| Naming Constants | 1156 |
| Naming Functions and Procedures | 1156 |
| Constructing Scripts | 1157 |
| Choosing a Script Construction | 1158 |
| Creating a Script Template | 1160 |
| Using Functions and Procedures | 1161 |
| Formatting Code | 1164 |
| Using White Space | 1164 |
| Setting Statement Breaks | 1168 |
| Creating Scripts That Are Easier to Read | 1170 |
| Commenting Scripts | 1175 |
| Adding Comments to a Script | 1178 |
| Formatting Comments | 1179 |
| Creating Script Headers | 1179 |
| Creating Function and Procedure Headers | 1180 |
| Creating Script Documentation by Using Comments | 1181 |
| Using Comments as a Debugging Aid | 1182 |
| Debugging and Troubleshooting Scripts | 1184 |
| Adding a Trace Routine to a Script | 1184 |
| Incrementally Running a Script | 1186 |
| Turning Off Error Handling as a Debugging Tool | 1187 |
| Testing Scripts | 1188 |
| INDEX | 1191 |
