Winter Scripting Games: Profiles in Perfection
Robert Moore
As part of the 2008 Winter Scripting Games the Script Center is profiling competitors who recorded a perfect score in the 2007 Scripting Games. Here, in his own words, is a little something about Robert Moore, who received a perfect score in the VBScript Advanced division.
Check out more Profiles in Perfection from the 2007 Scripting Games.
Robert Moore
Hi there. I started learning my scripting skills when I was in an entry-level Helpdesk role. I remember peeking into the code of some desktop support scripts that were written by the higher-level teams above me. I was fascinated at the power of automation, and decided that not only was it mega-cool, but that this was also something I must learn if I wanted to get into more techy areas of IT.
At the moment I’m a systems administrator. I put my scripting skills to use daily in the administration of around 400 Windows servers. Learning how to script has been an invaluable tool and I would recommend it to anyone in IT.
Scripting Tips
| • | Learn how to write output to Excel and create reports. |
| • | Save every script you ever write in a modular format, with a descriptive file name. |
| • | The Script Center and search engines are your friends. Most problems you will encounter have already been solved by someone else. |
| • | Make up your own scripting projects. Whenever possible, write your own scripts and resist finding software to do simple tasks. |
| • | Learn proper error handling, and try to resist using On Error Resume Next if you can. |
