2433: MS Visual Basic Scripting Edition and MS WSH Essentials

This three-day 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).

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This course is intended for systems administrators who use Windows-based computers and must learn how to develop administrative scripts for their enterprise networks.

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Before attending this course, students must have:

• Practical experience of using and administering Windows Server 2003.
• Practical experience of using and administering the Active Directory directory service.
• Practical experience of using and administering system security.
• Practical experience of using and administering services.
• Practical experience of using systems management information.
• Awareness of the potential uses of logon scripts.

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Module 1: Overview of Windows Scripting Technologies This module introduces Windows Script Host (WSH) and how to work with script files. It explains basic scripting concepts such as how WSH functions and what types of scripts can be run by using WSH.

Lessons

• Windows Scripting Technologies
• Introducing WSH
• Running Scripts
• Working with Scripts

Lessons

• Object Terminology
• Creating and Manipulating Objects
• Object Models
• Common Object Models

Lessons

• Fundamental VBScript Rules
• Variables, Constants, and Data Types
• Operators
• Conditions and Loops
• Procedures
• Script Layout

Lessons

• Error Handling
• Debugging

Lessons

• Overview of ADSI
• Binding with ADSI
• ADSI Objects
• Searching Active Directory
• Creating New ADSI Objects
• Managing Security, Shares, and Services by Using ADSI

Lessons

• Verifying the WSH Environment
• Common Logon Script Tasks
• Managing Logon Scripts
• Troubleshooting and Best Practices

Lessons

• Administrative Scripts
• Producing Event Logs and E-Mail Messages
• Managing the Registry
• Controlling Drives, Folders, and Files

Lessons

• WMI Overview
• WMI Scripting Basics
• Common Issues in WMI Scripts
• Scripting Common Administrative Tasks by Using WMI