Are you one of those efficient administrators who insists on automating as many tasks as possible in your environment? Yeah, okay, me too. Maybe “lazy” is a better word than “efficient,” but it’s all ...

A facility within Windows that executes VBScript and JScript, which are Microsoft's ActiveX scripting languages. Via the installation of additional scripting engines, Windows Script Host (WSH) can ...

I've been working on a Windows Scripting Host/VBS script to grab some logfiles from disparate remote servers, and then dissect/parse/report those logs into an Excel spreadsheet. (roll your own ...

Editors exist for all kinds of scripting needs—some free, some cheap, and some not-so-cheap. Use this guide to help you find the right product for your work. Scripting in Windows has taken different ...

Do your users like to tinker with scripts? Keep yours out of harm's way by using Microsoft's Script Encoder. Greg Shultz shows you how to use the Encoder for basic script protection. If you’ve been ...

Few are aware of scripting with batch files, but people don’t use batch files much unless when working with mountainous tasks. Even fewer are aware of Windows Scripting Host (WSH), a scripting ...

Are you one of those efficient administrators who insists on automating as many tasks as possible in your environment? Yeah, okay, me too. Maybe “lazy” is a better word than “efficient,” but it’s all ...

The Windows Script Host, or WSH, facilitates the execution of scripts on your computer such as VB or Java. Enabled by default, WSH enables system administrators to automate a number of processes on a ...

Editors exist for all kinds of scripting needs—some free, some cheap, and some not-so-cheap. Use this guide to help you find the right product for your work. Scripting in Windows has taken different ...