Managing
Enterprise Systems with the Windows Script Hostby Stein Borge
An all round introduction to WSH, demonstrates how to script network configuration,
hardware, event log, security and system information retrieval. Borge
also covers database access using ADO, e-mail operations using CDO and
admin tasks with WMI and ADSI (Active Directory Services Interface).
about $35
Windows
Scripting Host by Tim Hill
A fine book covering the Windows scripting architecture, the VBScript
language, WSH, and the WSH object model. Also covers creating COM objects
in VBScript through the use of Windows Script Components. Readers looking
for ready solutions to their administration woes will find some immediate
results by deploying the proven sample
scripts.
about $45
Windows
Script Host Programmer's Referenceby Dino Esposito
A good guide for newcomers. This book contains a complete reference to
the WSH object model, plus source code, demonstration solutions and an
introduction to custom objects for more experienced users.
about $45
Windows
NT/2000 ADSI Scripting for System Administrationby Thomas Eck
This book documents the Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) as
they apply to systems administrators interested in using COM objects written
in Visual Basic to automate administrative tasks. Because this book is
backed by such a considerable development effort, administrators of large
Windows NT and Windows 2000 networks will be able to put its ADSI solutions
to profitable use immediately.
about $45
Vbscript
in a Nutshell : A Desktop Quick Referenceby Petrusha et al
Focusing on the core language VB Script, this reference gives the syntax
for every, function, operator, and object, includes usage rules, information
on returned values, and some examples of the language.
about $45
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