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Introduction to ADO
[May 14, 2008]

Learn about the primary ADO objects--Connection, Command, Parameter, Recordset, and Field--and follow example scripts that demonstrate how to use ADO within VBScript.


Turn On, Tune In, and Disconnect, Part 2
[May 06, 2008]

SIDFinderLite.hta is a utility you can run to find and display records in any SID database that UpdateSIDdb.vbs creates.


Turn On, Tune In, and Disconnect, Part 1
[April 23, 2008]

Maintaining a SID database can come in handy when you need to retrieve a user's or group's ID but you have only a SID.


Customizing Windows PowerShell's Internal Functions
[April 16, 2008]

You can redefine, change through aliasing, or delete PowerShell's internal functions to create the best work environment for your needs. Add your customizations to a profile script to make them persistent.



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Shell Script Makes Managing DHCP Scopes Easier
[May 02, 2008]

You can use the Windows 2003 Netsh command-line utility to automatically change network settings, including DHCP configurations. Here's a .cmd script that uses Netsh to create and manage DHCP scopes.


VBSort.wsc to the Rescue: VBScript No Longer Lacks an Array Sorting Method
[April 04, 2008]

Unlike JScript, VBScript doesn't provide a method that lets you sort arrays. However, you can use a Windows script component named VBSort.wsc to quickly sort VBScript arrays.


How Those %&% Characters Can Cause a Batch File URL to Fail
[March 11, 2008]

At the command line, you find that you can run a command that opens your favorite Web site, but when you put that command in a batch file, it fails. Find out what the problem is and how you can prevent it.


Batch Script Not Only Enumerates User Profiles But Also Shows How to Error-Proof Paths
[February 02, 2008]

By using GetUserProfiles.bat, you can clean up old user profiles. By looking at how it works, you can learn how to error-proof paths. No matter whether you use this script for one or both purposes, it can be a valuable tool.



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Karen Bemowski is the Scripting Pro VIP editor. She has been the scripting editor for Windows IT Pro publications for nearly a decade.

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