I have been thinking about a great real-world example of a script to do a simple launcher.. You can go as simple as a batch file or a full-featured AutoIT Script that is compiled into an executable.. We’ll keep this simple and just use Windows notepad.exe and calc.exe for now.. In Batch, we have (Note: [...]
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Oh my gosh! Joe the scripting guy just left and guess what??!!?? I now get to do the login script for the entire enterprise and do not know what to do??!!?? Where do I go? What do I do? Sound typical? If you speak with anybody out there who has done domain login scripting, it [...]
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External Batch software There are a lot of great command-line tools that come with Windows, but did you know there are number of great third-party DOS (or command-line) tools as well? This is not intended to endorse or promote any application, but to show that there are tools available to help you do your job. [...]
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Getting started with PowerShell.. PowerShell is a “new kid on the block” in the scripting arena.. Be sure you have PowerShell installed. If you run Windows Update, it should be installed automatically.. To start it, you can simply go to a Command Prompt (CMD.EXE) and type in powershell <ENTER> To call up a script, you [...]
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Some command-prompt tricks In Bryce’s recent postings on http://www.technibble.com/scripting-your-own-computer-repair-tools-pt4/ he has provided some great information about batch scripting. In the process, I blurted out that you can chain DOS commands together, but had to recant my statements.. There are several ways to do this, however: First one is a re-direct: > Re-direct the screen output [...]
