I tend to go more for books than online sites - although msdn.microsoft.com has some good info.
The books I either use or want to get are listed at http://www.wiredeuclid.com -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Sumilang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Printer Script > > > Do you recommend any online sites or books to use as > reference to write > these VBScripts? > > > On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 10:20 AM, Roger Seielstad wrote: > > > Probably don't need to remove it. > > > > I'd suggest maybe adding a line to check to see if it > exists already > > and > > only map the printer if it doesn't. That's generally a good > practice. > > > > Your next task should be to rewrite your login script to be 100% > > VBScript, > > just to make it all cleaner. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis Inc. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Richard Sumilang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 12:41 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Printer Script > >> > >> > >> Awesome, that worked! Since this is a login script, should I > >> then have > >> a logoff script that removes it when the user signs off or will it > >> automatically be removed when they sign off? I just wan't to > >> avoid any > >> possible errors like it saying when the user logs back in next time > >> that the printer already exists or having it duplicate itself > >> when the > >> user logs back in because it runs the login script again. > >> Maybe I don't > >> have to worry about this? > >> > >> > >> On Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 04:09 AM, Roger Seielstad wrote: > >> > >>> Ahh - simple. Save the .vbs file in the logon scripts > >> directory, and > >>> add > >>> this line to your existing logon script: > >>> > >>> Cscript.exe %0/../addprinter.vbs > >>> > >>> That should do it. (That's a zero not an oh, although I > >> could be wrong > >>> there) > >>> > >>> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > >>> Sr. Systems Administrator > >>> Inovis Inc. > >>> > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Richard Sumilang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 1:51 AM > >>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Printer Script > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> If I save it as a .vbs how can I have a login script and > >>>> visual basic > >>>> script run during login? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 06:42 PM, Rick Kingslan wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Bingo! ;-) > >>>>> > >>>>> Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT > >>>>> Microsoft MVP - Active Directory > >>>>> Associate Expert > >>>>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >>>> Bryan Schlegel > >>>>> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:21 PM > >>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Printer Script > >>>>> > >>>>> Save it as .vbs > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: Richard Sumilang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:17 PM > >>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Printer Script > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I tried that and it didn't work. I took it out of the > bat file and > >>>>> tried it manually and I got this error... > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> --------- > >>>>> - > >>>>> ------------- > >>>>> C:\Documents and Settings>Set WshNetwork = > >>>>> CreateObject("WScript.Network") > >>>>> > >>>>> C:\Documents and > Settings\>WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection > >>>>> "\\AnotherComputer-27\HPLaserJ" > >>>>> 'WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection' is > >>>>> not recognized as an > >>>>> internal or external command, operable program or batch > >>>>> file. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\>_ > >>>>> > >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> --------- > >>>>> - > >>>>> ------------- > >>>>> > >>>>> This is how my bat file looks like > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> --------- > >>>>> - > >>>>> ------------- > >>>>> net use Q: \\Server\Shared > >>>>> > >>>>> Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") > >>>>> WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\ > >>>> AnotherComputer-27\HPLaserJ" > >>>>> WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter "\\ > AnotherComputer-27\HPLaserJ" Set > >>>>> WshNetwork > >>>>> = Nothing > >>>>> > >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> --------- > >>>>> - > >>>>> ------------- > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I am running Windows 2000 Server and all clients are > >>>> Windows 2000 Pro. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks > >>>>> - Richard S. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 04:38 PM, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> This should work: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") > >>>>>> WshNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection > >>>> "\\YourPrintServer\PrinterName" > >>>>>> WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter > "\\YourPrintServer\PrinterName" Set > >>>>>> WshNetwork = Nothing > >>>>>> > >>>>>> If you put that in a login script. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Sincerely, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I > >>>>>> www.akomolafe.com > >>>>>> www.iyaburo.com > >>>>>> Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were > >>>> worried about > >>>>>> Yesterday? -anon > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ________________________________ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of > >>>> Richard Sumilang > >>>>>> Sent: Mon 7/14/2003 3:42 PM > >>>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>>> Subject: [ActiveDir] Printer Script > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Has anyone wrote a script to connect a user to a shared > >>>> printer on the > >>>>>> network when the log in? 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