RE: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Ken Schaefer
Call Randomize() to initialize the random number generation algorithm somewhere in your script, prior to the first call to Rnd()   Could I suggest you get the Windows Script Host 5.6 documentation: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=01592C48-207D-4BE1-8A76-1C4099D7B

Re: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Kamlesh Parmar
instead of creating random, what I had done was create a for loop, say  1..1 (fairly high number to get the unique name) and append that number if file exists in target, if not exists go ahead and append that number to filename for destination and exit the loop otherwise continue to next num

Re: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Kamlesh Parmar
fileexists is a method for FSO object and you are attaching it to a folder object. Try  fso.fileexistsOn 12/8/05, Tom Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks alot!!         I still can't get the rename to work.   the script copies a bunch of eml files from a bunch of source sub folders. in those s

Re: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Tom Kern
Thanks alot!!     Unfortuantely it only seems to work when i ran it the first time.   if i kill it and run it again and it encounters a duplicate file  in the source dir it throws an error-"file already exisits".   will  it only work in one shot?   thanks  On 12/8/05, Rich Milburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Rich Milburn
Replace your last sub: sub filelist(grp)  for each file in grp.files   if targ.files.count>=999 then full=true:exit for    if lcase(fso.getextensionname(file)) = "eml" then    set objFile = fso.getfile(file)    arrFileName = Split(objfile.Name,".")     oldname = arrFileName(

Re: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Tom Kern
Thanks alot!!         I still can't get the rename to work.   the script copies a bunch of eml files from a bunch of source sub folders. in those sub folders the files have duplicate names but because they are in sub folders, it doesn't matter until they are being copied to the single target folder

RE: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Rich Milburn
Tom, if lcase(fso.getextensionname(file)) = "eml" then file.move target   --- Rich Milburn MCSE, Microsoft MVP - Directory Services Sr Network Analyst, Field Platform Development Applebee's International, Inc. 4551 W.

Re: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Tom Kern
isn't there a way to do it without passing the full path? i thought in my statement its implied that whatever "file" should be, it should look for an .eml ext. thanks  On 12/8/05, Ken Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: getExtensionName() requires you to pass it a filespec (a filename, or path to

RE: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-08 Thread Ken Schaefer
getExtensionName() requires you to pass it a filespec (a filename, or path to a file)   If FSO.getExtensionName(“c:\windows\clock.avi”) = “avi” Then     ‘ do foo Else     ‘ do bar End If   Cheers Ken   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beha

Re: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-07 Thread Tom Kern
Oops, I guess i didn't check my code.   before i made any changes, i get "Wrong number of arguments or invalid propery assignment:'fso.getextensionname'.   sorry. I wonder why that is?  On 12/7/05, Ken Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At the moment you have this line which does the copy:if lcase

RE: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-07 Thread Ken Schaefer
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Kern Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2005 12:00 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT) Thanks.   My real problem is, I'm not sure where to put that in my exisiting script without screwing things up   Should tha

RE: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-07 Thread Brian Desmond
if lcase(fso.getextensionname) = "eml" then ‘ Pseudo code from me   End if   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 7:41 PM To: Ac

Re: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-07 Thread Tom Kern
Thanks.   My real problem is, I'm not sure where to put that in my exisiting script without screwing things up   Should that be a seperate sub?   Thanks again  On 12/7/05, Brian Desmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't see the need for a select case, but File.Exists would help.   What I wou

RE: [ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-07 Thread Brian Desmond
I don’t see the need for a select case, but File.Exists would help.   What I would do is something like this   Dim moveName moveName = CurrentNameOfFile   While TargetFolder.FileExists(currentNameofFile)     currentNameOfFile = currentNameofFile + Cstr(Int(Rnd * 1)) Wen

[ActiveDir] VBScript help(OT)

2005-12-07 Thread Tom Kern
I have this _vbscript_ i wrote/stole to move all files with an .eml extension from many subdirs  into a folder only if the folder is empty and only to move 999 at a time.   it works great except when it sees files with duplicate names it bombs out while moving them. i'd like it to rename the dup(ma

RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread Gil Kirkpatrick
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help I seem to be have to report more and more information on the AD. As I am not from a scripting/programming background writing VBscripts is a little bit trial and error. Can anyone recommend any Web

RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread Raymond McClinnis
August 07, 2003 3:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help I seem to be have to report more and more information on the AD. As I am not from a scripting/programming background writing VBscripts is a little bit trial and error. Can anyone recommend any Web resources, book

RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread jacqui . hurst
Many thanks for all the pointers. I better order some of the books :-) and read them, QUICK! Jacqui > from:Gil Kirkpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > date:Thu, 07 Aug 2003 17:36:25 > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > subject: RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help > > Alain

RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread Rod Trent
Add myITforum.com to that list... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help I keep a list of these sites - hope this helps

RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread Steven Peck DNET
TECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 6:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help > > > Many thanks for all the pointers. I better order some of the > books :-) and read them, QUICK! > > Jacqui > > >

Re: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread Tony Murray
Jacqui There are some links to ADSI and scripting resources on the ActiveDir web site: http://www.activedir.org/links.htm Carlos probably has more. One link I have yet to put up on the ActiveDir web site is to Robbie Allen's code from his Cookbook. This is an excellent resource and pretty muc

Re: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread Glenn Corbett
LDAP query formats, WMI scripting etc. G. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:19 PM Subject: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help > I seem to be have to report more and more information on the AD. As I am not fro

RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread Carlos Magalhaes
o:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 1:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help   Jacqui   There are some links to ADSI and scripting resources on the ActiveDir web site:   http://www.activedir.org/links.htm   Carlos probably has more.   One link I h

RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-14 Thread lfriedland
AIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 3:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help I seem to be have to report more and more information on the AD. As I am not from a scripting/programming background writing VBscripts is a little bit trial and error. Can anyone recommen

RE: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-07 Thread Roger Seielstad
-Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 6:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] VBscript Help > > > I seem to be have to report more and more information on the > AD. As I am not fr

[ActiveDir] VBscript Help

2003-08-07 Thread jacqui . hurst
I seem to be have to report more and more information on the AD. As I am not from a scripting/programming background writing VBscripts is a little bit trial and error. Can anyone recommend any Web resources, books etc that will help me. The way I normally achieve my end result is by trawling