Windows 2000 Scripting Bible or Problem Solving Cases in Microsoft Access and Excel

Windows 2000 Scripting Bible

Author: William R Stanek

This authoritative, comprehensive guide is your bible to Windows® 2000 scripting. Written for people at all levels of technological know-how, it may be used as a reference book or a tutorial. You'll appreciate the step-by-step instructions and clear explanations enhanced by icons, charts, and hundreds of screenshots. The tips, insights, and shortcuts that appear in each chapter will help you to

• Automate most network routines.
• Master VBScript and JScript essentials.
• Learn the ins and outs of scripting engines and the Windows Scripting Host architecture.
• Read or write to files, manage drives and printers, configure menus, and work with the Registry.
• Save time with scripts for network tasks, logon/logoff operations, and other routines.
• Use Active Directory Services scripting to manage accounts, systems, and services.
• Build spreadsheets, animate charts, and access databases with COM scripting.
• Work with library utilities to automate scripts for file management, network administration, and more.

If you're an administrator or developer using Windows or scripting technologies, you'll find techniques not published anywhere else. You'll see why the entire Bible series has such an outstanding reputation when the Windows 2000 Scripting Bible goes the distance for you.

Table of Contents:

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

PART I: Getting Started with Windows Scripting.

Chapter 1: Introducing Windows Scripting.

Chapter 2: VBScript Essentials.

Chapter 3: JScript Essentials.

PART II: Windows Scripting Essentials.

Chapter 4: Creating Scripts and Scripting Files.

Chapter 5: Scripting Basics.

Chapter 6: Input, Output, and Error Handling.

Chapter 7: Working with Files and Folders.

Chapter 8: Reading and Writing Files.

Chapter 9: Managing Drives and Printers.

Chapter 10: Configuring Menus, Shortcuts, and Startup Applications.

Chapter 11: Working with the Windows Registry and Event Logs.

PART III: Network and Directory Service Scripting.

Chapter 12: Scheduling One-time and Recurring Tasks.

Chapter 13: Managing Computer and User Scripts.

Chapter 14: Introducing Active Directory Service Interfaces.

Chapter 15: Using Schema to Master ADSI.

Chapter 16: Managing Local and Domain Resources with ADSI.

Chapter 17: Service and Resource Administration with ADSI.

Chapter 18: Maintaining Shared Directories, Printer Queues, and Print Jobs.

Chapter 19: Managing Active Directory Domain Extensions.

Chapter 20: Where to Go from Here?

PART IV: Windows Scripting Libraries.

Chapter 21: Library: File-System Utilities.

Chapter 22: Library: I/O Utilities.

Chapter 23: Library: Network Resource Utilities.

Chapter 24: Library: Account Management Utilities.

Appendix A: Windows Script Host Quick Reference.

Appendix B: Core ADSI Reference.

Appendix C: Essential Command-Line Utilities for Use with WindowsScripts.

Index.

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Problem-Solving Cases in Microsoft Access and Excel

Author: Joseph Brady

Now in its Second Annual Edition, Problem-Solving Cases in Microsoft Access and Excel helps build spreadsheet and database skills using realistic business cases and is the perfect complement to a computer literacy or MIS course. Each case introduces a compelling business problem and, with the help of tutorials on Microsoft Access and Excel, trains users in critical thinking and problem solving. Readers will use Microsoft Access and Excel throughout the book to work through the case material. The scenarios found in the text reflect real business situations, ranging from small, privately-owned companies to large corporations.