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Summary: A lot of typos and screen mistakes
Review: As per most Microsoft books, untrained monkeys were used to proofread the books. I have read the first 100 pages so far, and there are numerous mistakes.It looks like a good book, I just hope I don't spend 2 hours figuring out why one of their scripts does not work, only to find it is a typo.
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Summary: Worth every page - a must for Windows/AD/Exchange pros!
Review: Ever go through a good technical book - usually about 2-5X the size of your average pulp fiction bestseller - and feel this is one of the best investments you've ever made? The kind you just can't read enough of? If not, read this book. Mature sysadmins need to know scripting. For Windows/AD admins, there's probably no better way to get started with scripting than this book. Every time I saw this book at bookstores, I couldn't help but think most of this stuff is on Microsoft web site. What a mistake! Though most of the info may be available online, the organization of this book, the writing style and approach of the authors, the example scripts, and the accompanying CD with all scripts in the book along with an electronic version - all this make one perfect package to get started with scripting. The book covers VBScript, WSH, Scripting Runtime, ADSI & WMI, and takes a reader through the task of creating scripts to automate everyday sysadmin functions. What's particularly impressive is the fact that the author(s) present each script example - or rather a 'scriptlet' - as a way of accomplishing one particular task (or 'sub-task'). This keeps each example very simple and easy to understand, and you quickly learn to put together the different 'scriptlets' (and what you've learnt) to automate more complex functions. Chapter 17: Writing Enterprise Scripts is a very well-written tutorial on accomplishing tasks like accepting input from text files, redirecting output to web pages, sending email notifications, et al. This book (and the electronic version) has quickly become something I refer to practically every day. Bharat Suneja
MCT
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Summary: Little help for login scripts
Review: Everyone of these script examples start out with the ADsPath of the object to be queried or changed. No mention that I can find of how to come up with the ADsPath in the first place. Thanks for nothing MS!
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Summary: Little help for login scripts
Review: Everyone of these script examples start out with the ADsPath of the object to be queried or changed. No mention that I can find of how to come up with the ADsPath in the first place. Thanks for nothing MS!
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Summary: Immediate Use in Production
Review: I am not a scripting Guru by any stretch. However, the book proved immediately useful. Used the sample CDO script. Saved endless wrangling how to use email in an automatic manner. I can see many other useful expamples coming up for use.
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Summary: Immediate Use in Production
Review: I am not a scripting Guru by any stretch. However, the book proved immediately useful. Used the sample CDO script. Saved endless wrangling how to use email in an automatic manner. I can see many other useful expamples coming up for use.
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Summary: Destined to be a classic
Review: I completely agree with Alex. This book is a significant achievement. The authors explain Windows scripting concepts and operations in clear, practical terms with examples that are immediately useful. Even more importantly, they knit together the underlying structures that support scripting in a way that no other publication on the market can match. Each chapter is logically structured with just the right mix of theory and implementation. Each major concept builds on the preceding topics to build a clear, cogent picture of how scripts interact with the various elements of the system. The editorial quality is excellent throughout. I have not encountered proofing errors or other production flaws. I highly recommend this book to any system administrator who wants to use VB scripting to simplify daily operations. It is the best in its class, bar none.
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Summary: Other books left me cold, this one is awesome!
Review: I have bought several books on scripting..perl, C++, vbscript..you name it. None of them have ever prompted me to write a review before. This MS Press book has everything you need to script for Windows. Other books were just references. This one is not only a fantastic reference, but teaches you as well. One of my first scripts was to change the way Outlook 2002 & 2003 block attachments. The script was only 3 lines long. Easy as pie! The scripts on CD alone are worth the price of the book.
If you are new to scripting and work in a windows environment, GET THIS BOOK! You can get up and going with little experience.
If you are not new at Windows scripting, its a great reference.
Best book in my collection!!
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Summary: Other books left me cold, this one is awesome!
Review: I have bought several books on scripting..perl, C++, vbscript..you name it. None of them have ever prompted me to write a review before. This MS Press book has everything you need to script for Windows. Other books were just references. This one is not only a fantastic reference, but teaches you as well. One of my first scripts was to change the way Outlook 2002 & 2003 block attachments. The script was only 3 lines long. Easy as pie! The scripts on CD alone are worth the price of the book.
If you are new to scripting and work in a windows environment, GET THIS BOOK! You can get up and going with little experience.
If you are not new at Windows scripting, its a great reference.
Best book in my collection!!
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Summary: The only WSH book you'll need.
Review: I have many books on windows scripting. To be honest all of them are quite good! Strangely enough (unlike other categorys) the world of windows scripting does not suffer from a glut of bad books. Anyways this book is easily the most up to date WSH book that I've come across and for that reason alone it is probably your best choice. Aside from being up to date, the books companion CD is filled with all kinds of really cool sample scripts. Many of which I had modified and put into production within a week of buying this book. Highly recommended.
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