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VBScript Statements: Explanation of the Public Statement

The VBScript Public statement creates a variable, function, subroutine, or class that is available outside the bounds of the scope it was created in and it functions very much like a global variable, except that it can be declared or initialized inside a non0-global code...

Pinging a remote computer from another remote computer using the WMI Win32_PingStatus class in VBScript

I recently began working on trying to figure out ways to troubleshoot real problems with a VBScript and give me some diagnostic information about the current state of the environment. As I build this script I plan on sharing pieces of it bit by bit with you, my readers. I also wanted to get back to...

VBScript Statements: Explanation of the Randomize Statement

The Randomize statement seeds the VBScript random number generation engine with a new seed. A seed is a user defined value that helps create a random number. There are no options for the Randomize statement, it's use is simply: Randomize

Essential Tools: A free undelete utility that actually recovers files effectively

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The next tool I'd like to share with you in my Essential Tools series is another useful...

Essential Tools: A FREE File Level Drive Defragmenter

Please note: This is a re-posting of a previous post that was deleted, further details to come.  The first tool I want to call out in my Essential Tools series, and the...

Essential Tools: A free tool to mount an ISO cdrom or DVD image as a Virtual CDROM drive

We've all had times when we needed a file from an installation CD or DVD, but only had an ISO image available on the network. So, we have to copy the image to our machine then burn the image to media-- just to get the file. There are utilities out there that do this, like

Essential Tools: Determining disk usage graphically with free tools

The next essential tool is one that I have used for quite some time now, and one I searched to find for some time. As a systems administrator, its an ever ending battle for you to keep space...

VBScript Statements: Explanation of the ReDim Statement

The ReDim statement in VBScript allows you to declare a array, or a multi-dimensional array, in your code. Also, this statement allows you to re-declare the number of elements in the array at a later time in the code. This is important because it also allows you to release...

VBScript Statements: Explanation of the While … Wend Statement

The While conditional statement is useful because it allows you to repeat a block of code as long as a conditional test is True, rather than just a simple number of times. It is useful in situations where you need to loop through code,...