October 6, 2008 4:36 PM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
Development,
File Dialog,
tips and tricks,
UserAccounts.CommonDialog,
VBScript,
vbscript tipsSometimes the command line is great for getting a script running and doing the task a script was intended to do, however, sometimes you simply don't want to add the overhead of opening a command prompt, navigating to the directory where your script is located, and then remembering the command line...
October 3, 2008 3:00 PM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
HTML,
HTTP,
Microsoft.XmlHttp,
VBScript,
VBScript Objects,
Web Pages,
XMLRecently, I had a situation where I had to pull down a HTML page to compare it to a known copy of the page. Certainly, IE or FireFox-- or Google's Chrome would have done the trick and I could have viewed the source. But that would require me to do...
October 1, 2008 2:06 PM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
Functions,
Replace,
String manipulation,
VBScript,
VBScript FunctionsRecently, I had a situation at the office where I needed to check a web.config file for the existence of a setting. Not a hard problem-- just open the file up an look for it, however, that becomes a little harder when your talking about 30 servers. So, I scripted it using the replace...
September 19, 2008 7:50 PM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
Property,
property set,
VBScript,
VBScript StatementsWithin a VBScript class the Property block allows you to set the value of the property in the class. This statement works in conjunction with the Property Let and Property Get statements and can only be used inside a class inside VBScript-- and no where else in the script.
This would in turn be...
September 18, 2008 7:31 PM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
Classes,
Property,
Property Let,
VBScript,
VBScript StatementsWithin a VBScript class the Property block allows you to set the name of the property in the class. This statement works in conjunction with the Property Set and Property Get statements and can only be used inside a class inside VBScript-- and no where else in the script.
By default the...
September 13, 2008 11:11 PM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
Functions,
VBScript,
VBScript Functions,
VBScript StatementsThe Function statement creates a function and allows you to list the arguments (if any) which are to be passed into the function.
The major difference between a function and a subroutine, is that a function can return a value. To return a value you...
September 12, 2008 6:04 AM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
commandline,
VBScript,
vbscript tips,
Wscript.ArgumentsOne thing that comes up frequently in my need to script tasks, is the ability to run a script from the command line, or as a scheduled job with parameters passed to it from the calling application. In a "set it and forget it" script it's not such a big deal to have arguments...
September 6, 2008 11:41 PM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
Development,
Public,
Variable Types,
VBScript,
VBScript StatementsThe 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...
September 4, 2008 4:01 PM
Posted by: Jerry Lees
Development,
Functions,
monitoring,
Networking,
VBScriptI 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...
