Automating Chores with Scripts
Out of necessity, most network administrators quickly acquire scripting skills. There aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything manually, even if that were desirable. In addition, good scripts are like any program: once the information is entered correctly, there’s no need to worry about it until something external changes.
Through ActiveX, Windows Server 2003 enables scripting options using Visual Basic, Scripting Edition (VBScript); JScript; or Perl. Previously, the only native scripting language supported by Windows was the MS-DOS command language, and many administrators undoubtedly continue to use MS-DOS scripts because they’re very small and very fast. Why use anything else if an MS-DOS script will ...
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