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[swiss]

did anyone ever make some steps to scripting the MS Operating Systems ?

I have a specific folder that needs to be made a hotfolder for some tasks (e.g. resizing the images, sending them via email, etc.)

with my MAC I can simply use AppleScript (which I a quite a semipro in) and someone just told me there could be something like it in XP or 2000, too.

I do NOT mean batch procession with the CommandShell.

any help ?

[Reup]

i think this is what M$ invented VBScript fpr. I haven't tried anything in it though... the MSDN has a rather in-depth page on it.

[Nikson]

yes, vbs files are what you're looking for.
They're also great for completely destroying windows computers, in less than 10 lines of code.
It only takes 4 lines to shut down or restart your computer, and only 5 to format a drive :P

[Fruit Pie Jones]

Originally posted by Nikson@Oct 19 2005, 06:16 AM
It only takes 4 lines to shut down or restart your computer, and only 5 to format a drive :P

That's rather inefficient, since it only takes one line from a command prompt to do the same thing!

As for scripting, let's not forget Perl.

[Danny252]

they were planning a scipting option in Vista/Longhorn, but this will now only be on the server version due to secutiry reasons, although the servers will still be at risk. They might have removed it from there too.

[swiss]

thank you guys .. then it's VBScript for me ... uhuu ... another programming language ...

[Nikson]

Originally posted by Fruit Pie Jones+Oct 20 2005, 02:12 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Fruit Pie Jones @ Oct 20 2005, 02:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Nikson@Oct 19 2005, 06:16 AM
It only takes 4 lines to shut down or restart your computer, and only 5 to format a drive :P

That's rather inefficient, since it only takes one line from a command prompt to do the same thing! [/b][/quote]
Maybe so, but after you write the code and save it to a .vbs file, it only takes a double-clcik to execute it :w00t:

[Rogue]

Originally posted by swiss@Oct 20 2005, 12:59 PM
thank you guys .. then it's VBScript for me ... uhuu ... another programming language ...

VB is easy.

There is a lot of stuff online to learn from...

http://groups.msn.com/windowsscript/logonscripts.msnw