Joe Richards might know some Win32 Perl resources.
VBScript isn't that hard, really. If you know the COM & ADSI stuff for Perl as far as methods, names, etc, its just a different syntax for using it. VBScript you have the advantage of the technet scriptcenter which has examples complete enough to copy and paste together and run. I'm not a CS major either, I don't even have any formal training in this field. The only things I've been taught in a classroom are how to read, write, and do some math. Everything I know I learnt going to work everyday and doing new things, asking questions here and there around this list and other places. I realized I needed to learn VBScript and so I started tackling projects with vbscripts, and with a bit of work I got to be pretty good at it. I still need a copy of the platform sdk on my other monitor to remember methods, parameters, etc, but I know the syntax. That said, if I'm feeling lazy I still go and piece things together with scriptcenter snippets. My point here is that it would probably be long term beneficial to you to at least be able to do simple things in vbscript like read a file, run a external command, etc. As I said in my first message, if you post what you have, I'll try and edit it as an example for you. Thanks, Brian Desmond <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] c - 312.731.3132 _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kern, Tom Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 4:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] disabling users I only have time to learn one scripting lang. i figured perl is the better way to go as i have to work with linux and solaris as well. know of any good docs,books,sites on perl and COM+ or adsi? something that will teach you both like the VBscript resources do? i really think there is a market for perl and AD/win32 out there that is untapped. O'reilly has let most of their win32 perl books become outdated and stop at Win NT as has Dave Roth. I'm not a programmer and i don't have time to learn multipe scripting langs, so i always thought perl would be the best way to go. I find it as approachable as VBscript but unlike VBscript, I don't find many rescources for using it on win32 systems. I'm afraid learning perl and working with windows might be an uphill battle. are there resources for teaching you how to use perl with cdo,wmi,adsi,ado,etc? i'm not a total newbie to perl, i've used it on linux but i've never really done much on windows with activestate. and as i've said, i'm not a programmer and i didn''t major in comp sci, so a lot of this stuff is not second nature to me and hasn't been pounded in for years. so jumping from lang to lang for me is not really an option. thanks -----Original Message----- From: Brian Desmond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 9/21/2005 2:46 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] disabling users
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