The Official Scripting Guys Forum!

Announcements

• Welcome new moderator--Jakob Svendsen

  Craig LiebendorferMSFTThursday, October 22, 2009 11:29 PM

  I began my scripting/programming career when I got my first computer, at age 8. Later on I got the C64, and progressed toward writing small games. I studied C++, PHP, HTML, CSS, ASM, and others during my technical education. In the past 2 years, I have worked at Coretech A/S, Denmark (http://blog.coretech.dk) as an IT Consultant and Microsoft Certified Trainer. I spend most of my workdays scripting, programming, or teaching Windows PowerShell, VBScript, and .NET applications (VB or C#).

• Please welcome five new forum moderators! (as of July 8, 2009)

  Craig LiebendorferMSFTWednesday, July 08, 2009 5:09 AM

  
  We would like to welcome five more moderators to The Official Scripting Guys Forum! Here are their super brief scripting autobiographies, listed in alphabetical order by last name. Please keep in mind that these moderators are volunteers. The only compensation they receive is the joy of working with other scripters such as you. So please—let’s all continue to keep it joyful. Thank you!

  Kai Bluesky (forum user name: kai.bluesky)

  VBScript is one of the most powerful tools that I have. I am used to scripting in WMI and ADSI. At the beginning, it just did my boring daily job automatically. Later, more complex tools—such as an inventory system and an application deployment tool—were implemented without costing my boss any money. Now, scripting has enabled me to join a professional team and my job has become more challenging.

  Jeremy Engel (forum user name: engelj@labcorp.com)

  I started coding at the age of 10, writing games in BASIC for my lightning-fast Commodore 64. From there I ventured into the high-tech world of text-based online gaming, affectionately known as MUDs—specifically EverDark. Later, I made the jump to systems engineering, and it was there that I discovered VBScript. I currently use VBScript for access into all sorts of namespaces and frameworks: WMI, ADSI, SQL, Office, .NET, etc. I also write in HTML and C#, and I am currently casting a wary eye at Windows PowerShell.

  Marco Shaw (forum user name: Marco Shaw)

  ·         Microsoft MVP, Windows PowerShell: https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Marco.Shaw

  ·         Co-Author of Sams Windows PowerShell Unleashed 2nd Edition

  ·         PowerShell Co-Community Director: http://www.powershellcommunity.org

  ·         Blog: http://marcoshaw.blogspot.com

  Bill Stewart (forum user name: AbqBill)

  I first began automating computers in 1985 using batch files in MS-DOS 3.0. My first experience with an enhanced command shell was with 4DOS (a Command.com replacement) in 1989, and this whet my appetite for more powerful automation. I studied Pascal programming on my own for several years, and I had a renewed interest in OS automation when I began working with Windows NT 4.0 in 1997. When Windows 2000 came with baked-in WSH, I was hooked. I learned VBScript first, but I came to appreciate JScript's power and flexibility, and I now greatly prefer it to VBScript when writing WSH scripts. I also enjoy using Windows PowerShell and have applied it to numerous automation tasks. I have written numerous articles for Windows IT Pro magazine as well as a number of freeware utilities to help scripters, which you can download from my Web site: http://www.westmesatech.com/. For my day job, I am the systems and network administrator for French Mortuary, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States.

  Andrew Willett (forum user name: Andrew Willett)

  I am the projects manager for the IT department of a Steinhoff group company. Based in London, I spend most of my time deploying, designing, and developing Microsoft-based architectures.

   

   

• Please help us welcome the first-ever moderators for this forum! (February 20, 2009)

  Craig LiebendorferMSFTFriday, February 20, 2009 5:25 PM

  We would like to welcome six moderators to The Official Scripting Guys Forum! Here are their super brief scripting autobiographies, listed in alphabetical order by last name. Please keep in mind that these moderators are volunteers. The only compensation they receive is the joy of working with other scripters such as you. So please—let’s all continue to keep it joyful. Thank you!

  Uros Cala (forum user name: urkec)

  My first couple of years as a system and DB administrator were really painful. My tasks kept piling up, I kept losing my head, and just when I was about to quit, I stumbled upon the Microsoft Script Center. I made use of a couple of simple scripts I found there, and for the first time I felt I was in control. My second big discovery was WMI—along with VBScript, it completely changed the way I do my job. I am currently exploring the .NET Framework and Windows PowerShell, trying to make my administrator life even easier.

  Thomas Lee (forum user name: Thomas Lee)

  I've been scripting pretty much forever. I used to be pretty hot at JCL on the IBM 360 in the late 1960s, did a ton of shell scripting in the 70s on ICL VME. I learned batch scripting with DOS 2.0. I never really grokked VBS (and never got infected with *ix). But I truly “got” Monad when I first saw it in September 2003 and never looked back. I'm proficient in Windows PowerShell 1.0 and 2.0, and specialize in the .NET and WMI aspects. My one interesting fact is that I was the first person to blog about Monad.

  Shay Levy (forum user name: Shay Levi)

  I'm from Israel. I've been working in IT since 1998 as a system administrator, mostly using Microsoft Server technologies. I started to script HTML pages (JavaScript and ASP) and soon enough I converted Web pages scripting to system scripting using VBScript, WMI, ADSI, etc. Since the first days when PowerShell was introduced, I found myself diving into this new technology and I couldn't stop using it. For quite some time I wondered if one could fall in love with a piece of software. Now I know that's possible! Most of the time I like to hang out in the Windows PowerShell newsgroup and scripting related forums . They provide real world problems where I can help and learn from users alike. I also run a blog at http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/ScriptFanatic/, so stop by and say hello.

  Salvador Manaois III (forum user name: Salvador Manaois III)

  I have been writing scripts for 10 years in my role as an IT administrator. In my day-to-day work, I extensively make use of VB scripts, with a bit of .NET programming and Windows PowerShell on the side. Being in charge of ensuring compliance to our standard operating environment, I make use of a great deal of WMI, ADSI, and other wsh objects (registry, file streams, etc) to ensure that the majority, if not all, of the machines under my care adhere to our standards.

  Mark Schill (forum user name: Meson3902)

  I live in Atlanta, Georgia, where I work as a contractor for the federal government. I began scripting with VBScript in 1999 and now work exclusively with Windows PowerShell.  My current areas of specialization are automated Windows system builds and Citrix environments.  VMWare is also of major interest to me. I work in development on a part-time basis and this has provided ease within the .NET Framework. I also serve as a resident advisor on the #PowerShell IRC channel on freenode.net. You can find me on my blog:  http://www.cmschill.net/stringtheory.

  Brandon Shell (forum user name: BSonPosh)

  I have been in the IT industry since 1994. I spent the early years as a PC tech and general fix-it guy for numerous companies. I started a consulting company in 1999 to build, design, and support networks and Windows infrastructure. I offered Microsoft training as well. In 2000 I joined Microsoft as contractor for the Directory Services team (the first of several times). I joined Microsoft in 2002 as a full-time rapid response field engineer doing mostly Directory Service support for companies in the northeast. In 2004 the onsite travel requirement became too much, and I left for a finance firm where I am today.
  Blog: www.bsonposh.com