The Official Scripting Guys Forum!

Announcements

• Check out our new Web site!

  Craig LiebendorferMSFTThursday, June 11, 2009 11:09 PM
  New URL: 

  
  

  http://technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/

  
  

  You can still get there by going to http://www.scriptingguys.com/.

  
  

  Let us know at scripter@microsoft.com what you think. 

  
  

  
  

• Are you an elite scripter?

  IamMredMSFTThursday, June 18, 2009 5:32 PM
  Do you love scripting? Do you love to help fellow scripters? Would you like the distinction of being an official moderator for the Official Scripting Guys Forum? If yes, send e-mail to scripter@microsoft.com and state your case. You will need good skills in VBScript or PowerShell. You do not have to be skilled at both (but it helps).

  
  

  
  

  
  

• The 2009 Summer Scripting Games Officially begin Monday June 15, 2009!

  Craig LiebendorferMSFTSaturday, May 16, 2009 10:21 PM

  Join us for the Summer Scripting Games. This year, the games are all about fun and learning! We have removed the element of competition, so don't worry if you are "good enough" to enter. The answer is yes, you are good enough! We have 40 guest commentators, who represent the best scripters in the world, writing scripts and commentaries this year.
  
  You can find all the information at the Script Center!
  http://blogs.technet.com/heyscriptingguy/archive/tags/2009%20Summer%20Scripting%20Games/default.aspx 
  
  It will be fun!

• Please help us welcome the first-ever moderators for this forum!

  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