Replace batch-file with script?

[Christian-Josef Schrattenthaler]

Hi!

I have a batch-file (*.bat) which logon the client to our server, including
printer and drive mappings.

Now I want to replace the batch-file with a script for the windows scripting
host, because I want the users to enter their username and password, and
then the script should make the mappings suitable to the username...

I lookd for the WSH and VBSCRIPT and JSCRIPT, but I didn't get any usable
information!

Is it possible, to write such a script? Or does the WSH not support this
feature?

Thanks and greetings,
Christian.

[Grant Wagner]

Re: Replace batch-file with script?

Christian-Josef Schrattenthaler wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi!
>
> I have a batch-file (*.bat) which logon the client to our server, including
> printer and drive mappings.
>
> Now I want to replace the batch-file with a script for the windows scripting
> host, because I want the users to enter their username and password, and
> then the script should make the mappings suitable to the username...
>
> I lookd for the WSH and VBSCRIPT and JSCRIPT, but I didn't get any usable
> information!
>
> Is it possible, to write such a script? Or does the WSH not support this
> feature?
>
> Thanks and greetings,
> Christian.[/color]

WSH has no mechanism for input, but that shouldn't be necessary. Simply make
your WSH script run _after_ the user logs into the workstation. They will
authenticate against whatever authentication mechanism you are using and then
the script can connect to the network resources.

To set up network drives and printers in WSH it would be something like:

-- logon.js --
var wshNetwork = new ActiveXObject(" WScript.Network ");
wshNetwork.MapN etworkDrive("Z: ", "\\\\Server\\pa th\\to\\share") ;
wshNetwork.AddW indowsPrinterCo nnection("\\\\S erver\\path\\to \\printer");

To test it, just use Start -> Run -> type "c:\path\to\log on.js" and hit Enter
(or run it from cmd or whatever)

All sorts of information about the WshNetwork object at <url:
http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/...shnetwork.html />

--
Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com>
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