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Shell Scripting Primer What's the best way to get started in Windows shell scripting? Here are four recommendations for novices. Do you have some experience writing shell scripts? Check out the HostsFileCreator.bat script. This script updates clients’ HOSTS files when you change the names or IP addresses of servers in a domain.		• Subscribe • Renew • Master CD • Change Mailing Address • Customer Service • Back Issues • Article Reprints • Group Discounts
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Automating Excel to Create Trend Charts

Learn how you can create a Windows Script Host (WSH) script that regularly gathers data from Windows 2000's (Win2K's Active Directory (AD), updates a Microsoft Excel 2000 spreadsheet with that data, and creates charts showing trends.
By Alistair G. Lowe-Norris 

Getting Started in NT Shell Scripting, Part 1

This article is the first part of a two-part series about writing scripts in the Windows NT shell scripting language. Part 1 looks at how you go from having an idea for a script to determining that script's requirements and writing the pseudocode.
By Dick Lewis 

Reader to Reader

This month, one scripting solution is provided: Giving NT Users the Right to Change System Time
By Readers 

Understanding VBScript: The Folder Object

This monthly column covers all aspects of the VBScript language. This month, you'll learn about the File System Object (FSO) model's Folder object, which lets you access and manipulate folders and their subfolders.
By Dino Esposito 

Rem

The Win32 Scripting Journal answers your questions.
By Bob Wells 

Real-World Scripting: Create or Append HOSTS Files

This monthly column offers practical scripts for systems administrators. If you occasionally change servers' names and IP addresses and use HOSTS files for DNS name resolution, you can use HostsFileCreator.bat to reflect those changes in the HOSTS files.
By Dick Lewis