SQL Server Magazine July 2003

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This month, learn how to create a hardware-inventory report, use ADSI to read in updated values from Excel, troubleshoot Robocopy, and programmatically access disk quota information. 		  • Subscribe
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[Feature]

Access Disk Quota Information Programmatically

Learn how to manage disk quotas and use scripts to report on users' disk usage.
By Dino Esposito 

Easily Update AD Attributes

You can create a VBScript script that uses ADSI to update AD according to the values in an Excel spreadsheet.
By Steve Seguis 

Home-Brewed Hardware Inventory

Use this two-pronged solution to create rich, verbose hardware inventory reports.
By Ethan Wilansky 

Robocopy FAQ

This Windows resource kit tool is powerful enough for large data migrations and server consolidations.
By Dick Lewis 



[Rem]

Rem: Retrieving a Local Computer’s AD Site Name

ADSI’s IADsADSystemInfo interface lets you retrieve data about local computers.
By Bob Wells 

Rem: Running a Script with Alternate Credentials

Learn how to specify alternate credentials in ADSI and WMI scripts.
By Bob Wells 

Rem: Using the Correct CreateObject

If you’ve ever been confused about whether to use WSH’s CreateObject method or VBScript’s CreateObject function, you’ll want to read this Q&A.
By Bob Wells