Ethan Wilansky

Ethan Wilansky is a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and is a director in FTI Technology's R&D group, where he focuses on creating custom SharePoint solutions. He also concentrates on the programming framework for directory services and is a member of the Office Developer Advisory Council.
Email:ewilansky@windowsitpro.com

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May, 2006
Creating an Automated Upload Solution for Moving Files
Bulk-moving files, such as digital images, to consistently and uniquely named folders is a tedious and error-prone process. Use the FilesUpload script to simplify and automate this redundant task while ensuring consistent folder naming along the way.
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March, 2006
Client-Side Scripting in ASP.NET 2.0
Microsoft has improved ASP.NET client-side scripting with the release of Windows .NET Framework. 2.0. The new ClientScriptManager object has 36 methods. Here’s a look at six methods that you’ll commonly use to support client-side scripting in Web pages.
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January, 2006
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November, 2005
Troubleshooting CrUM.wsf
A reader has trouble with one of the author's scripts. Follow along to learn some handy troubleshooting techniques.
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November, 2005
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Get answers to your scripting questions.
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November, 2005
Improving a Script to Create and Open a Text File
You can use the OpenTextFile method in place of the FileExists and CreateTextFile methods
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June, 2005
Automating Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services Web Part Package Deployments
Learn how to automate the deployment of Web Parts from one instance of SharePoint to another.
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June, 2005
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Do you have a scripting-related question or problem? You can send your question or problem to winscriptsol@windowsitpro.com.
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June, 2005
Making a Single-Task Command-Line Application or Script Perform Repetitive Tasks
Discover how the FOR command can empower single-task command-line applications and scripts to complete multiple, repetitive tasks.
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April, 2005
Identifying Software’s Presence and Configuration Details
Here’s a series of approaches for using a script to gather information about Norton Antivirus. You can modify these techniques to detect and report about other installed software.
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April, 2005
Solving a WMI Remote-connection Problem
Resolve The Remote Server Machine Does Not Exist or is Unavailable. 'GetObject' error.
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April, 2005
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February, 2005
Rem: Defeat Tenacious Adware With a Simple Script.
Some adware has eluded many antivirus products and even some of the software specifically designed to remove adware and spyWare. Determine the entry points to the peskiest of these software irritations and use a simple script to defeat them.
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December, 2004
Rem: Identifying AD Attribute lDAPDisplayNames of Properties
Using multiple strategies, you can map the friendly names (i.e., text labels) of attributes appearing in the MMC Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in to their corresponding LDAP display names.
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November, 2004
Rem: Scriptomatic 2.0 Is Worth the Wait
It’s been a long time coming, but Scriptomatic 2.0 has many improvements that make it worth the wait.
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November, 2004
Take Advantage of Scriptomatic 2.0 to Maximize Your WMI Scripting Efforts
Learn how to make the best use of Scriptomatic 2.0 in your WMI scripting efforts.
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November, 2004
Rem: Using WMI to Change HTTP Compression Settings
Here’s a script that automatically enables HTTP compression in IIS 6.0.
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August, 2004
The Visual Basic .NET and C# Surrounding Code
Here are the few additional lines of code you need to make the solution work.
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August, 2004
Scripting and Managed Code Demystified
Microsoft expects Windows systems administrators to grasp managed code, but the company has done a poor job of showing how easy it is to write. Here's how to get started.
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April, 2004
Rem: Enable and Disable IE’s Proxy Settings
The best way to enable and disable IE’s proxy settings is to modify the registry entry that controls those settings. To do so, you can use WSH’s RegWrite method or WMI’s SetDWORDValue method.
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