VBScript How-to guides and examples

Arguments Command Line arguments.

Loop Statements Do-Loop, FOR-Next, For Each, While.

Operators Math, comparison, logical AND OR NOT.

Variables Define VBScript variables.

Array Variables VBScript array variables.

Built-in Constants

IsBlank Function to find Null/Empty values.

Functions Write a VBScript function.

Math functions Cos,Sin,Log,Fix,VariableSubtype.

WScript properties StdIn, StdOut, StdErr, Timeout, version

Naming Naming convention for VBScript.

VB Scripts and functions:

GetDate Return the current Year/Month/Day and time.

DateTime Get Date, Time and daylight savings.

Delolder Delete files older than N days.

Easter Function to calculate the date of Easter.

PrintSave Save and Restore Windows Printer Connections.

qchange Edit network printer connections.

Pin/UnPin Pin items to the Start Menu.

SearchAD Search AD for Users, Computers or groups.

Move-Object Move an AD object (User, Group, computer etc) to a different OU.

ListComputers List all computers.

ComputerInfo List properties of a Computer. (as shown in ADUC)

ListUsers List all users.

UserInfo List properties of a User. (as shown in ADUC)

UpdateUsers Update a property in AD for a group of users.

Uname List a users First and Last name.

isMember Function to determine group membership.

Localadmins List local administrators across a network domain.

Reference / How to

Run a script How to run a VB script. (.vbs)

Elevate Run with elevated permissions (As Admin).

On Error Error handling.

Error Codes VB Script errors.

GetRealTarget Get the real target of an advertised shortcut

Hybrid Hybrid Batch and VBScript.

MapDrive Map a Drive letter to a network file share.

MapDrivePersistent Map a Drive letter to a network file share. (persistent)

RoamingProfile Cleardown files to improve logon and logoff times.

Replace Find and replace text.

VBScript is being deprecated (Oct 2023). In future releases of Windows client, VBScript will be available as a feature on demand before its eventual removal from the Operating System. It has not yet been deprecated from Windows Server.

Arguments	Command Line arguments.
Loop Statements	Do-Loop, FOR-Next, For Each, While.
Operators	Math, comparison, logical AND OR NOT.
Variables	Define VBScript variables.
Array Variables	VBScript array variables.
Built-in Constants
IsBlank	Function to find Null/Empty values.
Functions	Write a VBScript function.
Math functions	Cos,Sin,Log,Fix,VariableSubtype.
WScript properties	StdIn, StdOut, StdErr, Timeout, version
Naming	Naming convention for VBScript.

GetDate	Return the current Year/Month/Day and time.
DateTime	Get Date, Time and daylight savings.
Delolder	Delete files older than N days.
Easter	Function to calculate the date of Easter.
PrintSave	Save and Restore Windows Printer Connections.
qchange	Edit network printer connections.
Pin/UnPin	Pin items to the Start Menu.
SearchAD	Search AD for Users, Computers or groups.
Move-Object	Move an AD object (User, Group, computer etc) to a different OU.
ListComputers	List all computers.
ComputerInfo	List properties of a Computer. (as shown in ADUC)
ListUsers	List all users.
UserInfo	List properties of a User. (as shown in ADUC)
UpdateUsers	Update a property in AD for a group of users.
Uname	List a users First and Last name.
isMember	Function to determine group membership.
Localadmins	List local administrators across a network domain.

Run a script	How to run a VB script. (.vbs)
Elevate	Run with elevated permissions (As Admin).
On Error	Error handling.
Error Codes	VB Script errors.
GetRealTarget	Get the real target of an advertised shortcut
Hybrid	Hybrid Batch and VBScript.
MapDrive	Map a Drive letter to a network file share.
MapDrivePersistent	Map a Drive letter to a network file share. (persistent)
RoamingProfile	Cleardown files to improve logon and logoff times.
Replace	Find and replace text.