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The following elements are displayed in the Script Editor:
You can share scripts with other individual administrators, entire administrator groups, or make the script public to all administrators. Only the script owner can set the share rights for a script.
Note: If the administrator that created a script leaves, the master administrator can take ownership of a script and change the share rights.
Save As...
Select Save As... to save a script to a different name/group. A dialog box will ask you to enter the name to save the script as. The script name must be less than 64 characters in length.
Save
Select Save to save changes to a configured script.
Rename...
A script can be renamed by selecting the script from the Select Script dropdown box, then selecting Rename. A dialog box will ask you to enter the new name for the script. When finished, press OK. The script name must be less than 64 characters in length.
Delete
You can delete a script by selecting a script from the Select Script dropdown menu, then selecting Delete.
Import Script.../Export Script...
Selecting the import/export script links will bring up a dialog box that will allow you to import and export a script file. Exporting a script will display the script's text, which can be copied to the clipboard. Importing a script will allow you to browse and select a text file to import into the scripting engine.
Note: Only scripts exported by the Script Editor can be imported into the Script Editor.
Selecting the Manage Files hyperlink text will invoke a dialog box that enables files to be uploaded to the server. Press browse to locate files to upload. Press upload to upload the file to the server. The Remove file from the server function permanently removes a file from the server. Any type of binary or ASCII file can be uploaded to the Server. Uploaded files can then be used within scripting steps. If the file no longer exists on the Server, an error message will appear next to the dropdown list.
Note: An alternate method of uploading files is to copy them directly to the managed files directory on the IIS server. This directory is normally located in the directory [drive]: \Inetpub\wwwroot\ManagedFiles\. In that directory are several sub-directories. Put private files into the directory named for that administrator. Put shared files into the VSASharedFiles directory. Any files located in this directory will automatically update what is available in the scripting user interface at the next administrator logon.
Variable Manager allows administrators to create short, easy-to-remember names that contain long, difficult-to-remember directory paths and commands. These names (variables) are used in the Script Editor by using the syntax <VariableName>. The same variable can be assigned different values for each group ID.
Note: Built-in scripts that reference LAN server directories use the variable <FileServer>. Use the Variable Manager to assign the <FileServer> variable a directory that applies to your network environment.
Script Notes
Enter any notes about the script.
When writing a THEN/ELSE function, you can select on which operating system the function will execute. This function is useful when you want to write one script that can be executed on different operating systems. For example, directory paths in Windows 95 and Windows NT can differ and require different directory path syntax in order to work correctly. Creating two separate script steps within the same script and labeling them Windows 95 and Windows NT, respectively, avoids having to create an extra script for a separate operating system.