Why Use Wisescript - Symantec WISESCRIPT EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - FOR NS V1.0 Manual

Why Use WiseScript?

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Use WiseScript to automate system administration tasks. Its easy-to-use, structured
interface lets you create useful scripts in a fraction of the time it would take to write
them in a free-form scripting language such as VBScript.
WiseScript excels at retrieving information about a computer, prompting for input
(example: passwords) if necessary, and taking action based on that information. This is
different from using Altiris® Inventory Solution® software, for example, which can
collect snapshot information about a computer's state but cannot take immediate action.
In addition, the computer's state might change between the time you take the snapshot
and when you can analyze the data and schedule a task to take action. A WiseScript
collects and analyzes the data and takes action in real time.
When you have a task that you cannot easily perform with your other tools, reach for
WiseScript. You can write a WiseScript to quickly solve an urgent problem, and you can
create a library of WiseScripts to resolve common problems and perform routine
maintenance. Use Altiris® Software Delivery Solution™ software to deploy your
WiseScripts on an as-needed or regularly scheduled basis.
Scenarios for Using WiseScript
An end user reports that their default browser does not open when they click on an
HTML file. You can create a simple WiseScript that reads the default browser from
the registry, verifies that the default browser is installed, and either edits the
registry key, installs the default browser, or both.
You need to update a platform-dependent .DLL file on a collection of computers that
are running different operating systems. Instead of creating a different Software
Delivery task for each version of the file, you can create one Software Delivery task
that runs a WiseScript. The WiseScript finds the version of Windows that is running
on each computer and installs the correct .DLL file for that version.
You want all company computers to display a corporate desktop theme. You can
write a WiseScript to:
Check the Windows version on the computer.
Create a theme directory.
Register the path to the theme directory in the registry, using the WiseScript
conditional logic to create the registry key in a different location depending on
the Windows version.
Install the theme file in its directory.
Additional WiseScript Examples
Following are just a few of the tasks you can accomplish with WiseScript. For samples of
some of these scripts, see the article
WiseScripts in the Altiris Knowledgebase (Article #27374).
Move files and directories.
Modify a machine resource (example: registry key or .INI file).
Locate and delete a file and its directory (example: to remove a spyware program).
Free disk space by clearing the Temp directory, the Recycle Bin, or the Internet
cache.
Find the current Windows version.
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