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#104097 - 2003-08-25 11:40 PM VB 6 & VB.Net
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I am in two mind weather to cross over to VB, I know that Kixtart can do all the tings that VB can do, but my work is putting preasure on me to move over.

They say that if I leave it will be much harder to get someone in who knows how the scripts are scripted, if they were in VB anyone should be able to read them.

Someone tell me what is the difference between VB 6, VB.Net and WSH, they all look the same to me. [Big Grin] .

The one thing that keeps me with Kixtart is this board, no where else would you get the support like you do from any language.

This baord is what makes KiXtart so good.

Any thoughts.

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#104098 - 2003-08-25 11:51 PM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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We have had this discussion a few times. Almost lost Doc and Les because of it too.

The biggest thing is that there are no virii created from KiXtart.. Where, you will find quite a few of them in VB/VBA/VBScript..

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#104099 - 2003-08-26 12:18 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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VB and associates, the language of choice for most viruses. Luckily my management drops the subject each time I bring up the word virus, they are scarred as hell for it [Big Grin] (a good thing actually). Especially with the current Sobig.f thingies going around. I’d stay with Kix and document your scripts.

We even disabled WSH on all machines so the wannabe wiz kids among our users cant run any vbs (or so) code.
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#104100 - 2003-08-26 12:46 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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The biggest thing is that there are no virii created from KiXtart..
IIRC, there was one virus written by someone here on the board... It erased a fellow scripter's harddrive.

Hmmm, Can't remember the name of this KiXVirus writer...

Lonk, can you remember???
[Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin]

BTW back to topic...

My company wants to move to VBS too. Where moving to Win2k on the desktop finally (don't ask why not XP) and we're getting a VBS logonscript with it.
Now for more acceptance of existing administrators, they are willing to 'give' us a KiX script with same functionality as their VBS's. Luckily they will not write it and are waiting for suggestions.

KiXtart and -Forms here we go!!!

[ 26. August 2003, 00:50: Message edited by: MightyR1 ]
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#104101 - 2003-08-26 01:15 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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I dont think you really got much choice for scripting ... its got to be VBS running under WSH and thats it (given the choices you mentioned). Dont think there is a scripting engine for .NET yet. If there was, sure would like to know about it.
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#104102 - 2003-08-26 01:22 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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Ok thanks guys, I might have to start learning VB, but by the looks of it not much difference between VB and KiX.

Thanks for the replys and advice.

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#104103 - 2003-08-26 01:27 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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HA! Maybe going from VBS to KiX but not the other way around. There are lots of KiX commands and functions that would take dozens of line of VBS code.

I say, make the VBers learn KiX.
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#104104 - 2003-08-26 01:38 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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So Richard, even if you did cross over to "the dark side", so what ? Does that mean you should stop writing Kixscript ? Can't speak for the others on this board, but I write Kixscript just for the pure enjoyment of it. It just "feels right" like a comfy pair of leather shoes [Wink]

[ 26. August 2003, 01:39: Message edited by: Shawn ]

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#104105 - 2003-08-26 01:50 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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Ok, I am going to get hosed for that "pure enjoyment" remark ... was that "over the top" ?
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#104106 - 2003-08-26 02:43 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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hmm...
not sure if this is the virus you are talking about:
http://www.kixtart.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=13;t=000387;p=2#000028

think doc or someone said there is another one too...
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#104107 - 2003-08-26 08:16 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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I really don't understand this. Why the heck should management bother what language that's being used, if it gets the job done most effectively? [Confused]

Personally, I think KiX code is even easier to read that VB too. Is it just me?

[ 26. August 2003, 08:16: Message edited by: masken ]
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#104108 - 2003-08-26 08:42 AM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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well...
who's kix code? [Wink]

indeed that's true.
but think it has something to do with kixtart syntax being more free and simpler in all ways.
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#104109 - 2003-08-26 02:25 PM Re: VB 6 & VB.Net
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Has anybody taken to WMIC yet?

Microsoft - Using the Windows Management Instrumentation Command ...

Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool

Using Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line

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