Need .CMD script module

Using SharePoint.
It doesn't like '.' in Usernames such as; David.H.Lipman and converts them to '_' so in
SharePoint MySites the user name is; David_H_Lipman

Need a .CMD script snippet that will take %USERNAME% and convert it to a string with '_'
replacing all occurances of '.' within the Active Directory Username.



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On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:00:19 -0400, "David H. Lipman" wrote in
microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting:

>Using SharePoint.
>It doesn't like '.' in Usernames such as; David.H.Lipman and converts them to '_' so in
>SharePoint MySites the user name is; David_H_Lipman
>
>Need a .CMD script snippet that will take %USERNAME% and convert it to a string with '_'
>replacing all occurances of '.' within the Active Directory Username.

This is what I used on a similar occasion:
SET MyUsername=%@REPLACE[.,_,%USERNAME]
with 4NT as command processor; I believe 4NT now succeeded by "Take
Command", which includes the free TCC/LE.

I guess it's possible to do it with CMD, but less concisely and clearly.

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From: "Michael Bednarek" <ROT13->

| On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:00:19 -0400, "David H. Lipman" wrote in
| microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting:

>>Using SharePoint.
>>It doesn't like '.' in Usernames such as; David.H.Lipman and converts them to '_' so
>>in
>>SharePoint MySites the user name is; David_H_Lipman

>>Need a .CMD script snippet that will take %USERNAME% and convert it to a string with
>>'_'
>>replacing all occurances of '.' within the Active Directory Username.

| This is what I used on a similar occasion:
| SET MyUsername=%@REPLACE[.,_,%USERNAME]
| with 4NT as command processor; I believe 4NT now succeeded by "Take
| Command", which includes the free TCC/LE.

| I guess it's possible to do it with CMD, but less concisely and clearly.


4NT ? Hmmm, that's in the JP Software family of interpreters such as 4DOS which was
OEM'd to Norton and was called NDOS ?

It was great but... It is not a viable option on our Active Directory Domain.

The CMD.EXE, .CMD, batch processor is what I may only be able to use :-(

The objective would be such as I can eventually do...

net use Z: \\myspad.oursite.com@SSL\DavWWWRoot\Firstname_Last name

or

net use Z: \\myspad.oursite.com@SSL\DavWWWRoot\Firstname_MI_L astname

Where aall the Domain Accounts use the naming convention; Firstname.MI.Lastname or
Firstname.MI.Lastname

Personally I'd much rather use the latest version of KiXtart. I have already written, and
tested, a KiXtart script. However our central IS group is in a time warp and is using
KiXtart v3.60 that is (believe it or not) 11 years old! I have to write a letter of
justification of upgrading the KiXtart interpreter on the Login Server to the latest
version and can only "hope" they will do it. If that fails, I need a fall back position
which would be using the .CMD batch interpreter of Vista.


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On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:23:36 -0400, David H. Lipman wrote in microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting:

>From: "Michael Bednarek"
>
>| On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:00:19 -0400, "David H. Lipman" wrote in
>| microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting:
>
>>>Using SharePoint.
>>>It doesn't like '.' in Usernames such as; David.H.Lipman and converts them to '_' so
>>>in
>>>SharePoint MySites the user name is; David_H_Lipman
>
>>>Need a .CMD script snippet that will take %USERNAME% and convert it to a string with
>>>'_'
>>>replacing all occurances of '.' within the Active Directory Username.
>
>| This is what I used on a similar occasion:
>| SET MyUsername=%@REPLACE[.,_,%USERNAME]
>| with 4NT as command processor; I believe 4NT now succeeded by "Take
>| Command", which includes the free TCC/LE.
>
>| I guess it's possible to do it with CMD, but less concisely and clearly.
>
>
>4NT ? Hmmm, that's in the JP Software family of interpreters such as 4DOS which was
>OEM'd to Norton and was called NDOS ?

Indeed.

>It was great but... It is not a viable option on our Active Directory Domain.

Your loss. I couldn't do my job without it.

>The CMD.EXE, .CMD, batch processor is what I may only be able to use :-(

Maybe Microsoft's PowerShell can do it, too.

>The objective would be such as I can eventually do...
>
>net use Z: \\myspad.oursite.com@SSL\DavWWWRoot\Firstname_Last name
>
>or
>
>net use Z: \\myspad.oursite.com@SSL\DavWWWRoot\Firstname_MI_L astname
>
>Where aall the Domain Accounts use the naming convention; Firstname.MI.Lastname or
>Firstname.MI.Lastname

This is a bit more complicated than the original brief description; I
suppose you only want to replace the full stops after the last back
slash. This would do that:
SET Target=\\myspad.oursite.com@SSL\DavWWWRoot\Firstna me.MI.Lastname
Net Use Z: %@LEFT[%@INDEX[%Target,\,-1],%Target]%@REPLACE[.,_,%@RIGHT[-%@INDEX[%Target,\,-1],%Target]]

For details, see <http://jpsoft.com/help/functioncats.htm>.

>Personally I'd much rather use the latest version of KiXtart. I have already written, and
>tested, a KiXtart script. However our central IS group is in a time warp and is using
>KiXtart v3.60 that is (believe it or not) 11 years old! I have to write a letter of
>justification of upgrading the KiXtart interpreter on the Login Server to the latest
>version and can only "hope" they will do it. If that fails, I need a fall back position
>which would be using the .CMD batch interpreter of Vista.

Commiserations.

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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:...
> Using SharePoint.
> It doesn't like '.' in Usernames such as; David.H.Lipman and
> converts them to '_' so in
> SharePoint MySites the user name is; David_H_Lipman
>
> Need a .CMD script snippet that will take %USERNAME% and convert it
> to a string with '_'
> replacing all occurances of '.' within the Active Directory
> Username.
>
>
>

It's actually pretty straight forward in CMD:

SET SHAREPOINTNAME=%USERNAME:.=_%

Should work in XP and later Windows versions, possibly in Win2k but I
don't have one handy to test.

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From: "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <>


| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
| news:...
>> Using SharePoint.
>> It doesn't like '.' in Usernames such as; David.H.Lipman and
>> converts them to '_' so in
>> SharePoint MySites the user name is; David_H_Lipman

>> Need a .CMD script snippet that will take %USERNAME% and convert it
>> to a string with '_'
>> replacing all occurances of '.' within the Active Directory
>> Username.




| It's actually pretty straight forward in CMD:

| SET SHAREPOINTNAME=%USERNAME:.=_%

| Should work in XP and later Windows versions, possibly in Win2k but I
| don't have one handy to test.

That is awesome and very eloquent - Danke !

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From: "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <>


| "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
| news:...
>> Using SharePoint.
>> It doesn't like '.' in Usernames such as; David.H.Lipman and
>> converts them to '_' so in
>> SharePoint MySites the user name is; David_H_Lipman

>> Need a .CMD script snippet that will take %USERNAME% and convert it
>> to a string with '_'
>> replacing all occurances of '.' within the Active Directory
>> Username.




| It's actually pretty straight forward in CMD:

| SET SHAREPOINTNAME=%USERNAME:.=_%


Man that works well..

SHAREPOINTNAME=david_h_lipman

USERNAME=david.h.lipman

net use Z: \\myspad.oursite.com@SSL\DavWWWRoot\%SHAREPOINTNAM E%

--
Dave
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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:...
> From: "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <>
>
>
> | "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
> | news:...
>>> Using SharePoint.
>>> It doesn't like '.' in Usernames such as; David.H.Lipman and
>>> converts them to '_' so in
>>> SharePoint MySites the user name is; David_H_Lipman
>
>>> Need a .CMD script snippet that will take %USERNAME% and convert
>>> it
>>> to a string with '_'
>>> replacing all occurances of '.' within the Active Directory
>>> Username.
>
>
>
>
> | It's actually pretty straight forward in CMD:
>
> | SET SHAREPOINTNAME=%USERNAME:.=_%
>
>
> Man that works well..
>
> SHAREPOINTNAME=david_h_lipman
>
> USERNAME=david.h.lipman
>
> net use Z: \\myspad.oursite.com@SSL\DavWWWRoot\%SHAREPOINTNAM E%
>

Glad I could help. It's not often the experts have left low-hanging
fruit like this for me to pluck when I wander through a group (but
I'll take it when it happens! (-; )

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The effect of one is like having your brain smashed out
by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick.