JSI Tip 10100. How can I determine if the WinNT provider returned a user, group, computer, etc.?

If you retrieve a script argument using the WinNT provider, you can use the Class property of the object to determine what type of object the argument was.

If your c:\util\test0.vbs script contains:

Dim objArguments, strDomainUser, Cls
Set objArguments = Wscript.Arguments
If WScript.Arguments.Count = 0 then Wscript.Quit
strDomainUser=objArguments(0)
Cls="NOT FOUND"
On Error Resume Next 
Set objUser = GetObject("WinNT://" & strDomainUser ) 
Cls=objUser.Class
Wscript.Echo 
" & strDomainUser & 
 " & Cls
Wscript.Quit

Then see the following:

cscript //nologo c:\util\test0.vbs "JSIINC/Domain Admins"
"JSIINC/Domain Admins" Group

cscript //nologo c:\util\test0.vbs "JSIINC/Jerry"
"JSIINC/Jerry" User

cscript //nologo c:\util\test0.vbs "JSIINC/JSI001"
"JSIINC/JSI001" Computer

cscript //nologo c:\util\test0.vbs "JSIINC"
"JSIINC" Domain