EnScript Tutorial 9.10.08

®EnScript Tutorial ®Getting Started with EnCase Automation The purpose of this tutorial is to explain basic EnScript concepts. This tutorial is designed for EnCase users who are new to EnScripts and have little or no prior programming experience. Through this tutorial, I hope you learn the essential concepts needed to write some basic EnScripts and/or modify existing ones for a specific need. The EnScript programming language is very C++ and Java-“ish”. If you have any experience with those two languages, then learning the EnScript language should be a snap. But, if you think C++ is almost as good as a B-, and Java is one of the major food groups, don’t worry. We will break everything down into the fundamentals and it will all start making sense sooner than you think. First, some disclaimers: I am not a programmer by profession. I learned the EnScript language out of necessity to automate processing of evidence. I have since written many EnScripts, some of which are now part of the public release version of EnCase and others are given to students during EnCase training, but I certainly do not consider myself an expert in writing EnScripts. The information is provided as an instructional tool to introduce new users to some basics. There are no guarantees. So, don’t just run some code (that you found here or elsewhere), and bet the farm on the results. Ultimately, the examiner must interpret and defend case findings. This tutorial started as blog ...