Sams Teach Yourself Windows Script Host in 21 Days

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-07-23
Publisher(s): Sams Publishing
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Summary

Learn to take maximum advantage of WSH to automate routine tasks, create powerful macros how to manage user in remote locations. This book not only teaches how to implement WSH successfully with either JScript or VB Script, it also provides dozens of useful script examples that the reader will be able to apply immediately.

Author Biography

Thomas Fredell is the co-founder and CTO of Cambridge Technology Vision (www.cambridgevision.com), the leading provider of Extranet software that assists corporations performing mergers and acquisitions. Thomas was the first graduate with a degree in cognitive science from the University of Virginia. Since UVA. he's spent most of his time developing software and doing consulting to assist companies integrating Internet technologies with their business processes. He co-authored Domino 4.5 Unleashed and was a contributing author to ActiveX Unleashed. Web Programming with Java, Java 1.2 Class Libraries Unleashed. Using the Windows 98 Registry, Lotus Notes 4.5 Unleashed, and Lotus Notes Developer's Guide 4.5.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Windows Script Host (WSH)
7(18)
Writing a Simple Script Using WSH
25(26)
The Scripting Object Model
51(32)
The WSH Object Model
83(28)
Using Microsoft VBScript with WSH
111(22)
Using Microsoft JScript with WSH
133(22)
Running and Scheduling Scripts
155(30)
Testing and Debugging WSH Scripts
185(20)
Handling WSH Script Arguments and Reading/Writing Files
205(26)
Replacing Batch Files with WSH
231(28)
Administering User Logins, Program Settings, Folders, and File Shortcuts Using WSH
259(40)
Automating Microsoft SQL Server Administration Using WSH Scripts
299(34)
Automating Microsoft IIS Administration Using WSH Scripts
333(34)
Overview of WSH and Application Scripting Capabilities
367(16)
Scripting the Microsoft Office Suite
383(22)
Using WSH to Access Databases Through Microsoft Active Data Objects (ADO)
405(48)
Using ADO for WSH Scripting Tasks
453(20)
Using WSH to Manipulate the Microsoft Active Directory
473(34)
Using Scripting for Messaging
507(34)
Using WSH with Custom VB and Java Objects
541(24)
Deploying Script Solutions
565(22)
Index 587

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