Sams Teach Yourself Windows Script Host in 21 Days

by Williams, Charles; Fredell, Thomas; Washington, Jr., Clarence; Morrison, Michael; Campbell, Steve; Morrish, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780672313745
• ISBN10: 067231374X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-23
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

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