VBScript Programmer's Reference, 3rd Edition

by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Kathie Kingsley-Hughes; Daniel Read

• ISBN13: 9780470230718
• ISBN10: 0470230711
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Wrox

Summary

Completely updated for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 R2, this book is packed with practical examples for today's programmer, Web developer, or system administrator Combines a comprehensive overview of the VBScript technology and associated technologies with sample code at every stage from beginner to advanced user Discusses the general syntax, functions, keywords, style, error handling, and similar language-specific topics and then moves into an expanded reference section covering the object models in detail Presents advanced coverage on Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI), PowerShell, security scripting, remote scripting, database scripting, and more

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

A Quick Introduction to Programming

What VBScript Is ù and IsnÆt!

Data Types

Variables and Procedures

Control of Flow

Error Handling and Debugging

The Scripting Runtime Objects

Classes in VBScript

Regular Expressions

Client-Side Web Scripting

Windows Sidebars and Gadgets

Task Scheduler Scripting

PowerShell

Super-Charged Client-Side Scripting

Windows Script Host

Windows Script Components

Script Encoding

Remote Scripting

HTML Applications

Server-Side Web Scripting

Adding VBScript to Your VB and .NET Applications

VBScript Functions and Keywords

Variable Naming Convention

Coding Conventions

Visual Basic Constants Supported in VBScript

VBScript Error Codes and the Err Object

The Scripting Runtime Library Object Reference

The Windows Script Host Object Model

Regular Expressions

The Variant Subtypes

ActiveX Data Objects

Index

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