VBScript Programmer's Reference 3rd Edition

Description

* 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

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgments.

  
Introduction.

  
Chapter 1: A Quick Introduction to Programming.

  
Chapter 2: What VBScript Is — and Isn’t!

  
Chapter 3: Data Types.

  
Chapter 4: Variables and Procedures.

  
Chapter 5: Control of Flow.

  
Chapter 6: Error Handling and Debugging.

  
Chapter 7: The Scripting Runtime Objects.

  
Chapter 8: Classes in VBScript (Writing Your Own COM Objects).

  
Chapter 9: Regular Expressions.

  
Chapter 10: Client-Side Web Scripting.

  
Chapter 11: Windows Sidebars and Gadgets.

  
Chapter 12: Task Scheduler Scripting.

  
Chapter 13: PowerShell.

  
Chapter 14: Super-Charged Client-Side Scripting.

  
Chapter 15: Windows Script Host.

  
Chapter 16: Windows Script Components.

  
Chapter 17: Script Encoding.

  
Chapter 18: Remote Scripting.

  
Chapter 19: HTML Applications.

  
Chapter 20: Server-Side Web Scripting.

  
Chapter 21: Adding VBScript to Your VB and .NET Applications.

  
Appendix A: VBScript Functions and Keywords.

  
Appendix B: Variable Naming Convention.

  
Appendix C: Coding Conventions.

  
Appendix D: Visual Basic Constants Supported in VBScript.

  
Appendix E: VBScript Error Codes and the Err Object.

  
Appendix F: The Scripting Runtime Library Object Reference.

  
Appendix G: The Windows Script Host Object Model.

  
Appendix H: Regular Expressions.

  
Appendix I: The Variant Subtypes.

  
Appendix J: ActiveX Data Objects.

  
Index.