Microsoft WSH and VBScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner, 3rd Edition

Description

VBScript is an excellent first programming language to learn. Its simplicity makes learning basic programming concepts easy. Yet VBScript is a powerful scripting language from which you can learn even the most complex programming concepts such as how to perform object-based programming. Unlike Visual Basic, VBA, and many other programming languages, there is no complex development environment to learn. In fact, you can create all your VBScripts using a simple text editor such as Windows Notepad. VBScripts can be run on WSH (Windows Script Host) and several other environments. If you are new to programming with Microsoft WSH and VBScript and are looking for a solid introduction, this is the book for you. Developed by computer science professors, books in the for the absolute beginner series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. You will acquire the skills that you need for more practical WSH and VBScript programming applications and will learn how these skills can be put to use in real-world scenarios. Best of all, by the time you finish this book, you will be able to apply the basic principles youve learned to the next programming language you tackle.

CONTENTS:

I: Introducing the WSH and VBScript;

Chapter 1: Getting Started with the WSH and VBScript;

Chapter 2: An Introduction to the Windows Script Host;

Part II: Learning VBScript & WSH Scripting;

Chapter 3: VBScript Basics;

Chapter 4: Constants, Variables, Arrays and Dictionaries;

Chapter 5: Conditional Logic;

Chapter 6: Processing Collections of Data;

Chapter 7: Using Procedures to Organize Scripts;

Part III: Advanced Topics;

Chapter 8: Storing and Retrieving Data;

Chapter 9: Handling Script Errors;

Chapter 10: Using the Windows Registry to Configure Scripts Settings;

Chapter 11: Working with Built-in VBScript Objects;

Chapter 12: Combining Different Scripting Languages;

Chapter 13: Working with Windows Management Instrumentation;

Part IV: Appendices;

Appendix A: WSH Administrative Scripting;

Appendix B: Introducing Remote WSH;

Appendix C: The WSH Core Object Model;

Appendix D: Built-In VBScript Functions;

Appendix E: What's on the Companion Web Site?;

Appendix F: What Next?