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Appendix A. Windows Scripting API

Use the Windows Script Host Quick Reference to help you quickly find and determine usage for elements you want to work with. The reference is organized by element and by object.

XML Elements

<?XML ?>

<?XML
  version="version"
  [standalone="yes"] ?>

<runtime>

<runtime>
  Self-documentation code. Contains <description>, <example>, <usage>, <named>, and <unnamed>
elements.
</runtime>

<description>

<description<
  Script description in one or more lines.
</description<

<example>

<example>
  Usage example for the job.
</example>

<usage>

<usage>
  Usage text that overrides other example and descriptive text.
</usage>

<named>

<named>
  name="ArgName"
  helpstring="HelpText"
  [type="string|boolean|simple"]
  [required="true|false"] />

<unnamed>

<unnamed>
  name="PlaceHolderName"
  helpstring="HelpText"
  [many="true|false"]
  [required="true|false"] />

<package>

<package>
    Code for one or more jobs. Contains <job> elements.
</package>

<job>

<job [id="JobID"]>
 Job code. Contains <?job?>, <object>, <reference>, <resource>, and <script> elements.
</job>

<?job ?>

<?job
  [error="flag"]
  [debug="flag"] ?>

<object>

<object
  id="objectID"
  [classid="clsid:GUID" | progid="programID"]
  [events="true|false" />

<reference>

<reference
  [object="progID" | guid="typelibGUID"]
  [version="version"] />

<resource>

<resource id="resourceID">
   Isolated string or number
</resource>

<script>

<script
 language="language"
 [src="path"]>
     script code
</script>

getResource Static Method

Returns the contents of a <resource> element as a string.

Usage: ...