Microsoft® PowerShell, VBScript and JScript® Bible

Introduction

PowerShell, VBScript, and JScript Bible is a work in progress, just like the Windows operating system itself and the body of work that's grown up around it. It is quite likely that errors will make themselves apparent after this book has gone to press and found its way onto your desktop. I very much appreciate the efforts of readers who go to the trouble of pointing out mistakes in the text so I can fix them in future editions. Even more, I am grateful for readers who offer their own hints, tricks, code, and ideas to me for inclusion in future editions of this book.

I truly hope you find that PowerShell, VBScript and JScript Bible provides everything you need to perform essential scripting tasks. You can contact me through e-mail at [e-mail]. You're always welcome to write me with ideas, suggestions, improvements, or questions. If you provide an example that's used in a future edition of this book, I'll be especially grateful for your help and will credit you in that edition. I also have a Web site, which contains support material for this book, among other things. Point your browser to www.williamstanek.com/scripting/ for corrections, enhancements, news, and additional thoughts. I'll post the source code from this book as well.

Thank you!

William R. Stanek

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