Chapter 6 Windows Scripting
As many developers know, a big deficiency with Windows was its lack of scripting support for automating tasks. Most other operating systems had some type of built-in scripting engine. Of course there was the batch file support in MS-DOS, but it was very limited in its capability and not very useful in the Windows environment.
Microsoft realized this limitation and introduced the Windows Script specification within Internet Explorer 3.0. This provided an interface for developers to build scripting engines for different browsers. From the Windows Script Interfaces grew what is known today as the Windows Script Host.
Windows Script Host
Windows Script Host (WSH) provides the ability to automate tasks for the Windows ...
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