May 2007
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
13h 13m
English
book
VBScript, WMI, and ADSI Unleashed: Using VBScript, WMI, and ADSI to Automate Windows® Administration
by Don Jones
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Chapter 7. Manipulating Numbers
IN THIS CHAPTER
- Numbers in VBScript
- Basic Arithmetic
- Advanced Arithmetic
- Boolean Math
- Converting Numeric Data Types
- Converting Other Data Types to Numeric Data
Incredibly, I almost became a professional software developer. It’s what I wanted to do in high school, and my school even offered a two-year vocational course for programmers. I never pursued it, though, because I’m horrible with higher math. In school, everyone tells you that programmers have to really know their math. That’s not true, of course. With VBScript in particular, you’ll find that manipulating numeric data and performing even complex calculations is easy. Even better, you probably won’t need more than basic math skills for administrative ...
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