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Windows® XP Under the Hood
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Windows® XP Under the Hood

by Brian Knittel
July 2002
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
736 pages
16h 43m
English
Que
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Windows Script Host

ROAD MAP

  • Start here to learn the mechanics of writing and running script files.

  • This chapter is an overview of scripting, scripting languages, and the commands used to run scripts.

  • Once you've started writing scripts, return to this chapter for a refresher on the Script Debugger.

  • The last section tells where to go on the Internet to get scripting questions answered and to get more information.

What Is a Windows Script?

The short answer to this question might be, a Windows script is a program written in an interpreted language with access to OS components through the COM object model. Although accurate, it's not a very useful answer to anyone but a computer scientist. I think scripting is important for everyone ...

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