Chapter 3. Scripting and Objects

ROAD MAP

  • This chapter introduces the concepts of objects, methods, and properties. It provides the background you'll need for the following seven chapters.

  • Read this chapter to see how to use the objects provided with Windows Script Host with different scripting languages.

  • To get the most out of this chapter, you should be familiar with at least one script programming language.

  • The last section of the chapter shows how you can learn about the many undocumented objects provided with Windows.

Introduction to Objects

All the windows scripting languages that I discussed in Chapter 1, “Introduction to Windows Script Host,” provide the basic tools to control a script's execution and to manipulate strings, numbers, dates, and ...

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