Microsoft WSH and VBScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: Introducing the WSH and VBScript
	Chapter 1 Getting Started with the WSH and VBScript
		Project Preview: The Knock Knock Game
		What Is the WSH?
		Introducing VBScript
		Back to the Knock Knock Game
		Summary
	Chapter 2 An Introduction to the Windows Script Host
		Project Preview: The Rock, Paper, and Scissors Game
		Examining Scripting Environments
		An Examination of WSH Components
		Configuring WSH Execution Hosts
		Back to the Rock, Paper, and Scissors Game
		Summary
Part II: Learning VBScript and WSH Scripting
	Chapter 3 VBScript Basics
		Project Preview: The Math Game
		VBScript Statements
		VBScript Syntax Rules
		Mastering the VBScript Object Model
		Working with VBScript Run-Time Objects
		Using VBScript Run-Time Objects in Your Scripts
		Examining Built-in VBScript Functions
		Displaying Script Output
		Back to the Math Game
		Summary
	Chapter 4 Constants, Variables, Arrays, and Dictionaries
		Project Preview: The Story of Captain Adventure
		Understanding How Scripts View Data
		Working with Data That Never Changes
		Storing Data That Changes During Script Execution
		Working with Collections of Related Data
		Storing Data in Dictionaries
		Processing Data Passed to a Script at Run-Time
		Back to the Story of Captain Adventure
		Summary
	Chapter 5 Conditional Logic
		Project Preview: The Planet Trivia Quiz Game
		Examining Program Data
		Performing More Complex Tests with VBScript Operators
		Back to the Planet Trivia Quiz Game
		Summary
	Chapter 6 Processing Collections of Data
		Project Preview: The Guess a Number Game
		Adding Looping Logic to Scripts
		Back to the Guess a Number Game
		Summary
	Chapter 7 Using Procedures to Organize Scripts
		Project Preview: The BlackJack Lite Game
		Improving Script Design with Procedures
		Working with Built-in VBScript Functions
		Limiting Variable Scope with Procedures
		Back to the BlackJack Lite Game
		Summary
Part III: Advanced Topics
	Chapter 8 Storing and Retrieving Data
		Project Preview: The Lucky Lottery Number Picker
		Working with the Windows File System
		Opening and Closing Files
		Writing to Files
		Reading from Files
		Managing Files and Folders
		Storing Script Configuration Settings in External Files
		Back to the Lucky Lottery Number Picker
		Summary
	Chapter 9 Handling Script Errors
		Project Preview: The Hangman Game
		Understanding VBScript Errors
		Dealing with Errors
		Reporting Errors
		Back to the Hangman Game
		Summary
	Chapter 10 Using the Windows Registry to Configure Script Settings
		Project Preview: Part 2 of the Hangman Game
		Introducing the Windows Registry
		Accessing Registry Keys and Values
		Creating a Key and Value to Store Script Settings
		Back to Part 2 of the Hangman Game
		Summary
	Chapter 11 Working with Built-in VBScript Objects
		Project Preview: The Tic Tac Toe Game
		Leveraging VBScript’s Built-in Collection of Objects
		Creating Custom Objects
		Working with the Err Object
		Working with Regular Expressions
		Back to the Tic Tac Toe Game
		Summary
	Chapter 12 Combining Different Scripting Languages
		Project Preview: The VBScript Game Console
		Introducing Windows Script Files
		Back to the VBScript Game Console
		Summary
	Chapter 13 Working with the Windows Management Instrumentation
		Introducing the Windows Management Instrumentation
		WMI Infrastructure Overview
		Scripting the WMI
		Summary
	Chapter 14 Adding a GUI to Your Scripts
		Project Preview: The HTA Rock, Paper, Scissors Game
		Introducing HTML Applications (HTAs)
		How Do HTAs Compare to HTML Pages?
		Creating and Executing an HTA
		Constructing an HTA
		Adding Interface Elements
		Integrating WSH into Your HTAs
		Back to the Rock, Paper, Scissors Game
		Summary
Part IV: Appendices
	Appendix A: WSH Administrative Scripting
		Desktop Administration
		Network Administration
		Printer Administration
		Computer Administration
		Disk Management
		Integrating VBScript with Other Applications
		HTML Applications
	Appendix B: Introducing Remote WSH
		Introducing Remote WSH
		Understanding Remote WSH’s Supporting Architecture
		Working with Remote WSH: A Demonstration
	Appendix C: The WSH Core Object Model
		WSH Objects and Their Properties and Methods
	Appendix D: Built-in VBScript Functions
	Appendix E: What’s on the Companion Website?
		Script Examples
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