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Last post 10-08-2007, 7:53 PM by AbqBill. 1 replies.


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10-04-2007, 3:28 PM 28601

jeffthatcher
Joined on 10-04-2007
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Scripting Guides

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Being new to Windows scripting (been doing batch files for years, but this is a bit different) I was wondering if anyone has a good scripting guide they wouldn't mind sharing. Such as this wmi = this function etc..

I am looking for a good practical book on the subject. There are so many books, its hard to know which one is best.

Thanks/Jeff Thatcher

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10-08-2007, 7:53 PM 28614 in reply to 28601

AbqBill
Joined on 02-24-2007
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Hi Jeff,

Since you're starting out in Windows scripting, I'd recommend you take a good hard look at PowerShell. There are several good PowerShell books already on the market. Here are a couple that I have read and recommend:

Windows PowerShell in Action, by Bruce Payette
Microsoft Windows PowerShell: TFM by Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks

If you're looking at WSH scripting, 99.99% of what's written is (in my opinion) unfortunately focused on VBScript. I recommend JScript for WSH scripting, but there are no books on JScript for WSH or HTAs.

Regards,

Bill

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