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Notes About the Windows® Scripting Host

Copyright (C) 1996-97 Microsoft Corporation



Table of Contents

– Using WordPad to View This Document
– Introduction to Windows Scripting Host– Description of sample scripts

This document contains information not available in the Microsoft® Windows NT® documentation set or in Help, as well as information on changes that occurred afterpublication.


Using WordPad to View This Document
If you enlarge the WordPad window to its maximum size, this document will be easier to read. To do so, click the Maximize button in the upper-rightcorner of the window. Or open the Control menu in the upper-left corner of the WordPad window (press ALT+SPACEBAR), and then click Maximize.

To move through the document, press the PAGE UP or PAGEDOWN key(s). Or click the arrows at the top and bottom of the scroll bar along the right side of the WordPad window.

To have the words wrap to the screen size or the ruler
1. On the View menu,click Options.
2. Click either Wrap to window or Wrap to ruler and then click OK.

To print the document
1. On the File menu, click Print.
2. Select the printer, and then click OK.

Introduction toWindows Scripting Host
The Windows Scripting Host is a language-independent scripting host for 32-bit Windows-based platforms. Windows Scripting Host will be integrated into Windows® 95 updates,Windows NT Workstation version 5.0, and Windows NT Server version 5.0. The Windows Scripting Host will also ship with Windows 98.

Implementing More Powerful Scripts
Previously, the only nativescripting language supported by the Windows operating system was the MS-DOS® command language. Although it is fast and small, MS-DOS has limited features compared to Visual Basic® Scripting Edition(VBScript) and Java Script (JScript™). Today, ActiveX™ scripting architecture allows users to take advantage of powerful scripting languages such as VBScript and JScript. MS-DOS command scripts are still...