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A Microsoft Windows Script Host (originally known as Windows Scripting Hikers, however renamed for the 2nd release) is distributed & installed by default Windows 98 and later versions of Microsoft Windows. These are besides installed in case Internet Explorer 5 (or the late version) is installed. It will bring scripting capabilities far superior to batch files.

These are language-independent in the feel that it may produce utilise of different Active Scripting language engines. By default it interprets & diarrhea plain-text JScript (.JS and .JSE files) & VBScript (.VBS and .VBE files). Users might set up different scripting engines to enable the babies to script within more languages, e.g. Perl. A language independent filename extension WSF can also exist as utilized.

About anything you could wash by having your computers Windows computer may be automated applying the script file. Although a Windows Script Persons occurs as right convienence, certain viruses produce have of its features. Numerous population recommend disabling it (or even utilizing an antivirus program that hinders scripts) for security reasons.

An convenient way to disable a Windows Script Unsuspecting hosts is to vary a default handler for the .vbs, .js, .wsf, .wsh file types to edit like than do. For the sir thomas more inside depth discussiin on securing Windows Script Unsuspecting hosts, see [http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnclinic/html/scripting10082001.asp]

Windows Script Host FAQ
This WSH resource site has an extensive FAQ, Web access to Microsoft scripting newsgroups, downloadable WSH components, articles, sample code, and an IRC chat page. By Ian Morrish, Glazier Systems Ltd.

WinScripter
A WSH resource site with tutorials, samples, articles in JScript. By Daren Thiel.

myITforum
BackOffice Administrator's resource for Windows Script Host.

WinGuides
Technical information and examples in WSH, VBScript and JScript.

Saint Vincent College
Introduction to Windows Script Host (WSH)

InterClasse
Javascript and VB script source code.

Microsoft WMI
Windows Management Instrumentation. WMI Reference, SDK and Redistributable Components.

Windows Scripting Solution Forums
Discuss WSH and other Windows scripting options.

Hilltop Lab
ADSI Scripting for administering Windows 2000 networks

Win32 Scripting
Huge resource of WSH sample scripts.


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