Fusion 13 Windows Scripting Host Information

Windows Scripting Host is a system (actually comprised of two programs) which enables a script programmer to use much of the functionality of Visual Basic, while only using files probably already installed on your operating system.

Windows Scripting Host is available through normal installations of Windows 98, Windows 2000, and as an add-on with Windows NT (I believe it is installed with Service Pack 4, please correct me if I am wrong). Windows Scripting Host (WSH) uses the files CScript.exe (for running scripts from the command line) and WScript.exe (for running scripts from double clicking on an icon, and creating a user interface). All scripts listed by Fusion 13 use WScript to provide for some kind of user interface.

WSH through WScript is a fairly easy scripting language to learn, and can be very powerful (the LoveBug virus was written in WSH) while allowing for simple Visual Basic type forms, buttons, and graphical prompts. If you already know VB, please check out the file downloads from the previous page for help with outlining how to do many common scripting tasks. If you do not know Visual Basic at all, you can find many sources on the internet and at Microsoft.com for help with Windows Scripting Host and Visual Basic.