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 -- Microsoft Scripting Technologies Web Page -- Back to the Knock Knock Game -- Summary -- Chapter 2 OVERVIEW OF THE WINDOWS SCRIPT HOST -- Project Preview: The Rock, Paper, and Scissors Game -- A Detailed Examination of WSH Components -- Configuring WSH Execution Hosts -- Back to the Rock, Paper, and Scissors Game -- Summary -- PART II: LEARNING VBSCRIPT & 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, AND ARRAYS -- 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 -- Processing Data Passed to a Script at Run-Time -- Back to the Story of Captain Adventure -- Summary -- Chapter 5 CONDITIONAL LOGIC -- Project Preview: The Star Trek Quiz Game -- Examining Program Data -- Performing More Complex Tests with VBScript Operators -- Back to the Star Trek 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 Variables 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 -- PART IV: APPENDICES -- Appendix A: WSH ADMINISTRATIVE SCRIPTING -- Desktop Administration -- Network Administration -- Printer Administration -- Computer Administration -- Scheduling the Execution of Administrative Scripts -- Disk Management -- Integrating VBScript with Other Applications -- Appendix B: BUILT-IN VBSCRIPT FUNCTIONS -- VBScript Functions -- Appendix C: WHAT'S ON THE COMPANION WEB SITE? -- Script Examples -- VBScript Editors.

Appendix D: WHAT NEXT? -- Recommended Reading -- Locating WSH and VBScript Resources Online -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y.