Contents -- Introduction -- Goal of This Book -- What You Need to Begin -- Conventions Used in This Book -- PART I: INTRODUCING MICROSOFT VBSCRIPT -- Chapter 1 What Is VBScript? -- Introducing VBScript -- VBScript Web Page Development -- The WSH -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Errors, Constants, and Variables -- VBScript Statements -- VBScript Statement Syntax -- Documenting VBScripts with Comments -- Storing and Retrieving Data from Memory -- Other Sources of Data -- Using Operators to Manipulate Variables -- VBScript Reserved Words -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Conditional Logic and Iterative Structures -- Comparison Statements -- Working with Loops -- Guarding against Endless Loops -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Procedures -- Organizing VBScript into Procedures -- Subroutines vs. Functions -- Controlling Variable Scope -- Browser Event Handling -- Built-in Functions -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Arrays -- Storing Related Data in Arrays -- Working with Single-Dimension Arrays -- Working with Multidimensional Arrays -- Creating Dynamic Arrays -- Erasing Arrays -- Using VBScript Functions to Work with Arrays -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Data Collection, Notification, and Error Reporting -- Interacting with Users -- The InputBox() Function -- The MsgBox() Function -- Handling VBScript Errors -- Summary -- Chapter 7 VBScript Objects -- VBScript Object-Based Programming -- Working with VBScript's Built-in Objects -- Other Collections of Objects Available to VBScript -- Summary -- Chapter 8 VBScript and Internet Explorer -- Internet Explorer Objects -- High-Level Browser Objects -- Handling Browser Events -- Summary -- Chapter 9 VBScript and the WSH -- The WSH Object Model -- Passing Arguments to Scripts -- Using XML to Create Windows Script Files -- Running Your Windows Script Files -- Summary -- PART II: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 1.

Project 1 Desktop Administration Using VBScript and the WSH -- Project 1 Overview -- Chapter 10 Project Case Study: Desktop Customization and Deployment -- Project Overview -- Summary -- Chapter 11 Customizing the Desktop -- Adding a URL Desktop Shortcut to the Corporate Web Site -- Understanding the Windows Registry -- Customizing Desktop Wallpaper and Screen Saver Settings -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Customizing the Start Menu and Quick Launch Toolbar -- Shortcut Construction -- Working with the WshShortcut Object -- Creating a Standard Applications Folder -- Configuring the Start Menu and Quick Launch Toolbar -- Summary -- Chapter 13 Scheduling Disk Maintenance -- Working with the Windows Command Prompt -- Disk Management Utilities and Command-Line Utilities -- Scheduling Script Execution -- Creating a Scheduler Script -- Summary -- Chapter 14 Mapping Network Printers and Disks -- A Change of Plans -- Working with the WshNetwork Object -- Working with Network Drives -- Working with Network Printers -- Creating a Login Script -- Summary -- Chapter 15 Creating Administrator Accounts -- Creating a Local Administrator Account -- Net Commands -- Creating a Login Script -- The Fully Assembled Script -- Summary -- PART III: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 2 -- Project 2: Analyzing Application Logs -- Project 2 Overview -- Chapter 16 Project Case Study: Analyzing Application Logs -- Project Overview -- Performing a High-Level Design -- Summary -- Chapter 17 Using Configuration Files to Control Script Execution -- Creating a Configuration File to Control Script Execution -- Designing the Report and Log Analyzer INI File -- Creating an INI File Processing Procedure -- Summary -- Chapter 18 Developing Script Log Analyzers -- Reading Report and Log Files -- Writing to Files -- Creating the Error Log Analyzer -- Creating the Daily Sales Report Analyzer.

Creating the Daily Returns Report Analyzer -- Creating the Daily Production Report Analyzer -- Examining the Order/Inventory Summary Report -- Summary -- Chapter 19 Scheduling Script Execution -- Examining Scheduling VBScript Options -- Setting Up an Intermediary Scheduling Script -- Setting Up a Daily Automated Script Execution Schedule -- Summary -- Chapter 20 Maintaining a 30-Day Summary Log Archive -- Managing Files with VBScript -- Other VBScript Language Elements Needed to Build the Archive Management Script -- Writing the Archive Management Script -- Summary -- PART IV: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 3 -- Project 3: Creating a Centralized Report Management Station -- Project 3 Overview -- Chapter 21 Project Case Study: Creating a Centralized Report Management Station -- Project Overview -- Performing a High-Level Design -- Summary -- Chapter 22 Developing a Setup Script -- Working with the Windows Registry -- Using VBScript and the WSH to Programmatically Modify the Registry -- Creating the Setup Script -- Summary -- Chapter 23 Collecting Remote Summary Reports -- Prerequisite Tasks -- Setting Up Connections to Network Drives and Folders -- File Management -- Developing the Report Collection Script -- Summary -- Chapter 24 Processing and Consolidating Report Data -- Parsing String Contents -- Working with the Word Object Model -- Developing a Network Messaging Procedure -- Creating the Consolidation Report Script -- Summary -- Chapter 25 Archive Management -- Administering Report Files -- Working with Windows Folders and Files -- Developing the Archive Management Script -- Summary -- PART V: PROFESSIONAL PROJECT 4 -- Project 4: Reporting Application Summary Data via the Web -- Project 4 Overview -- Chapter 26 Reporting Application Summary Data via the Web -- Project Overview -- Performing a High-Level Design -- Summary.

Chapter 27 Designing the Web Site -- A Quick Overview of the Order/Inventory Reporting Web Site -- The Web Site's Main Page -- The Daily Consolidated Summary Report Page -- The Reports Archive Page -- The Registration and Configuration Settings Page -- Summary -- Chapter 28 Building the Web Site's Main Page -- Working with Frames -- Building the Links.html Page -- Building the Welcome.html Page -- Creating the Browser.html Page -- Summary -- Chapter 29 Building the Registration and Configuration Settings Page -- Cookie Basics -- Collecting Information Using HTML Forms -- The Fully Assembled Welcome.html Page -- Summary -- Chapter 30 Converting Reports to HTML Pages -- Preparing to Create the HTML Conversion Script -- Creating the HTML Conversion Script -- The Fully Assembled Script -- The Automatically Generated HTML Page -- Summary -- Chapter 31 Building the Report Archive Page -- Working with the Folder Object and the Files Collection -- Assembling the Report Archive Page -- Summary -- Chapter 32 Report Distribution and Remote Archive Management -- Implementing Remote Archive Management -- Creating the Final Script -- The Fully Assembled Script -- Creating the Archive Maintenance Script -- Summary -- PART VI: APPENDICES -- Appendix A: Windows XP Command Reference -- Appendix B: What's on the Companion Web Site -- 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.