From: "William A. Rowe, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Ok, there is the challenge, Win32 users;
>
> > Go to a command line window and type:
> > cscript.exe //logo
> > or
> > wscript.exe //logo
>
> (drop the "file:" part if it pops up, again)
>
> > What happens?
>
> Any Win32 user, feel free to confirm (give the version while you are at it.)
>
Cscript.exe says:
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.
Input Error: There is no script file specified.
and
Wscript.exe:
Displays a nice error window with a
big red circle with a X in it and says
There in no script file specified.
WSH works great!
> Of course, it would be a problem to use JScript, since MS is depreciating
> the default distribution of that scripting engine in XP.
Say what?
ECMA JScript is not Java!
Windows .NET uses JScript in a big way
via JScript .NET (hint - learn it) !
WSH also uses XML.
Windows .NET uses XML in a
big way!
(hint - learn it! )
So WSH lets you "do" Apache
while learning XML, JScript, VBScript
and COM usage
(hint: - all used in Windows .NET.)
A win win or all!
> Although Perl works
> very nicely,
If you remember,
is it a backslash or forward slash,
for each and every function/extension? :)
>to use it it's not installed by default. Which leaves ... VB. At least
> the had the common sense to add the Option Explicit pragma, so that it works
> rather like a real language.
>
That is VBScript (not VB) and it works great in WSH.
(hint - remember there is more VB code around
than any other code out there,
and a lot can be easily used in VBScript.)
> Bill
>
>
Haven't you ever tried any Windows
Script Host actions? Lots can
be used with Apache admins and in
development too!
Try it!
JLW
