Learn VBScript in a Weekend

  • 4h 30m
  • Jerry Lee Ford, Jr.
  • Cengage Course PTR
  • 2002

Harness the power of Microsoft VBScript In a Weekend

Now you can be on your way to becoming a VBScript guru in just one weekend! You'll begin on Friday with an introduction to VBScript and will learn how it compares to other languages within the Visual Basic programming family. On Saturday, you'll begin learning syntax, basic programming statements, and Web page tricks. On Sunday, you'll learn how VBScript works with the Windows Script Host and XML and the details of working with files and folders. Pull your new skills together Sunday evening as you learn how to automate Windows tasks.

In Just One Weekend You'll Learn How To:

  • Integrate VBScript and your Web pages
  • Work with objects and handle events
  • Make status bar enhancements and implement rollover effects on your Web page
  • Fit VBScript into the WSH architecture
  • Write to and read from the files
  • Take control of your Windows desktop through customization and automation

About the Author

Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and an IT professional with 14 years experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. Jerry is a MCSE and has also earned Microsoft's MCP and MCP + Internet certifications. He also has a Masters in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.

Jerry is also the author of seven other books, including Learn JavaScript in a Weekend and Microsoft Windows Shell Scripting and WSH. He has over five years experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in Information Technology.

In this Book

  • Learn VBScript In A Weekend
  • Introduction
  • Introducing VBScript
  • An Introduction to VBScript Programming
  • Scripting Inside Internet Explorer
  • Web Page Tricks
  • Working with the Windows Script Host
  • Working with Files and Folders
  • Desktop, Computer, and Network Automation