Re: Where to find a COMPLETE VBScript reference?

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Hi Steven,

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Nice site references. (I had one but not the rest.)

My Googling skills are not the best. I'll try your suggestion -- it looks
promising.

Thanks much,
Joe Earnest

"Steven Burn" <somewhere@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My approach to it is to find and store key entry
> points and then work through the left-hand hierarchical listing.

I generally use the following query in a search engine (typically Google
(via Scroogle))

<language> <query> [site:microsoft.com]

For example;

VBScript shellexecute site:microsoft.com

This brings up the following at the top of the results;

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/objects/ishelldispatch2/shellexecute.asp

Or;

VBScript (connect to remote computer) site:microsoft.com

This brings up the following at the top of the results;

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/connecting_to_wmi_on_a_remote_computer.asp&e=9707

Additionally suggest bookmarking the wierd bald guy.....

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/hsgarch.mspx

... and while your at it;

www.devdex.com (or www.developersdex.com)
www.aspfaq.com (mainly for ASP but can be quite useful for VBScript aswell)

and last but not least;

Planet Source Code - ASP/VBScript
http://surl.co.uk/?1482

Original URL:
http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/BrowseCategoryOrSearchResults.asp?grpCategories=-1&optSort=DateDescending&txtMaxNumberOfEntriesPerPage=10&blnNewestCode=TRUE&blnResetAllVariables=TRUE&lngWId=4

--
Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

"Joe Earnest" <jearnest3-SPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> "David F" <David-White@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uk7b%236KZFHA.3488@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I was looking for the SHELLEXECUTE command and it is not mentioned in any
> >of
> > the books I have.
> > I have MS' "Windows 2000 Scripting Guide", O'Reilly's "VB.NET Language"
> > Pocket reference book and other books, one which is called "The ULTIMATE
> > VB.Net" (the emphasis on "ultimate" is mine...). None is mentioning
> > that
> > command. So who knows what else I am missing.
> >
> > Does anybody knows about a good, COMPLETE and well organized
> > (alphabetically
> > and categorized, etc. - which by definition excludes MSDN) reference
> > source
> > for both, VB and VBScript?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David
> >
>
> To put mayayana's response in a slightly different light --
>
> Since VBS can operate under a number of different hosts and is designed to
> call different COM objects to effect the substance of its operations, what
> you're asking for just doesn't exist.
>
> Scripting facilitates other operations. It is not intended to be an
> all-encompassing language. When used under different hosts, the objects,
> properties and methods of those hosts can be directly accessed. The
> number
> of both OS and third-party COM objects constantly changes and is different
> (to some degree) in both availability and specific implementation across
> different OSs, as well as on differently configured host computers. The
> script hosts also change in detail on a fairly continuous basis.
>
> The standard, and probably best, approach, is to get the basic WSH CHM
> file
> (for which Steve Burn has provided the link) for actual VBS operations and
> inherent objects. Then look up the information on the COM objects and
> hosts
> separately.
>
> There are books and e-documents out there that "try" to encompass
> different
> hosts or COM objects in different ways. A book on websites may include
> website-specific scripting, one on servers may incorporate server-specific
> scripting, etc. These types of references may consolidate some information
> in a specialized area.
>
> But things change. When you find COM references, they may likely be
> written
> to explain access from another language -- VB, C++, JS, .Net, etc.
>
> Here's the MSDN reference to Shell.Execute. It's under the
> IShellDispatch2
> object, since it's not available in the earlier versions of Shell --
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/objects/ishelldispatch2/shellexecute.asp
>
> MSDN IShellDispatch2 listing --
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/objects/ishelldispatch2/ishelldispatch2.asp
>
> MSDN "Shell Objects for Scripting and Visual Basic" listing --
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/objects/objects.asp
>
> You're right that MSDN is difficult to work through. It's generally a
> waste
> of time to search it. It's best thought of as a "sticky-note-pile" work
> in
> progress that contains both outdated and very current information
> (sometimes
> never implemented) covering so many languages, hosts and objects that when
> you find something, its likely not on the host or in the language you
> require. Very useful when needed, however, and probably the best
> accumulation around. My approach to it is to find and store key entry
> points and then work through the left-hand hierarchical listing.
>
> Joe Earnest
>
>
>


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