Re: scripting vs. batch files?

Thanks everyone for the good suggestions and information, much appreciated.
Linn

"Linn Kubler" <lkubler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've been using batch files for ages, nothing too complex but useful. I
> was just trying to figure out how, in my logon batch file, I could detect
> if a client was Windows 2000 or Windows XP. One of the solutions
> suggested is in the form of a VB script. So that made me wonder...
>
> Can you incorporate scripting syntax in a batch file or should I stop
> using batch files for logon scripts or what? Just how do you decide when
> to use scripting and when to use batch files?
>
> I'm browsing through the scripting center right now and am also wondering
> the best way to learn scripting... are there any good books on the
> subject, or which are the best books? Or, is it just as easy to work
> through the examples in the scripting center?
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Linn
>
> P.S. Remove the "2" from my domain name for email responses.
>
>


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