[hemmerling] Scripting Languages for Windows 1/3

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• Scripting Programming Languages for Windows 3/3 - Testing with Windows PowerShell.

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  • 4NT - commercial command shell for W2k, WinXP.
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• How to redirect StdErr with 4DOS & 4NT, to save it to a file: “application.exe >&>saved_stderr.txt”.
• How to redirect StdErr with 4DOS & 4NT, to append it to a file: “application.exe »&>saved_stderr.txt”.

• The free Scripting.com "Frontier 5.0.1" for Windows, by Userland.

• EN.Wikipedia: "Visual Studio Tools for Office".

• See Scripting Programming Languages for Windows 2/2 - Windows PowerShell.
• See Scripting Programming Languages for Windows 2/2 - Testing with Windows PowerShell.

• Commercial Tools.
  1. The commercial SAPIEN Technologies, Inc "PrimalScript".
  2. The formerly commercial, now free free ScriptInternals "SystemScripter" by Tobias Weltner.
     • powertheshell.com - Home of the ISEStereoids for PowerShell "SystemScripter Support - Continue to use SystemScripter without Activation" - “For many years, we provided a sophisticated editor experience for VBScript called 'SystemScripter'. Now, 14 years after Microsoft stopped active VBScript development, we, too, finally retire the SystemScripter software. Effective immediately, SystemScripter software is no longer available for purchase, and no new activations are supported. In this article, you find the steps to bypass activation and use the software for as long as you may find it useful”.

At the same time, SystemScripter can now be used freely by anyone”

1. The commercial XL.now "OnScript".
2. The commercial Admin Script Editor (ASE).
3. The commercial VbsEdit.
4. The software tool “Script Store Tool” by Bobby Malik is distributed exclusively with the book “Practial Windows Administration Scripting”, shipped on CD.
5. SAPIEN Technologies, Inc..
   • PrimaTools "Community Tools"
     1. The free PrimalPad Community Edition - “A single file editor with color coding for HTML, VBScript, JScript and PowerShell, with line numbers and a multi-tabbed environment. No installation required, just one single executable file. Free for personal, educational or non-profit use”.
     2. The free WMI Explorer.
     3. The free WMI Wizard.

• Free WSH Tools, by Microsoft Download Center

1. EN.Wikipedia "Microsoft Script Debugger"
   • Microsoft Download Center: Script Debugger for Windows NT 4.0 and Later.
   • Microsoft Windows Script Debugger for Windows 98 and Me.
2. WMI Administrative Tools.
3. WMI Code Creator v1.0.
4. The WMI Diagnosis Utility -- Version 2.0.
5. Scriptomatic 2.0 for MSIE.
6. Windows 2000 Resource Kit Tool : OLE/COM Object Viewer.
7. Do-It-Yourself Script Center Kit.
8. Script Encoder.
9. Windows Script Component Wizard, for .wsc files.
10. Microsoft Exchange Server Error Code Look-up.
    • Aaron Stebner's WebLog: "Information about the err.exe tool I use to look up error codes when debugging setup issues".

• ActiveXperts: Scripts Collection.
• Programming Blog by ASG "C# WMI Startup Programs, List Startup Applications with ManagementClass".
• DevGuru.
  • VBScript - Introduction.
  • WSH - Introduction.
  • Quick References - WSH, VBScript,..
• IDispatch.
  • EN.Wikipedia: "IDispatch".
  • Microsoft TechNet: Microsoft Windows 2000 Scripting Guide - COM Objects - “As noted previously in this chapter, VBScript works with a subset of objects known as Automation objects. All COM objects must support one or more interfaces, which are simply the avenues by which a COM client can access the COM server. Any object that supports the IDispatch interface is known as an Automation object. Because not all COM objects support the IDispatch interface, VBScript cannot access all of the COM objects on your computer”.
• Blog Microsoft Technet "Sebastian Klenk's Blog".
  • Microsoft Technet, Sebastian Klenk's Blog "PowerShell Playground – Automatisierung von System Center Configuration Manager (Teil 1/3)".
  • Microsoft Technet, Sebastian Klenk's Blog "PowerShell Playground – Repository Server zur Verwaltung und Pflege von PowerShell-Skripten (Teil 2/3)".
  • Microsoft Technet, Sebastian Klenk's Blog "PowerShell Playground – Grafische Benutzeroberflächen für PowerShell-Skripte (Teil 3/3)".
• Microsoft TechNet Script Center.
  • Microsoft TechNet "Script Center" / Microsoft TechNet Script Center Gallery.
• Microsoft Download Center: TechNet Script Center Sample Scripts.
• Codeguru: "A Simple Guide to WMI Provider".
• Microsoft Developer Network ( MSDN ): "Win32 Error Codes".
• Microsoft Windows Script Technologies.
  • VBScript.
  • JScript (Windows Script Technologies).
  • Refreshing WMI Data in Scripts - “Windows 2000: The capacity to refresh data in scripts is not supported”.
• Windows Management Instrumentation by MSDN Windows Developer Centre.
• The Open Source.
  • Debug VBScript with Visual Studio.
• EN.Wikipedia: "Microsoft Windows SDK".
  • Windows® Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK Full Download, for W2k.
  • Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.
  • Windows Developer Center > Learn > Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit.
  • These directories contain VBS code
    • ”.\Samples”.
    • ”.\Samples\SysMgmt\WMI\Scripting”.
    • ”.\Samples\SysMgmt\Msi\Scripts”,...
• Windows Script 5.7.
  • Windows Script 5.7 for Windows 2000, by Microsoft Download Center.
  • Windows Script 5.7 for Windows XP, by Microsoft Download Center.
  • Windows Script 5.7 for Windows Server 2003, by Microsoft Download Center.
• Windows Script 5.6
  • Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000, by Microsoft Download Center.
  • Windows Script 5.6 Documentation, by Microsoft Download Center.
• TietgenSkolen, Mogens Lind Hansen - Windows Script documentation, as Windows help files, by Microsoft
  • wscdoc.exe - Windows Script components.
  • wshdoc.exe - Windows Scripting Host.
  • vbsdoc.exe - Visual Basic Script (VBScript).
  • jsdoc.exe - JScript.
• vbsdoc.exe - Windows Script documentation, as HTML files, by Microsoft.
• VBScript Quick Reference, by Microsoft Download Center.
• Script Center All-in-One, by Microsoft Download Center.
• VB Helper by Rod Stephens, Rocky Mountain Computer Consulting, Inc.
  • Use WMI to get lots of information about the operating system in Visual Basic 2005.
• Spiceworks Community.
  • Setting The Default WMI Namespace Security.
• EN.Wikipedia: "Windows Script Host".
• EN.Wikipedia: "JScript".
• EN.Wikipedia: "VBScript".
• EN.Wikipedia: "Component Object Model".
• EN.Wikipedia: "Windows Management Instrumentation".

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  • The paper book is shipped with a PDF book issue, on CD.
  • Chapter 21: “Troubleshooting WMI Scripting”, making use of
    • WMI Control Tool.
    • Scriptomatic.
    • The Windows Management Instrumentation Tester ( WBEMtest.exe ).
    • Err Tool.
    • MofComp.exe.
    • WMIcheck ( on CD ).
• Ed Wilson's website.
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• Blog ”Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog”.
• Webcasts Scripting Guys Webcasts.

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• Book Carlo Westbrook: "Windows Server 2012 R2 : der schnelle Einstieg", 2015 - “inklusive Einführung in Windows PowerShell 4.0”.

• Günter Born.
  • Book Günter Born: "Inside Windows Script Host", 2001.
    • Chapter 11 “WSH-Erweiterung mit Microsoft Office”.
  • Günter Born's website "BornCity".
  • Günter Born's additional homepage "Windows Script Host Bazaar".
• Jerry Lee Ford, Jr.
  • Course Technology PTR - official book website of Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. and other authors.
  • Book Jerry Lee Ford, Jr.: "Microsoft WSH and VBScript Programming for the Absolute Beginner".
    • The Hangman Game ( Chapter 9 “Handling Script Errors”, Chapter 10 “Using the Windows Registry to configure Script Settings” ).
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• Don Jones, SAPIEN Technologies, Inc.
  • Book Don Jones: "VBScript, WMI, and ADSI Unleashed: Using VBScript, WMI, and ADSI to Automate Windows Administration", 2007.
    • ScriptingAnswers.com - official book website.
• William R. Stanek.
  • Book William R. Stanek: "Windows 2000 Scripting Bible".
  • Book William R. Stanek, James O'Neill, Jeffrey Rosen: "Microsoft Powershell, VBScript & JScript Bible".
  • William R. Stanek's website
    • Windows 2000 Scripting Bible - no downloads.
• Book Rolf Frey: "Scriptprogrammierung unter Windows 9x/ NT Programmier- Workshop".
• Helma Spona.
  • Book Helma Spona: "Einstieg ins Windows Scripting. Inkl. Microsoft Shell".
  • Helma Spona' website.
  • Publisher's website "Rheinwerk Computing" - no downloads anymore .
• Peter Aitken.
  • Book Peter G. Aitken: "Windows Scripting Guide . Anleitungen und Lösungen zur Scriptprogrammierung".
  • Book Peter Aitken: "Web developer's Guide to JavaScript und VBScript: Your Complete Guide to Creating Live, Interactive Online Applications".
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  • Peter Aitken's Pages - but now download !
• Book Bobby Malik: "Practical Windows Administration Scripting".
  • The book is shipped with the software tool “Script Store Tool”, on CD.
• Book Stein Borge: "Managing Enterprise Systems with the Windows Script Host".
  • Book website - “You will need to answer questions pertaining to this book in order to successfully download the code” (?).
• Book Gerry O'Brien: "WSH and ADSI Administrative Scripting: Scripting for Network Administration Automation".
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• Book Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Kathie Kingsley-Hughes, Daniel Read : "VBScript Programmer's Reference".
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• Admin Script Editor Forum.
• Facebook "PowerScripting Podcast".
• Google Groups:
  • Google Groups "Pester".
  • Google Groups "chocolatey".
  • Google Groups "Boxstarter".
• www.IT-Visions.de-Diskussionsforen.
• POSHGUI Forum.
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• Slack "PSUGH" ( Power Shell User Group Hannover ).
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  • Discussions in WMI Programming.
• XING "Microsoft Powershell".