Windows Scripting Secrets

Product Description The most comprehensive book on the market, Windows Scripting Secrets uncovers the never-before-documented features and hidden system functions that make the new Windows Scripting Host a more powerful tool. The book includes more than 200 ready-to-use scripts, and the CD-ROM contains ready-to-use libraries and examples from the book, as well as numerous scripting tools. A few of the insights inside include * Kick-starting WSH and VBScripts * "Kidnapping" and creating COM objects * Tweaking your Registry, and monitoring system status * Powering up with Kodak Imaging * Running a Windows network with ADSI scripts You can automate almost any system task or enhance your current functionality using the scripting solutions detailed here. From the CD-ROM, sample more than 450 scripts, or try looking for an answer in the fully searchable electronic version of the book. From the Publisher Unleash the Power of Windows Scripting: Give yourself a WSH and VBScript kick-start "Kidnap" and create useful COM objects Learn about events, type libraries, and secret Windows API commands Get backdoor access to the file system Take control of links, software, and windows Tweak the Registry and monitor your system status Enhance your Visual Basic Apps with Internet, FTP, TWAIN access, file system, and shell dialogs Leverage the power of Kodak Imaging with scripts Make multimedia devices work the way you do Control running software and access databases Administer a Windows network with ADSI scripts HUNDREDS OF SCRIPTS, PROJECTS, AND UTILITIES ON CD-ROM: 450+ ready-to-run Windows Scripts More than 40 complete software projects from the book Microsoft Windows Script Technologies Trial, including valuable scripting utilities and documentation Plus a fully searchable electronic version of the book From the Back Cover Windows(r) Scripting Secrets(r) Powerful Secrets That Will Make You a Scripting Pro Windows scripting can automate almost any system task, enhance system and software functionality, and streamline network administration - if you know what you're doing. Offering the most comprehensive Windows scripting coverage anywhere plus hundreds of ready-to-run scripting solutions on CD-ROM, this unique guide reveals the little-known scripting secrets that will take your productivity to a new level. Unleash the Power of Windows Scripting * Give yourself a WSH and VBScript kick start * "Kidnap" and create useful COM objects * Learn about events, type libraries, and secret Windows API commands * Get backdoor access to the file system * Take control of links, software, and windows * Tweak the Registry and monitor your system status * Enhance your Visual Basic Apps with Internet, FTP, TWAIN access, file system, and shell dialogs * Leverage the power of Kodak Imaging with scripts * Make multimedia devices work the way you do * Control running software and access databases * Administer a Windows network with ADSI scripts Hundreds of scripts, projects, and utilities on CD-ROM * 450+ ready-to-run Windows scripts * More than 40 complete software projects from the book * Microsoft Windows Script Technologies Trial, including valuable scripting utilities and documentation * Plus a fully searchable electronic version of the book About the Author About the Author Tobias Weltner is an IT professional who has written more than 20 computer books in his native Germany, including a recent guide to Windows Scripting Host. A frequent contributor to Germany's top PC magazines, he is currently a consultant to Microsoft on Windows 2000 deployment.