Wiley VBScript Programmer's Reference, 3rd Edition 978-0-470-16808-0 Benutzerhandbuch

   A Quick Introduction 

to Programming 

     A chapter covering the basics of VBScript is the best place to begin this book. This is because of the 
type of language VBScript is and the kind of users the authors see turning to it. In this chapter, you 
get a crash course in programming basics. You might not need this chapter because you’ve come to 
VBScript with programming skills from another language (Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, C, C++, 
Delphi, C#) and are already both familiar with and comfortable using programming terminology. 
In that case, feel free to skip this chapter and move on to the next one. However, if you come from 
a non-programming background, then this chapter will give you the firm foundation you need to 
begin using VBScript confidently. 

 If you’re still reading, chances are you fall into one of three distinct categories:

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  You’re a Network/Systems administrator who probably wants to use VBScript and the 
Windows Script Host or PowerShell to write logon scripts or to automate administration 
tasks.  

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  You might be a web designer who feels the need to branch out and increase your skill set, 
perhaps in order to do some ASP work.  

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  You’re interested in programming (possibly Visual Basic or Visual Basic .NET) and want 
to check it out before getting too deeply involved.  

   Programming is a massive subject. Over the years countless volumes have been written about it, 
both in print and on the Internet. In this chapter, in a single paragraph, we might end up introduc-
ing several unfamiliar concepts. We’ll be moving pretty fast, but if you read along carefully, trying 
out your hand at the examples along the way, you’ll be just fine. 

 Also, do bear in mind that there will be a lot that we don’t cover here, such as:

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  Architecture  

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  System  design  

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  Database  design  

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