WSH Primer

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Scripting Guide

Windows Script Host (WSH), a feature of the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 family of operating systems, is a powerful multi-language scripting environment ideal for automating system administration tasks. Scripts running in the WSH environment can leverage the power of WSH objects and other COM-based technologies that support Automation, such as Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI), to manage the Windows subsystems that are central to many system administration tasks.

In This Chapter

WSH Overview

WSH Architecture

Running WSH Scripts

WSH Objects

Securing Scripts