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Document Conventions
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Scripting Guide
The following art symbols and text conventions are used throughout this book.
Scripting Diagram Symbols
Use the following table of symbols as a resource for understanding the scripting graphics included in this book.
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Object |
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Method |
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Property |
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Event |
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Collection object |
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Item property of a collection object |
Reader Alert Conventions
Reader alerts are used throughout this book to notify you of both supplementary and essential information. The following table explains the meaning of each alert.
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Reader Alert |
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Tip |
Alerts you to supplementary information that is not essential to the completion of the task at hand. |
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Note |
Alerts you to supplementary information. |
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Important |
Alerts you to supplementary information that is essential to the completion of a task. |
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Caution |
Alerts you to possible data loss, breaches of security, or other more serious problems. |
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Warning |
Alerts you that failure to take or avoid a specific action might result in physical harm to you or to the hardware. |
Command-line Style Conventions
The following style conventions are used in documenting scripting and command-line tasks throughout this book.
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Element |
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bold font |
Characters that you type exactly as shown, including commands and parameters. User interface elements are also bold. |
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Italic font |
Variables for which you supply a specific value. For example, Filename.ext can refer to any valid file name. |
Monospace font
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Code samples. |
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Command |
Command that is typed at the command prompt. |
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Syntax of script elements. |
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Output from running a script. |
