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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Meaning
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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
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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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Meaning
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Tip
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Alerts you to supplementary information that is not essential to the completion of the task at hand.
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Note
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Alerts you to supplementary information.
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Important
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Alerts you to supplementary information that is essential to the completion of a task.
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Caution
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Alerts you to possible data loss, breaches of security, or other more serious problems.
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Warning
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Alerts you that failure to take or avoid a specific action might result in physical harm to you or to the hardware.
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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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Meaning
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bold font
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Characters that you type exactly as shown, including commands and parameters. User interface elements are also bold.
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Italic font
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Variables for which you supply a specific value. For example, Filename.ext can refer to any valid file name.
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Monospace font
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Code samples.
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Command
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Command that is typed at the command prompt.
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Syntax
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Syntax of script elements.
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Output
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Output from running a script.
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