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Where I can find script language for the Windows, with manual (the syntax of that script language)?

Apr 12th, 2006 01:32
Richard Pond, Mirko Lukic,

Several possible answers.  Here are two:

* 1) BATCH FILES (traditional, functionality limited but much greater
than sometimes thought):
Batch files can be used for scripting.  Go to the command prompt (Start
Menu, Run, cmd) and type HELP.  This shows you a list of available
commands.  The following are all very useful:
echo
copy
del
if
goto
find
ren
sort
move
pushd
popd
cd

Type a command name followed by /? for more help on that command, e.g.
dir /?
if /?
pushd /?
set /?

Type SET for a list of environment variables.  These can be referenced
in code using %variablename%, e.g. %windir%.  There are also some
built-in variables like %date% on more recent Windows versions.  And
your script can create its own variables using SET variablename = value.  

A batch file is any file ending with the extension .bat and containing a
series of commands.  Program names may also be included.  Parameters may
be passed to the batch file and read as %1 (first parameter), %2 (second
parameter), etc.

Results of a command may be redirected to a text file, e.g.
  dir *.exe > exe-file-list.txt

Results of a command may also be channelled via another command, e.g.
  dir /b | find "m"
to display all files in the current directory which have the letter "m"
somewhere in the filename.

Multiple redirections may be used:
  dir /b | find "m" > m-files.txt

* 2) VBSCRIPT / JSCRIPT:
Many Windows systems have VBScript and JScript interpreters installed. 
To see if this works on your system, create a file containing the single
line 
  Msgbox "hello" 
and save it as hello.vbs, then run it.  VBScript is based on Visual
Basic.  A tutorial and reference are at
http://www.w3schools.com/vbscript/default.asp