Microsoft Windows Script Technologies
Microsoft Windows Script Technologies

Updated: August 2009

The following table lists the Windows script technologies and describes the functionality included in each technology.

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JScript

The powerful Microsoft scripting language targeted specifically at the Internet. JScript 5.8 is the Microsoft implementation of the ECMA 262 language.

VBScript

Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition brings active scripting to a wide variety of environments. These include Web client scripting in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Web server scripting in Microsoft Internet Information Services.

Script Runtime

A Dictionary object is the equivalent of a PERL associative array. Items can be any form of data, and are stored in the array.

The FileSystemObject (FSO) object model lets you use the familiar object.method syntax with a rich set of properties, methods, and events to process folders and files.

Script Encoder is a simple command-line tool that enables script designers to encode their final script so that Web hosts and Web clients cannot view or modify their source.

Windows Script Components

Microsoft Windows Script Components give you an easy way to create COM components using scripting languages such as Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) and Microsoft JScript.

Windows Script Host

The Microsoft Windows Script Host (WSH) is a tool that lets you run Visual Basic Scripting Edition and JScript natively in the base operating system.

Windows Script Interfaces

Microsoft Windows Script Interfaces provide a way for an application to add scripting and OLE Automation capabilities.

Related Sections

Microsoft TechNet Script Center

Provides information about scripting and resources.

Change History

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August 2009

Updated version number.

Content bug fix.

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