XML Elements 

The following sections include information about the Windows Script Host XML elements.

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• <?job?> Element
  XML processing instruction that specifies attributes for error handling.

• <?XML?> Element
  Indicates that a file should be parsed as XML.

• <description> Element
  Marks the descriptive text that appears when the user runs ShowUsage() or runs the script with the /? command line switch.

• <example> Element
  Makes your script self documenting.

• <job> Element
  Marks the beginning and the end of a job within a Windows Script file (*.wsf).

• <named> Element
  Marks a particular named argument to the script.

• <object> Element
  XML element that is used in Windows Script component files and that defines objects that can be referenced by script.

• <package> Element
  Encloses multiple job definitions in a Windows Script Host control (.wsf) file.

• <reference> Element
  XML element that includes a reference to an external type library.

• <resource> Element
  XML element that isolates textual or numeric data that should not be hard-coded into a script.

• <runtime> Element
  Groups together the set of run-time arguments for a script.

• <script> Element
  XML element that contains script to define the behavior of a Windows Script component.

• <unnamed> Element
  Describes an unnamed argument for the script.

• <usage> Element
  Allows user to override default usage display.

Related Sections

• WSH Reference
  List of elements that make up WSH Reference.

• WSH Basics
  Learn the basics of WSH.