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Jr., Jerry Lee Ford (Author)
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159200072X 978-1592000722 February 21, 2003 1
If you?re looking for a solid introduction to programming with WSH and VBScript, then this is the book for you. Developed by computer science instructors, books in the for the absolute beginner series teach the principles of programming through simple game creation. By following along with the exercises in this book, you?ll acquire the skills you need to write more practical WSH and VBScript programming applications and will learn how these skills can be put to use in real-world scenarios. Best of all, by the time you finish this book, you will be able to apply the basic principles you?ve learned to the next programming language you tackle.


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About the Author

Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator and an IT professional with 16 years experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer and security analyst. Jerry has a Masters in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Jerry is also the author of thirteen other books including Learn JavaScript in a Weekend, Learn VBScript in a Weekend, Microsoft Windows Shell Scripting and WSH Administrator?s Guide, Microsoft VBScript professional Projects and Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrator?s Guide. He has over five years experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in Information Technology. Jerry lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife, Mary, and their children Alexander, William and Molly.

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  • Paperback: 424 pages
  • Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (February 21, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 159200072X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1592000722
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #517,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and an IT professional with over 18 years of experience in information technology, including roles as an automation analyst, technical manager, technical support analyst, automation engineer, and security analyst. He is the author of 23 other books and co-author of two additional books. His published works include AppleScript Studio Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Microsoft Windows PowerShell Programming for the Absolute Beginner, Visual Basic 2005 Express Programming for the Absolute Beginner, VBScript Professional Projects, Microsoft Windows Shell Scripting and WSH Administrator's Guide, Microsoft Windows Shell Scripting for the Absolute Beginner, Learn JavaScript in a Weekend, and Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrator's Guide.

Ford has a master's degree in business administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and has over five years of experience as an adjunct instructor teaching networking courses in information technology.

 

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Must Have!, July 18, 2003
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This book is an absolute must for the beginning VBScript programmer. Not only does Ford provide step-by-step direction to scripting, gradually ramping the complexity of the exercises, but he leaves the reader with WORKING scripts in the form of games with foundational concepts applicable to real-world scripting development.

My primary objective was to learn VBScripting basics to support script enhancements for Mercury Interactive's QuickTest Pro tool (that is based in VBScript), and this book well served its purpose.

I highly recommend it to other readers.

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, April 21, 2003
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This book was a very easy read. I am a complete beginner when it comes to WSH and VBScripting. I found this book to be a great primer. The only questions the book left me with were the actual syntax of methods, properties, and built in functions. These are important areas, but I feel the book left me with a good overall understanding of the 2 topics. I am not sure I could write my own worth while script yet, but I could definitely read and understand a script already created. Only took 2 days of reading to complete this book and my interest was kept the whole time.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Beginners Book, but leaves the reader with questions., December 25, 2010
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For a book that's 460 pages long, and intended for the "Absolute Beginner"... I was lost after page 43.
It seems to me that any aspiring programmer would want to follow along every step of the way, and have each item explained in every line of code. My issue is the line of code: Set WshShl = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell"). This line is usually the first statement in all the VBScripts in the book, but there is NO EXPLANATION for what the ("WScript.Shell") entry does, or is. Is it an object, a property, a method? What words can you use to the right of "WScript." instead of the word "Shell"?
Page 43 explains that the initial "Set WshShl =" statement "sets up an instance of the WshShell object. How does it do that when the word "WshShell" is nowhere to be found in the statement line? The variable "WshShl" comes close, but we all know that with computers, a miss like that is more than a mile... Besides, the phrase "Set WshShl =" is setting up a variable, not an object (by my understanding). SO, HOW DOES IT WORK? WHERE IS THE LIST OF OTHER THINGS WE CAN USE INSTEAD OF ("WScript.Shell")?? I guess I'll stumble on trying to understand what table does what... It sure would be nice if there was an Email address for book support. The website in the book to download the .VBS source-codes has no way to contact the author.
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