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by Jerry Lee Ford Jr. (Author) "In this chapter you'll be introduced to a number of topics..." (more)
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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.

About the Author
Jerry Lee Ford, Jr. is an author, educator, and IT professional with over 13 years experience in information technology. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and has also earned Microsoft's MCP & MCP+Internet certification. He holds a master's degree in Business Administration and has been a part-time IT instructor for five years. Jerry is the author of nine books, including "Microsoft Windows Shell Scripting and WSH Administrator's Guide" (ISBN: 1931841268). He lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife and sons.

Product Details

  • 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: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #686,655 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Must Have!, July 18, 2003
By Demoda O. (Hillside, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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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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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4.0 out of 5 stars great for the beginner, December 12, 2004
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I reallly enjoyed this book. It was a great reference for a beginner such as myself. It was easy to read and very easy to understand. I definitely recommend this book to anybody wanting to learn how to script. I would have it given it five stars but there were a few spelling and graphical errors in it. Other than that, a great book for beginners.
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