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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Microsoft Press (May 4, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0735619816
  • ISBN-13: 978-0735619814
  • Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 1.3 x 9.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
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1.0 out of 5 starsAvoid getting this book
By ChessOak on April 24, 2010
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I should have paid attention to the negative reviews - yet there are not enough of them. This book is positively awful. It is hard to know where to begin. The degrees of awfulness should probably be divided between bad for people unfamiliar with programming and people familiar with programming.

Then, there is badness in how the book is structured and the information presented. Even the simplest of concepts are repetitively broken down into 4 parts. Before you buy, look at the on-line table of contents. The chapter headings of "Header Information," "Reference Information," Worker Information," and "Output Information" are repeated for practically every sub-chapter and every example in the book. These sections are not meaningful in terms of the information conveyed. If the author dealt with some of the concepts once and then dispensed with them, the book would have been more concise and perhaps easier to read.

Let me deal with one part, the "Header Information." In this, the author describes (every time, the two statements "Option Explicit" and "On Error Resume Next." How many times do we have to have mention of the same two statements? Especially if his recommendation of usage of the On Error statement is fatally flawed.

Look at this very simple example. The variable x is not defined, so the If test at best should fail, yet if you run this you will find that the code reflects the "True" condition. Notice that there may be many other reasons for the test to fail other than this failure to define the variables. Also, other important functions may not failed, that the code relies on, yet the author's recommendation will have the code executing as if nothing is amiss.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsAnother VBScript book that is Lacking
By JPR on November 28, 2004
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How many VBScript books have you picked up that completely skip explaining the Windows Script Host and VBScript environment? They immediately jump into having you write scripts without even explaining the scripting environment, something that is Crucial to learning VBScript. This is another of those books.

This book has no information on the WSH (Windows Script Host), objects or methods, when and why to use the various WSH objects and methods, and there is only haphazard information on syntax. You can't even find this information in the appendices.

The author takes you through writing VBScripts, almost from page one, and only gives the briefest of explanations of what you are doing. For example, in the second chapter of the book, you are presented with a multiline script that includes the following:

Set objWMIService=SetObject("winmgmts") _

& .ExecQuery _

("SELECT = FROM Win32_Process")

If you never worked with Windows Script Host or VBScript, would you have any idea what this is? Or why you are using it? The author gives a 2 sentence explanation, and then jumps right into something else.

If you are new to VBScript, and are looking for a book to teach you about VBScript and WSH, this book is not for you. If you are an experienced VBScript writer, you might find some tidbit of useful information in this book. This book, sadly, does not teach you VBScript, and would be of no real use to someone who already knows VBscript.

Don't buy it.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars
By SGWINN3 on October 26, 2016
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Helps a bunch.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Beginner Scripting Book
By Nick on April 10, 2013
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I purchased the e-book version and the regular book. Both were a good read and I liked the examples. Very helpful information for a beginner.
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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat condition!
By Perri Watson on March 9, 2015
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Great condition!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood learning tool and sample script reference
By nksunset on September 13, 2005
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This book does not cover the in-depth mechanics behind the scripting language.. Stuff most people find their eyeballs rolling around in their head while trying to read. Instead it takes the 'common man' approach and presents admin scripting in a practical, easy to implement way. I recommend this book for admins who are not very experienced with vbscript and want to be able to learn and produce workarble scripts quickly. It also comes with a CD of sample scrips, labs and a ebook copy of the book.
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1.0 out of 5 starsMicrosoft Is Just Not Unix
By Timothy M Butterworth on January 11, 2014
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Microsoft is just not Unix. If you are looking to learn an Operating System I recommend any Linux Distribution Available openSUSE, Fedore, Kubuntu etc. over Microsoft Windows.

Do not waist you time or money with Microsoft!
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood information
By R. Harmon on March 19, 2006
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This book had everything I was looking for and is a good source of information.
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4.0 out of 5 starsNot a bad little intro

I admit I avoided purchasing this book as I felt I was beyond it since I know Perl. I ran into it again when I purchased Microsoft Windows Administrator's Automation Toolkit... Read more

Published on June 28, 2007 by Mathew A. Shember
5.0 out of 5 starsFast Paced Learning Tool

I use the book all the time to help groups of customers learn scripting. It jumps into useful examples early in the book. Read more

Published on October 30, 2006 by Bruno
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Book

I've found this book with excellent content and very helpful for my clients ( I Work in a Technical Support Group for VIP Customers). Read more

Published on July 3, 2006 by Mike Sepulveda
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book

This book is great for absolute beginners! I'm 4 chapters in now and feel like i definitely know a lot more then when i started!

Published on February 23, 2006 by Katlady
4.0 out of 5 starsCould be better for newbies....

I agree with some other reviewers that this is a a good book for more expert admins that want to start off right away. Read more

Published on February 7, 2006 by RP Faber
3.0 out of 5 starsCould have been much better.

The highly varying marks for this book are not without reason to me. So I'll split this review in the good and the bad.

What's good about the book? Read more

Published on September 27, 2005 by Marcel van Os
5.0 out of 5 starsGood Learning Guide to start with

As a trainer, senior consultant and team manager of a large consulting team I must say that I recommend this book among others to all my students and colleagues. Read more

Published on September 22, 2005 by Alexander Tihme

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