I have a tendency to rave about the capabilities of the Windows Scripting Host (it really is about the best thing added to the Win32 environment, but that's just my opinion...), but haven't had a good starting point for people who don't just want to jump in head first.

The magazine Windows NT Systems latest issue is devoted to Web Administration. There's a monthly column Inside the Box written by Mike McMillan which goes beneath the hood a bit about the NT environment. This month is the first installment of a discussion of the Scripting Host and VBScript.

This looks like a must-read series. This month's installment gives a very general overview of the Scripting Host and VBScript, and goes into some detail about the WshShell object (Wscript.Shell), which is accesible directly from VFP, as well as in scripts processed by the WSH.

It's written to a level that pretty much anyone here on UT should be able to absorb and understand. It's technical enough that it won't be a waste of time even if you've started doing things with the Scipting Host. And there's a little script source code that you can play with as well.

Next month's column will cover the registry access functions, and enumerating network resources (hmmm...seems like lots of people have been struggling with doing just that via the API here.)

There's a web page for the magazine ; you can subscribe there (you may qualify for a free subscription; fill out the subscription questionaire. The cover price is $4/issue, and back issues can be ordered from the Web site.

Ed