>oWsh = CREATEOBJECT("wscript.shell")
>owsnet=CreateObject("WScript.Network")
>owsfs=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
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>I have been playing around with the above WSH objects but I can not find any commands for string manipulation (I may need these for running scripts outside of VFP)
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>Is there another object I am missing that can do this.
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>Is there one called vbscript maybe. ie.
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>oVbs= CREATEOBJECT("vbscript.shell")
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>that allows
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>myvar=oVbs.left(mvar,10)
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>or something similar? I suspect I am missing the point here somewhere:)
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>Many Thanks

Within a VBScript itself, there are functions such as Left(), Right(), Mid(), and so on. A good place to start would be the MSDN Library. There's a lot of examples within it. Beyond that, I'd recommend the "Windows Script Host Programmers Reference" by Dino Esposito from Wrox Press. The later contains a reference the the VBScript commands, functions and constants.