VBScript Programmer's Reference
Chapter One
A Quick Introduction
to Programming
A chapter covering the basics of VBScript is the best place to begin this book. This is because of the
type of language VBScript is and the kind of users the authors see turning to it. In this chapter, you
get a crash course in programming basics. You might not need this chapter because you've come to
VBScript with programming skills from another language (Visual Basic, Visual Basic .NET, C, C++,
Delphi, C#) and are already both familiar with and comfortable using programming terminology.
In that case, feel free to skip this chapter and move on to the next one. However, if you come from
a non-programming background, then this chapter will give you the firm foundation you need to
begin using VBScript confidently.
If you're still reading, chances are you fall into one of three distinct categories:
You're a Network/Systems administrator who probably wants to use VBScript and the
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