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Summary: Great reference for an intermediate to advanced programmer
Review: After examining all the VBScript books, I chose this one for a couple of reasons. I like the quick access to functions. I especially like the "Rules at a Glance" and the "Programming Tips & Gotcha" section. Rules at a Glance quickly shows how to use the function and any other useful ideas beyond the sytax information.Programming Tips & Gotcha explains any problems you may run into with the function. This helps you get up and running with VBScript quicker and without having to experiment too much beforehand. I use this book constantly. I wish it had more info on using VBScript with ADSI. But, I suppose its very title, "VBScript, In a Nutshell" explains why it doesn't.
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Summary: Solid Reference
Review: An excellent quick reference guide for looking up VBscript functions and syntax. Provides simple high level explanations with examples.
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Summary: Great Reference
Review: Covers EVERYTHING. Scripting techniques, error handling, differences between VB, VBA and VBScript, Structuring your program for reuse, etc. It gives a quick, down and dirty, high-level overview of the places you're most likely to use VBScript -- ASP, IE, Outlook and Windows Shell Scripts (wsh) -- and an incredible reference to nearly every VBScript function, procedure and call. This book is not for the beginner looking to learn the language -- it's for the intermediate or advanced scripter who already knows a little but needs a reference to know HOW to use the functions, etc. It excels in this regard, not only explaining every command and option under VBScript, but also the syntax, parameters, rules and even 'Programming Tips & Gotchas'. In short, if you need a true reference that documents nearly every facet of the VBScript language, this is a must have.
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Summary: Great reference book.
Review: Don't buy this book if you want to read a book about VBscript. But, if you need a reference book to look up arguments, return values, etc., this book is awesome. I use mine every day.
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Summary: Can't beat O'Reilly books
Review: Good solid quick reference guide.
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Summary: Mighty small nutshell
Review: I bought this book hoping to pick up the basics of writing VB script. I had previous experience writing scripts using kixtart and a little VBA, so I thought this book would help out. I found it to be poorly organized, filled with typos, and didn't even come close to describing the basics of VBScript. The author assumes the reader has at least an intermediate understanding of VB to start. Another huge omission was code samples. The book was filled with them but didn't come with a c.d. nor did the web page offer the samples for download. My learning style is hands on and without the scripts to actually test, the book was of little use for me. The one good point is that it does have a good reference section for the available functions in VB script. Definitely not a book for the pre-intermediate level VB coder.
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Summary: Good, but needs more examples
Review: I got a lot out of this book. I do think it needs more examples of syntax for each command. It serves as a good reference if you have some basic knoledge of VBScript.
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Summary: best VBScript reference book available
Review: I have always favored O'Reilly reference books and this one is no exception. It is the only book I need for writing VBScript in Active Server Pages. Being a programmer who never programmed in VB before but wanted to learn ASP, I needed a complete, well-indexed guide to the language - THIS IS IT!
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Summary: Ok for reference
Review: I think if you are a beginnner or an intermediate you should have this book
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Summary: Not Beginner Friendly
Review: I was looking for a VBScript book to help me get started. This is not that book. There is nothing about what software must reside on your computer, no instructions about how to get started and there are no correctly written working examples anywhere in the book. In other words, nothing a beginner needs. I guess I should have bought a "dummies" book...
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