Microsoft Windows 2000 Scripting Guide Comments and Corrections (813689)

SUMMARY

This article contains comments, corrections, and information about known errors relating to the Microsoft Press book Microsoft Windows 2000 Scripting Guide, ISBN 0-7356-1867-4.

The following topics are covered:

CD-ROM: Windows Script 5.6 Does Not Install On Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Page 30: Figures 2.6 And 2.7 Are Reversed
Pages 80 and 81: Error In Code Samples
Page 82: Two Run-in Words
Back Cover: Systems Should Be System

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CD-ROM: Windows Script 5.6 Does Not Install On Windows 2000 or Windows XP

The version of Windows Script 5.6 included on the companion CD does not install on Windows 2000 or Windows XP. You can download and install Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and Windows XP from the following link: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c717d943-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa

Page 30: Figures 2.6 And 2.7 Are Reversed

Figures 2.6 And 2.7 on page 30 are reversed. Please refer to them accordingly.

Pages 80 and 81: Error In Code Samples

There is an error in the code samples on pages 80 and 81.

On page 80,

Change:

Wscript.Echo InStr("ment", "developmental")

To:

Wscript.Echo InStr("developmental", "ment")

On page 81,

Change:

Wscript.Echo InStr(PresentString, TestString) Wscript.Echo InStr(AbsentString, TestString)

To:

Wscript.Echo InStr(TestString, PresentString) Wscript.Echo InStr(TestString, AbsentString)

Page 82: Two Run-in Words

In the Table 2.15 Description column, in the LCase and UCase ares,

Change:
"Huffto"

To:
"Huff to"

Back Cover: Systems Should Be System

In the blue section on the back cover, in the second-to-last paragraph, change "Systems" to "System."

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