links.md

code sample sites I liked

The reference

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/scripting-articles/d1et7k7c(v=vs.84)

the newsgroup microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript

https://groups.google.com/g/microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript

Outstanding vbscript apps

A bar code generator

https://github.com/yas78/QRCodeLibVBS

smjburton VBS json parser

https://github.com/smjburton/v_JSON

Code samples, documentantion and ideas

the Microsoft Scripting Guy blog, filtered by VBScript

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/search?query=VBSCRIPT&blog=%2Fscripting%2F

Interesting examples on how to use Windows' dlls as wia

https://www.jsware.net/jsware/boss.php5

A hidden folder in an Astronomy site full off VBS tools, docs and examples (nothing about astronomy). A Hey Scripting guy bundle, the scriptomatic, the component wizard, the script debugger....

skybadger.net/scripting/platform/

the only place where i could find the original script encoder

http://tipsfromtheserverroom.com/scripting/

A ton of administrative scripts (what VBS was designed to do...)

https://www.activexperts.com/admin/scripts/vbscript/

VBS pages in Rob van der Woude's Windows scripting site

https://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech.php

Random number generators better than the one built in VBS

https://www.rlmueller.net/Numbers.htm

software

a free dll allowing to do non interactive but LIVE graphics in VBS (640x480)

http://tp.nexgate.ch/vbs_gfx/

VBSedit:

A handy VBS / HTA / WSH IDE with debugger. You can use it for free if you can stand the nag popups The site has a good library of code samples. https://www.vbsedit.com/scripts/default.asp

other links

https://www.westphil.nl/systemadministration/vbscript/index.php