What is VBscript used for?

VBScript (“Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition”) is an Active Scripting language developed by Microsoft that is modeled on Visual Basic. It allows Microsoft Windows system administrators to generate powerful tools for managing computers with error handling, subroutines, and other advanced programming constructs.

What is batch file with example?

Scripting. Container for. Scripts. A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. It consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command-line interpreter, stored in a plain text file.

What is the function of BAT file?

Batch files are often used to help load programs, run multiple processes at a time, and perform common or repetitive tasks. For example, a batch job could be used to back up files, process log files, run a series of calculations or diagnostics, or any other job that require multiple commands to run.

What are features of VBScript?

Features of VBScript

VBScript is a lightweight scripting language, which has a lightning fast interpreter.
VBScript, for the most part, is case insensitive.
Unlike C++ or Java, VBScript is an object-based scripting language and NOT an Object-Oriented Programming language.

Where do I write VBScript?

Just like many other simple scripting languages, VBScript can be written on a simple word editor, like notepad and other such softwares (e.g. notepad++, Wordpad, etc.).

What is batch computer?

In a computer, a batch job is a program that is assigned to the computer to run without further user interaction. In larger commercial computers or servers, batch jobs are usually initiated by a system user. Some are defined to run automatically at a certain time.

Are BAT files safe?

bat file. It’s safe to run without any switches or parameters in which case it will display several dialog boxes of help — or you can search the Microsoft web site etc for the instructions to use it.

What does file and folder mean?

A file is a collection of data that is stored on disk and that can be manipulated as a single unit by its name. A directory is a file that acts as a folder for other files.

What is Delims?

The “delims=” option means do not parse into tokens (preserve each entire line). So each line is iteratively loaded into the %%i variable. The %%i variable only exists within the context of the FOR command.