Difference in Windows Powershell,VB Scripting & Windows Script Hos

What is the differernce between Windows Powershell, Visual Basic Scripting
Edition and Microsoft Windows Script Host? Is Windows PowerShell replacement
for VB Script Edition and Windows Script host? I was planning on taking some
training on VB Script Edition and Windows Script Host (Course 2433), but
heard that Powershell is coming, so wanted to clarify if I should take 2433
or take the PowerShell training.
Thanks!

I can't tell u off-hand the "many" differences. However from my experiences,
my opinions are :

a) powershell ALREADY ARRIVED, "not coming ":-)
b) powershell allows u to make use of .net framework classes, methods, etc,
while vbscript limits
c) powershell code is shorter.
d) not everything can be done in powershell, u need to delve deeper. However
if u have vbscript experiences, and then u move on to powershell, you will
appreciate powershell. I afraid if u jump right into powershell without
vbscript prior experiences, u may not like it.
e) i was a vbscripter, and now i am beginning to deviate from vbscript to
powershell.

Which country are you from ? The country (singapore) i m living in, does not
conduct formal lessons in vbscripting or powershell and i have to read read
read read read read only :-)



"Salamat" <Salamat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0857AE00-F72E-4282-9F67-B7179B41F50A@microsoft.com...
> What is the differernce between Windows Powershell, Visual Basic Scripting
> Edition and Microsoft Windows Script Host? Is Windows PowerShell
> replacement
> for VB Script Edition and Windows Script host? I was planning on taking
> some
> training on VB Script Edition and Windows Script Host (Course 2433), but
> heard that Powershell is coming, so wanted to clarify if I should take
> 2433
> or take the PowerShell training.
> Thanks!

Salamat wrote:
> What is the differernce between Windows Powershell, Visual Basic Scripting
> Edition and Microsoft Windows Script Host? Is Windows PowerShell replacement
> for VB Script Edition and Windows Script host? I was planning on taking some
> training on VB Script Edition and Windows Script Host (Course 2433), but
> heard that Powershell is coming, so wanted to clarify if I should take 2433
> or take the PowerShell training.
> Thanks!

VBScript/WScript will be here for some time to come, but have been
announced as "feature freezed" (or something like that). In other
words, don't expect any updates from Microsoft on these at all.

PowerShell is MS's next-generation scripting language, and expect to see
PowerShell utilities ("cmdlets") for probably all of their server
products going forward (Exchange 2007 is about 99% based on PowerShell).

VBScript/WScript isn't dead.

It is more important, I think, to understand your job functions to be
able to determine what training is best currently.

PowerShell requires the .NET 2.0 framework, and an install of PowerShell
itself. It is bundled with Windows Server 2008 as of beta 3.

Marco

In message <0857AE00-F72E-4282-9F67-B7179B41F50A@microsoft.com>, Salamat
<Salamat@discussions.microsoft.com> writes
>What is the differernce between Windows Powershell, Visual Basic Scripting
>Edition and Microsoft Windows Script Host?

WSH is a host for hosting scripting languages, VBS is one of them. These
two (together) provide a rich programming envionment. PowerShell is an
administrative scripting tool and environment. Very different, but with
some similarities.

>Is Windows PowerShell replacement
>for VB Script Edition and Windows Script host?

From where I sit, yes although it's intended for admins, not
programmers. Having said that, PowerShell is not yet complete (whereas
VBS is feature complete). PowerShell misses some key features, in
particular remoting.

>I was planning on taking some
>training on VB Script Edition and Windows Script Host (Course 2433), but
>heard that Powershell is coming, so wanted to clarify if I should take 2433
>or take the PowerShell training.

Take the PowerShell training. Here in EMEA, Global Knowledge is offering
a range of PowerShell training (developed by Sapien). I work for GK, so
I am biased, but I think it's pretty good training.

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Thomas Lee
doctordns@gmail.com
MVP - Admin Frameworks and Security