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JScript

Contains script that defines the behavior of a Windows Script (.wsf) file.


<script language="language" [src="strFile"]> script here </script>

Arguments

language: The name of the scripting language, such as VBScript or JScript, used in the script block.

strFile: The name of the script file to include into the script block.

Remarks

If XML validation is not enabled, the XML parser ignores all lines inside the <script> element. However, if XML validation is enabled by including the <?XML?> element at the top of the Windows Script (.wsf) file, the XML parser can misinterpret greater than (>), less than (<), and other symbols used in script as XML delimiters.

If you are creating a file that conforms closely to XML syntax, you must ensure that characters in your script element are not treated as XML-reserved characters. To do this, enclose the actual script in a <![CDATA[ ... ]]> section. This applies to all data blocks - <example>, <description>, and <resource>. All may need CDATA markers if <?XML?> is specified and if they include XML-reserved characters.

Note
Do not include a CDATA section unless you also include the <?XML?> declaration.

Example

The following example incorporates two jobs into one .wsf file, using two different scripting languages:

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<package> <job id="DoneInVBS"> <?job debug="true"?> <script language="VBScript"> WScript.Echo "This is VBScript" </script> </job> <job id="DoneInJS"> <?job debug="true"?> <script language="JScript"> WScript.Echo("This is JScript"); </script> </job> </package>

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<package>
   <job id="DoneInVBS">
   <?job debug="true"?>
      <script language="VBScript">
         WScript.Echo "This is VBScript"
      </script>
   </job>
   <job id="DoneInJS">
   <?job debug="true"?>
      <script language="JScript">
         WScript.Echo("This is JScript"); 
      </script>
   </job>
</package>

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