VBScript book recommendations

Steve Horn · Post by **Steve Horn** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:27 pm

Ok, I want to learn more about VBScript. Someone recommend a book that is somewhere between a '... For Dummies' book and something Microsoft would publish. I've had some experience with VBA in my former life, but would like to know more about VBS as it can be applied to Housebot (i.e. I don't need to know how to use it to do web page work.)

Post by **Richard Naninck** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:22 pm

A colleague of mine owns a good readable book. I mailed him to ask which language it is in and what the title is. If I get it, I will EDIT this post.

Steve Horn · Post by **Steve Horn** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:58 pm

Richard, thanks. Maybe others will be interested too. I went to Amazon books expecting to find no or very few books. Not so. All manner of books on all variations of VB, VBScript, etc. I figured someone here might have some experience with a book and have a recommendation.

Post by **Richard Naninck** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:33 pm

VBscript Programmer's Reference, written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Kathie Kingsley-Hughes and Daniel Reed, published by WROX (http://www.wrox.com)

Not sure what the availability is. Good luck!

Steve Horn · Post by **Steve Horn** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:10 pm

Thanks "HouseBot Guru". Will hunt for it tonight.

roussell · Post by **roussell** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:18 pm

**Local Alabama Reference Follows***

Hey Steve, I just noticed that Barnes and Noble at the Summit has this in stock.

I'll wait for you to get one so I don't grab the last copy - since you asked first and everything...

Terry

Osler · Post by **Osler** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 4:58 pm

Good Lord, you bring back mixed memories for me. I lived in Mount Brook when that place opened up....PF Changs was all the rage!

Osler

Steve Horn · Post by **Steve Horn** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:38 pm

Osler, PF still packs 'em in. The Summit has grown a bit since I suspect you've seen it last. Two or three more phases added. The whole freakin' hillside is covered with stores now. I watched them bulldoze that mountain and all the trees from my office in Cubeville when they first built it. Swore I'd never shop there. Now Roussell's got me goin' there to buy a book!

Osler · Post by **Osler** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:48 pm

Hehe...sounds about right. Is 5 points still the place to bar hop?

I digress...I think this thread is getting way off topic. :)

Osler

roussell · Post by **roussell** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:03 am

A little bit. 5 points 'mill' was renamed to 5 points 'grill' and a few of the clubs closed down. The new places to party (so I hear) are in the "Lake View disctrict" several blocks down. Just down the street from St. Vincint's hospital...

BTW Steve, don't feel bad, I try to stay away from the Mega Malls too, unless it's a trip to B&N or the Apple store, or to retrieve my wife...

Yep way off topic now. Please post back a review on the book if you don't mind. As I mentioned, I may pick one up as well if it seems worthwhile.

Terry

Symon · Post by **Symon** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:36 pm

...in the UK you can find it at http://www.countrybookshop.co.uk
Hope to get a copy soon to help with my new installation of Housebot so will report back if I can make sense of it lol

Steve Horn · Post by **Steve Horn** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:09 pm

Ordered from Amazon. $26.39 as I recall, no tax, and free shipping. And no trip to Bham's Summit to pay 10% sales tax.