One direction to go is simply to use a better plain-text editor, such as
UltraEdit-32 (http://www.ultraedit.com). It has many features prized by programmers,
such as column selections, visible line numbers, a terrific multifile
search and replace, and many other goodies. However, it??™s still just a text
editor and therefore doesn??™t provide any VBScript-specific assistance.
The good news is that there are several excellent (but mostly not free) dedicated
VBScript editors, such as:
Adersoft VbsEdit (http://www.vbsedit.com/)
Supports breakpoints, watches, and other VBScript debugging tools.
CodeLobster Handy Code Editor (http://www.codelobster.com/)
Offers autocomplete, code collapsing, and HTML code conversion.
iTripoli Admin ScriptEditor (http://www.itripoli.com/)
Can create self-contained executable packages for scripts.
JanSoft Backedit (http://jansfreeware.com/)
A free tool with integrated Internet Explorer, syntax highlighting, and
autocompletion.
Sapien PrimalScript (http://www.primalscript.com/)
Features include syntax checking, parenthesis matching, class browser,
and more.
Further Study
Given that writing scripts for the Windows Script Host is a languagedependent
endeavor, the most helpful reference material will be specific to the
particular language you??™re using. Microsoft??™s support web site for all its scripting
technologies, including WSH, can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/
scripting/. In addition to documentation on VBScript and JScript, you can
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