<script> Element (Windows Script Host)
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:
<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>
See Also
Reference
<runtime> Element (Windows Script Host)
<named> Element
<description> Element (Windows Script Host)
<example> Element
<object> Element (Windows Script Host)
<package> Element (Windows Script Host)
<resource> Element (Windows Script Host)
<?XML?> Element