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Windows Script Host Version Information

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The following table lists the version of Windows Script Host implemented by Microsoft host applications.

Host Application Table

Host Application

1.0

2.0

5.6

5.7

5.8

Microsoft Windows 98

X

 

 

Microsoft Windows NT 4 Option Pack

X

 

 

Microsoft Windows 2000

 

X

 

Microsoft Windows XP

 

 

X

Windows Vista

X

Windows Server 2008

X

Windows 7

X

Windows Server 2008 R2

X

You can determine your Windows Script Host version number by typing CScript at a command prompt.

Language Element Table

The following table lists the version of Windows Script Host implemented by Microsoft host applications.

Language Element

1.0

2.0

5.6

<?job?> Element

 

X

 

<?XML?> Element

 

X

 

AddPrinterConnection Method

X

 

 

AddWindowsPrinterConnection Method

 

X

 

AppActivate Method

 

X

 

arguments Property (Windows Scripting - JScript)

X

 

 

AtEndOfLine Property (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

AtEndOfStream Property (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

Character Property

 

 

X

Close Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

Column Property (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

ComputerName Property

X

 

 

ConnectObject Method

 

X

 

Count Method (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

CreateObject Method

X

 

 

CreateScript Method

 

 

X

CreateShortcut Method

X

 

 

Description Property (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

Description Property (WshRemoteError)

 

 

X

DisconnectObject Method

X

 

 

Echo Method

X

 

 

EnumNetworkDrives Method

X

 

 

EnumPrinterConnections Method

X

 

 

Environment Property

X

 

 

Error Property (WshRemote)

 

 

X

<example> Element

 

 

X

Exec Method (Windows Script Host)

 

 

X

Execute Method (Windows Script Host)

 

 

X

Exists Method (Windows Script Host)

 

 

X

ExitCode Property

 

 

X

ExpandEnvironmentStrings Method

X

 

 

FullName Property (WScript Object)

X

 

 

GetObject Method

X

 

 

getResource Method

 

X

 

Hotkey Property

X

 

 

IconLocation Property

X

 

 

Item Property (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

Item Property (WshNamed)

 

 

X

Item Property (WshUnnamed)

 

 

X

<job> Element

 

X

 

length Property (WSHArguments Object)

X

 

 

Line Property (WScript)

 

X

 

Line Property (WshRemoteError)

 

 

X

LogEvent Method

 

X

 

MapNetworkDrive Method

X

 

 

Name Property (WScript Object)

X

 

 

<named> Element

 

 

X

Number Property (Windows Script Host)

 

 

X

<object> Element (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

<package> Element (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

Path Property (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

Popup Method

X

 

 

ProcessID Property (Windows Script Host)

 

 

X

Quit Method (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

Read Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

ReadAll Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

ReadLine Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

<reference> Element (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

RegDelete Method

X

 

 

RegRead Method

X

 

 

RegWrite Method

X

 

 

Remove Method (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

RemoveNetworkDrive Method

X

 

 

RemovePrinterConnection Method

X

 

 

<resource> Element (Windows Script Host)

 

 

 

Run Method (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

<runtime> Element (Windows Script Host)

 

 

X

Save Method (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

<script> Element (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

ScriptFullName Property

X

 

 

ScriptName Property

X

 

 

SendKeys Method

 

X

 

SetDefaultPrinter Method

X

 

 

ShowUsage Method

 

 

X

Skip Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

SkipLine Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

Sleep Method

 

X

 

Source Property (Windows Script Host)

 

 

X

SourceText Property

 

 

X

SpecialFolders Property

X

 

 

SpecialFolders Property

 

 

X

Status Property (WshScriptExec)

 

 

X

StdErr Property (WScript)

 

X

 

StdErr Property (WshScriptExec)

 

 

X

StdIn Property (WScript)

 

X

 

StdIn Property (WshScriptExec)

 

 

X

StdOut Property (WScript)

 

X

 

StdOut Property (WshScriptExec)

 

 

X

TargetPath Property

X

 

 

Terminate Method (WshScriptExec)

 

 

X

<usage> Element

 

 

X

UserDomain Property

X

 

 

UserName Property

X

 

 

Version Property (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

WindowStyle Property

X

 

 

WorkingDirectory Property (Windows Script Host)

X

 

 

Write Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

WriteBlankLines Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

WriteLine Method (Windows Script Host)

 

X

 

WScript Object

X

 

 

WshArguments Object

X

 

 

WshController Object

 

 

X

WshEnvironment Object

X

 

 

WshNamed Object

 

 

X

WshNetwork Object

X

 

 

WshRemote Object

 

 

X

WshRemoteError Object

 

 

X

WshScriptExec Object

 

 

X

WshShell Object

X

 

 

WshShortcut Object

X

 

 

WshSpecialFolders Object

X

 

 

WshUnnamed Object

 

 

X

WshUrlShortcut Object

X

 

 

Change History

Date

History

Reason

March 2009

Added information about how to determine the Windows Script Host version number.

Customer feedback.