If you're not yet comfortable with writing scripts on Unix and Linux systems, this post might get you off to a healthy start.

So my programming skills are rudimentary at best. I have a basic but somewhat rusty (it's been about 3 years) working knowledge of C and C++.I'm doing some work that I would like to automate ...

While it’s smart to have a basic script as a jumping-off point, it’s crucial to ensure that the language used in any communications with potential clients or customers doesn’t come off as ...

These include the Windows Scripting Host (WSH), Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), Windows Management Interface (WMI), and Active Directory Scripting Interface (ADSI).

conditionally execute labeled portions of the script so that one script can accommodate multiple types of connections (for example, TCP/IP connections to both a spawner and a TELNET daemon). issue ...

SoftMaker Office 2010 ($80, 30-day free trial) for Windows comes with the same versions of TextMaker, PlanMaker, and Presentations which come with the $60 Ashampoo Office 2010; these are covered ...

AppleScript can launch a Python script, so the key is picking something you're comfortable with. And knowing if you can get away with POSTing script-generated forms or not.

When I started out script supervising almost 20 years ago, the tools of the trade were a stopwatch, a pen or pencil, paper, a Polaroid camera and that all important bible, the script. Each script ...