The Start to Finish Guide to Scripting With KiXtart (ebook)
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The ultimate guide to KiXtart - tech-edited by the creator of KiXtart
himself, Ruud van Velsen! As the first book available on the subject,
this book is intended to satisfy the needs of both the advanced and
novice KiXtart user. Though it is a scripting language used particularly
by administrators, those with a development background will be impressed
with the capabilities of KiXtart as well. While the book starts off
quite basic, the examples and descriptions of the functions and commands
of KiXtart should prove a valuable reference for even the more
experienced KiXtart user. Where possible, the examples in this book are
designed for "cut and paste" use in solving real-world problems, while
still providing insight as to the use of the various commands and
features of KiXtart.
This incredible book is very in-depth with 11 Chapters and 5 Appendixes.
Chapter Breakout
The only documentation available to date has been the alphabetical
command and function reference that was provided with KiXtart. This
documentation has been reproduced in several formats, but typically in
this same fashion (actually the exact same text). To take a different
approach, this book breaks up the functions and commands into functional
groups by chapter.
Chapter 1: Introduction to KiXtart
This first chapter provides a little history on KiXtart and reasons why
you might want to choose KiXtart as your scripting language. It tells
you where to download the latest version of KiXtart and the available
KiXtart editors, and it discusses installing and upgrading KiXtart. This
chapter closes with some methods for executing your scripts and steps to
take for configuring logon scripts for Windows NT, 2000, and 2003 Server
with user profiles or Group Policy.
Chapter 2: KiXtart Scripting Basics
This second chapter focuses on the basics of scripting with KiXtart. It
discusses script structure, basic syntax, and the SetOption function, as
well as the many supported variable types. Operators, arrays, variable
declaration, environment variables, and program flow round out this
chapter.
Chapter 3: Macro Variables
Chapter Three provides information and real-world examples of all
KiXtart macro variables. The macros in this chapter have been broken up
into the following categories: user, system, path variables, date/time,
and others.
Chapter 4: String and Value Control
This chapter covers the various functions provided for the conversion
and manipulation of numbers and strings within KiXtart. Typically, when
reading data from a file or even the registry, you often end up with
extraneous, unneeded characters or spaces. The functions discussed here
provide the ability to get the data you want.
Chapter 5: DOS Commands
Chapter Five discusses many KiXtart commands that are familiar to those
who have spent time working with DOS batch files. When discussing
commands such as Copy, RD, and Use, we also cover alternate means of
performing these tasks-above and beyond the native capabilities of
KiXtart.
Chapter 6: Scripts In, Script Out
This chapter documents methods for specifying console display properties
as well as commands that let you display and position output in the
console display. Here, we discuss functions provided for collecting
input and presenting output to users. The use of external text and .INI
files is also discussed in detail.
Chapter 7: System Management
In Chapter Seven, we discuss printer management with KiXtart functions
and through other command line methods. We also cover program group
management and shortcut creation, including built-in KiXtart functions
and other available options. Functions for working with the Windows
Event Log are explained with real-world examples. Finally, we discuss
KiXtart functions and other methods for logging off, l
