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January 16, 2008

How to Multi-Thread VBScript Scripts

Have your scripts complete in a fraction of the time that they would typically take
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On the Internet, you can likely find VBScript code that suits your needs. The real trick is figuring out how to put all the disparate parts together into a cohesive whole while circumventing some of VBScript's limitations. One of those limitations is that VBScript can do only one thing at a time. MultiThreader.vbs works around that limitation by simulating multi-threaded behavior

Once you learn the basics of VBScript, you can accomplish almost anything you want with ease. Armed with a browser and an Internet connection, you can find someone who has written code that collects the information you need or that sets the setting that you need to configure. The real trick is figuring out how to put all the disparate parts together into a cohesive whole while circumventing some of VBScript's limitations. . . .


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Reader Comments
Thank you so much. I found this article to be very useful for some of the task my team needs to implement.

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I'm glad that you found the article useful. If you'd like to see more articles on multi-threading, please let me know.
-- Karen (kbemowski@scriptingprovip.com)

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