TABLE 1: WSH Counterparts to Batch File Commands
Logon Script Task	Batch File Solution	WSH Solution
Determining directory and disk space utilization	Resource kit utilities diruse.exe and diskuse.exe	VBScript's FileSystemObject
Performing file I/O	Command redirection symbols(e.g., >, >>, <, |) and command filters (e.g., find, more, sort)	VBScript's FileSystemObject
Using environment variables	Command processor's Set command and %EnvironmentVariable% construct	WSH Shell object's Environment property
Handling errors	ERRORLEVEL environment variable	VBScript's Err object
Accepting user input	Command-line arguments the script accesses via %1, %2, %3, etc.	Command-line arguments the script accesses via WScript's Arguments property, or arguments the user enters interactively and the script accesses via VBScript's InputBox function
Providing script output	Command processor's Echo command	WScript's Echo method, WSH Shell object's Popup method, or VBScript's MsgBox function
Establishing network connections	NT's net.exe commands	WSH Network object
Performing Registry I/O	Resource kit utility reg.exe	WSH Shell object's RegDelete, RegRead, and RegWrite methods
Running external commands	Command or utility name	WSH Shell object's Run method
Searching via regular expressions	Command redirection symbols (e.g., <, |) and command filters (e.g., find, findstr)	Forthcoming VBScript RegExp object
Manipulating groups and users	NT's net.exe commands and a variety of resource kit and third-party utilities	ADSI