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 ...

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

Softmaker Office includes the same core programs as in Ashampoo Office 2010, plus scripting language BasicMaker.

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 ...