One of the most exciting changes on the Windows horizon is the
new scripting environment Microsoft is working on, which
promises to revolutionize Windows scripting. The new environment
has two parts: a new command-line shell, code-named Microsoft
Scripting Host (MSH), and a new scripting language, code-named
Monad. The command shell looks like a Windows command prompt,
but the similarities between the old and new command shells stop
there—the new Windows scripting environment is completely
modern. Microsoft plans to include Monad in Longhorn, but it
might also be made available for current versions of Windows.
Check out the 10 hottest features in the new scripting language.
10. Task-oriented command names—Although most IT pros are
familiar with Windows shell scripting commands, they'd be hard
pressed to come up with a logical pattern behind the naming
scheme. Monad replaces this nonintuitive command naming scheme
with a new verb-noun approach. For instance, the following
command retrieves the system drives: