Thnx

-GW

When you Install Microsoft Scripting Engines Version 5.5 you get a utility to encode your source (the decoder is bult in to the engines).
Read this article by Andrew Clinick for more details...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/periodic/period99/scriptengine.htm

Regards,
Ian
WSH FAQ http://www.windows-script.com

If you have trouble finding the command line encoder (like I did), try this (I hope it is the latest/only version)...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/VBScript/download/x86/sce10en.exe

Regards,
Ian
WSH FAQ http://www.windows-script.com

  When you Install Microsoft Scripting Engines Version 5.5 you get a utility to encode your source (the decoder is bult in to the engines).
  Read this article by Andrew Clinick for more details...
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/periodic/period99/scriptengine.htm

  Regards,
  Ian
  WSH FAQ http://www.windows-script.com

  > Is it possible to prevent the source text of a .vbs or .ws script file from
  > being viewed?  I have some scripts that I do not want others to be able to
  > view or modify the contents of - is there any way to achieve this (say, by
  > precompiling the script into some type of object format)?
  >
  > Thnx
  >
  > -GW
  >

Isent there a way to digital sign a vbs code in the newest version?  I recall reading that somewhere?

Jonathan Reininger

  If you have trouble finding the command line encoder (like I did), try this (I hope it is the latest/only version)...
  http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/vbscript/download/x86/sce10en.exe

  Regards,
  Ian
  WSH FAQ http://www.windows-script.com

    When you Install Microsoft Scripting Engines Version 5.5 you get a utility to encode your source (the decoder is bult in to the engines).
    Read this article by Andrew Clinick for more details...
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/periodic/period99/scriptengine.htm

    Regards,
    Ian
    WSH FAQ http://www.windows-script.com

    > Is it possible to prevent the source text of a .vbs or .ws script file from
    > being viewed?  I have some scripts that I do not want others to be able to
    > view or modify the contents of - is there any way to achieve this (say, by
    > precompiling the script into some type of object format)?
    >
    > Thnx
    >
    > -GW
    >

I believe that is an option available in 5.6

  Isent there a way to digital sign a vbs code in the newest version?  I recall reading that somewhere?

  Jonathan Reininger

    If you have trouble finding the command line encoder (like I did), try this (I hope it is the latest/only version)...
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/vbscript/download/x86/sce10en.exe

    Regards,
    Ian
    WSH FAQ http://www.windows-script.com

      When you Install Microsoft Scripting Engines Version 5.5 you get a utility to encode your source (the decoder is bult in to the engines).
      Read this article by Andrew Clinick for more details...
      http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/periodic/period99/scriptengine.htm

      Regards,
      Ian
      WSH FAQ http://www.windows-script.com

      > Is it possible to prevent the source text of a .vbs or .ws script file from
      > being viewed?  I have some scripts that I do not want others to be able to
      > view or modify the contents of - is there any way to achieve this (say, by
      > precompiling the script into some type of object format)?
      >
      > Thnx
      >
      > -GW
      >

The script encoder has always been a separate down;oad/install from the standard Windows Script
installation and it still is even with the 5.6 beta.

What *is* included since version 5.0 of the **scripting engines** is the abitilty to decode encoded
script.

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Michael Harris
Microsoft.MVP.Scripting
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Please do not email questions - post them to the newsgroup instead.
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What good is using the encoding feature if it can decode easily?

Hussain