Shell scripting is a way of automating simple, repetitive tasks, and is often used to ease systems administration. Shell scripts themselves, or batch files, are simply a collection of command shell commands, which are then executed in rapid, successive order by the command shell. In their simplest form, shell scripts are simply multiple "DOS commands" batched together into one big file, hence their name "batch files." While shell scripting is the most limited form of programming, it does have some benefits over other scripting technologies or compiled software. The largest being that no script engine needs to be installed. Since the commands are interpreted by cmd.exe, which is already on every Windows system, you don"t need to worry about installing additional engines such as Perl or Windows Script Host, etc. Unless your script relies on outside utilities, you can run your scripts with confidence on any similar system. However, many of these script engines are very widely adopted. Microsoft offers the free Windows Script Host which allows the use of several different scripting languages, including the popular Visual Basic Script. All of these scripting languages offer considerably more power, extension, and customization than "plain-vanilla" shell scripting (or, put simply, DOS batch files). And since they are all used at the command line, there is little argument that they themselves are not shell scripting. For information on how to run a shell script from using cmd.exe please see the following resolution: How do I call a command line executable / batch file from a SilkPerformer script? For information on how to run a shell script from the Windows Script Host please see the following resolution: How can I run Windows Script from within SilkPerformer? If you are interested in running a Unix shell please see the following resolution: How can I run a Unix shell script from SilkPerformer? Old KB# 17935
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