To borrow the popular slogan in the old US Army recruitment posters, I want
YOU! No, I'm not trying to build my own personal army, but rather I'm trying to build a collection of scripts and code snippets for the Windows Scripting Solutions (WSS) "Snippets to Go" and "Reader to Reader" columns.
The "Snippets to Go" and "Reader to Reader" columns are popular, so we want
to devote more pages to them--which is why I need your help. To make these
columns bigger and better, I need you to send me:
Scripts. Have you written a script that has saved you lots of time or
perhaps saved the day when an emergency arose? Send it my way.
Reusable code snippets. That's jargon for any functions, subroutines, or
other blocks of code you've created to drop into your scripts whenever you
need to perform a certain operation. Think of it as "Plug and Play (PnP)"
code.
Stories about the experiences you've had while writing your scripts.
Have you discovered a helpful freeware utility? Have you come up with a unique
scripting technique? Tell me about it.
You don't need to be a WSS subscriber to have your article published in the
"Snippets to Go" or "Reader to Reader" column. And you don't need to know how
to write a grammatically correct sentence. It doesn't matter how bad your
English might be. (Did I hear a sigh of relief?) We have editors who can turn
your words into polished prose.
All you need to do is tell me about your script, code snippet, or scripting
experience in 1000 words or less. If you're sending a script or code snippet,
tell me what the code does, why you wrote it, and how to use it. If you've
discovered a helpful freeware utility or developed a unique scripting
technique, tell me about your experience. WSS is an "equal opportunity"
publisher--we publish articles about code written in just about any scripting
language, including VBScript, JScript, Perl, and T-SQL.
You can send your article (or articles if you'd like to send more than one)
to me at scriptingcentral@windowsitpro.com. Please include your full name and
telephone number. If your article includes code, please include the code file.
When I get your submission, I'll send it to a technical editor, who will
review the article for technical accuracy and test the code (if applicable).
If the technical editor accepts your article for publication in WSS, we'll
send you a copy of the issue in which your article appears so that you can see
your name in print. (Heck, we can even send you two copies in case you want to
give one to Mom.) Perhaps more important, you'll also receive $100.
Send me your articles today!
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