Scripting object models

[agibsonsw]

Hello.
Can someone tell me the difference between the Microsoft Scripting Runtime, and Windows Script Host? They seem to offer similar functionality
and I'm curious as to which one is preferred when referencing it in VBA.
Thanks, Andy.

[HansV]

Roughly speaking, the Windows Script Host is a superset of Microsoft Scripting Runtime.

Microsoft Scripting Runtime offers the Dictionary object and the FileSystemObject with its associated objects such as Drive, Folder, File and TextStream.

Windows Script Host offers all of these plus support for network functions, shell objects such as shortcuts to files, and the Windows registry.

So if you want to use a Dictionary object or the FileSystemObject, it's sufficient to add a reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime. If you need the extra functionality, set a reference to Windows Script Host.

[agibsonsw]

So there's no technical difference in their behaviour. Thanks, Andy.