Scripting Host Functions

The following table shows intrinsic functions that you can use within a script file that Cescript.exe executes.

Function	Description
_Alert	Displays a message box on the screen of the target device.
_BuildVersion	Obtains the version number for the Scripting Host tool.
_CreateLogObject	Creates a log object.
_DisplayMsg	Displays a message box on the screen of the target device.
_Exec	Runs an executable file.
_GetCPU	Obtains the name of the CPU for the target device.
_GetOSVer	Obtains the name and version number of the OS.
_Kill	Terminates a process.
_LangHost	Obtains a locale identifier.
_LogMemUse	Processes information to be logged about memory usage.
_MsgBox	Displays a message box with OK and Cancel buttons on the target device.
_Name	Obtains the descriptive name of the Scripting Host tool.
_NewScriptThread	Runs a new script thread.
_OutputDebugString	Sends a debug message to the debugger.
_ReleaseThenLaunch	Terminates the current thread, releases all script objects, waits for a specified amount of time, and then runs a specified script on the same thread.
_SignalEvent	Signals a global event.
_Sleep	Instructs the system to sleep for a specified length of time.
_StrConv	Converts the casing of text in a string.
_WriteLocalLog	Sends a debug message to the .log file for Cescript.exe.

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