'// Create a Skype4COM object:
Set oSkype = WScript.CreateObject("Skype4COM.Skype","Skype_")

'// Start the Skype client:
If Not oSkype.Client.IsRunning Then oSkype.Client.Start() End If

'// Search for users John Doe and return the Skypname, full name and country of each matching user:
Set oUsers = oSkype.SearchForUsers("john doe")
For Each oUser In oUsers
  WScript.Echo oUser.Handle &" "& oUser.Fullname &" "& oUser.Country
Next

'// The AttachmentStatus event handler monitors attachment status and automatically attempts to reattach to the API following loss of connection:
Public Sub Skype_AttachmentStatus(ByVal aStatus)
  WScript.Echo ">Attachment status " & oSkype.Convert.AttachmentStatusToText(aStatus)
  If aStatus = oSkype.Convert.TextToAttachmentStatus("AVAILABLE") Then oSkype.Attach() End If
End Sub