VBScript Pocket Reference

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"Whether you're developing code for Active Server Pages, client-side scripts for Internet Explorer, code for Outlook forms, or scripts for Windows Script Host, VBScript Pocket Reference, will be your constant companion. Based on the bestselling VBScript Pocket Reference, this book details every VBScript language element - every statement, function, and object - both in VBScript itself and in the Microsoft Scripting Runtime Library. Elements are arranged alphabetically by topic, so that you can, for instance, easily find details about that string-handling function you can't quite remember. There is also an alphabetical list of elements and a section listing VBScript operators and VBScript intrinsic constants." "Regardless of how much experience you have programming with VBScript, this is the book you'll pick up time and time again as your standard quick-reference guide to the VBScript language. It is an indispensable reference for anyone writing scripts with VBScript."--BOOK JACKET.

SYNOPSIS

Microsoft's Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), a subset of Visual Basic for Applications, is a powerful language for Internet application development, where it can serve as a scripting language for server-side, client-side, and system scripting. Whether you're developing code for Active Server Pages, client-side scripts for Internet Explorer, code for Outlook forms, or scripts for Windows Script Host, VBScript Pocket Reference will be your constant companion.

Don't let the pocket-friendly format fool you. Based on the bestselling VBScript in a Nutshell, this small book details every VBScript language element—every statement, function, and object—both in VBScript itself, and in the Microsoft Scripting Runtime Library. There's a special emphasis on the following details: The syntax, using standard code conventions The arguments accepted by the function or procedure, if any exist The data returned by a function Entries are arranged alphabetically by topic, so that you can, for instance, easily find details about that string-handling function that you can't quite remember. In addition, appendixes list VBScript operators and VBScript intrinsic constants.