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
bestsellingVBScript 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
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.Regardless of how much
VBScript programming experience you have, theVBScript Pocket Reference
is the book you'll pick up time and time again as your standard quick
reference guide to the VBScript language. It is indispensable for anyone
writing scripts with VBScript.
