Intro to VBScript

Top Ten's

Top Ten Acronyms used in VBS

1 - MSIE : Microsoft Internet Explorer
2 - VBS : Visual Basic Script
3 - DIM : Declare In Memory
4 - REM : Remember
5 - cmd : Command
6 - var : Variable
7 - Sub : Subroutine
8 - Int : Integer
9 - CInt : Convert to Integer
10 - CRTN : Carriage Return

Top Ten FAQ's on VBS

1 - Why use VBS and not JavaScript?
As I said in the intro, it's better to know two scripting languages than one.

2 - Why didn't Microsoft just use and adopt JavaScript?
Mmmm, I have some theories but I assume they just thought they could do better.

3 - Is VBS as powerful as VB or VBA?
No. It is more limited since the user doesn't know exactly what a VBS script will do when it is downloaded on their machine. To put it another way, would you want to visit a site that had a scripting language so powerful that it could copy (at night), then format your hardrive a week after you visited their site? No, so the creators of VBS (like JavaScript) slimmed the language abilities down.

4 - Can I create games in VBS?
Yes

5 - What is VBS best suited for?
Customized greetings, images and links. Client side processing.

6 - What programs do I need to create and run my own VBScripts?
Notepad and MSIE version 3 or higher.

7 - What books are helpful in starting to learn VBS?
Try O'Rielly's "Learning VBScript". That's been by main reference.

8 - I surf with Navigator. Can I get a third party add on to view VBS?
Yes. Go to the NCompass link below to install a plug in (like Flash) to view VBS.

9 - What are some favorite uses of VBS?
Interactive Pages(time display), message boxes that give the user a choice whether to view high or low graphic pages, online forms and tests.

10 - Is VBScript easy?
It depends on your programming experience. If your a VB programmer then you'll pick it up a lot faster than a novice programmer

Top Ten URL's
1 - Learning VBScript: The O'Reilly book
2 - Ncompasslabs.com The place to get the plug in for Navigator
3 - Superexpert.com
4 - Microsofts VBS FAQ's
5 - A VBS Tutorial
6 - Microsofts documentation
7 - Usefull site for VBS tools Intro to VBS
8 - Scriptsearch.com
9 - 4programming.com
10 - VBS resource directory