History of VBScript programming language

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Changed: 1c1

VBscript is basically a website-friendly version of Visual Basic. It was designed to be used in conjunction with web applications.

VBScript is a subset of Visual Basic used primarily in Active Server Pages and as a general-purpose scripting language. VBScript is often used as a replacement for DOS batch files.

Added: 2a3

VBScript is interpreted by a script engine, either ASP in a web environment, wscript.exe in a Windows environment, and cscript.exe in a command-line environment.

Changed: 4c5

It may as well be used smiliar to a Unix shell script with a Command line interface. VBscript files have the extension vbs.

VBscript files typically have the extension vbs.

Changed: 11c12

If the windows scripting host is installed correctly and activated the program runs, when the icon is double clicked.

If the Windows Scripting Host is installed correctly and activated the program runs, when the icon is double-clicked.

	Revision 6 . . December 20, 2001 5:53 am by (logged).103.96.xxx [+reworded opening paragraph, -comparison to UNIX shell scripts.]
	Revision 5 . . December 20, 2001 3:55 am by Hannes Hirzel [Added example program]
	Revision 4 . . December 20, 2001 2:38 am by Hannes Hirzel
	Revision 3 . . December 20, 2001 2:38 am by Hannes Hirzel
	Revision 2 . . November 30, 2001 7:11 am by (logged).3.252.xxx [added command line usage]
	Revision 1 . . November 30, 2001 6:05 am by Jzcool