[Home]VBScript programming language

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

VBscript files typically have the extension vbs.

Example program (to put into a file 'hello.vbs')

msgbox "Hello world"

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


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