VBScript in a Nutshell
VBScript in a Nutshell, Second Edition By Paul Lomax, Matt Childs, Ron Petrusha
March 2003
Pages: 512

| Table of Contents | Index | Sample Chapter | Colophon

Table of Contents

  1. The Basics

    1. Chapter 1 Introduction

      1. VBScript's History and Uses
      2. What VBScript Is Used For: Gluing Together Objects
      3. Differences Between VBScript and VBA

    2. Chapter 2 Program Structure

      1. Functions and Procedures
      2. Classes
      3. Global Code
      4. Reusable Code Libraries

    3. Chapter 3 Data Types and Variables

      1. VBScript Data Types: The Many Faces of the Variant
      2. Variables and Constants

    4. Chapter 4 Error Handling and Debugging

      1. Debugging
      2. Error Handling
      3. Common Problem Areas and How to Avoid Them

    5. Chapter 5 VBScript with Active Server Pages

      1. How ASP Works
      2. Active Server Pages Object Model

    6. Chapter 6 Programming Outlook Forms

      1. Why Program Outlook Forms?
      2. The Form-Based Development Environment
      3. Running Your Code
      4. Program Flow
      5. The Outlook Object Model
      6. Accessing Other Object Models

    7. Chapter 7 Windows Script Host 5.6

      1. Why Use WSH?
      2. Running WSH Scripts
      3. Program Flow
      4. The WSH Object Model
      5. WSH Language Elements
      6. Accessing Other Object Models

    8. Chapter 8 VBScript with Internet Explorer

      1. The <SCRIPT> Tag
      2. What Can You Do with Client-Side Scripting?
      3. Understanding the IE Object Model

    9. Chapter 9 Windows Script Components

      1. The Script Component Wizard
      2. Writing Component Code
      3. Using the Component
      4. WSC Programming Topics

  2. Reference

    1. Chapter 10 The Language Reference

  3. Appendixes

    1. Appendix A Language Elements by Category

      1. Array Handling
      2. Assignment
      3. Comment
      4. Constants
      5. Data Type Conversion
      6. Date and Time
      7. Dictionary Object
      8. Error Handling
      9. File System Objects
      10. Information Functions
      11. Mathematical and Numeric
      12. Miscellaneous
      13. Object Programming
      14. Program Structure and Flow
      15. String Manipulation
      16. User Interaction
      17. Variable Declaration

    2. Appendix B VBScript Constants

      1. Color Constants
      2. Comparison Constants
      3. Date and Time Constants
      4. Date Format Constants
      5. Error Constant
      6. Logical and TriState Constants
      7. Message Box Constants
      8. String Constants
      9. Variable Type Constants

    3. Appendix C Operators

      1. Arithmetic Operators
      2. String Operator
      3. Comparison Operators
      4. Logical and Bitwise Operators
      5. Operator Precedence

    4. Appendix D Locale IDs

    5. Appendix E The Script Encoder

      1. How Encoding and Decoding Works
      2. Script Encoder Syntax
      3. Encoding Examples

  1. Colophon

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