Whether developing for the Web, automating Windows, or customizing Microsoft Outlook, VBScript in a Nutshell shows how to write clear, efficient VBScript code. Focusing on the core language, the book consists of a VBScript language reference, which contains all VBScript statements, keywords, and objects. This alphabetical language reference provides the following details:

• The keyword's syntax, using standard code conventions
• A list of arguments, if any, accepted by the function or procedure
• Notes and solutions to real-world gotchas, and various undocumented behaviors and aspects of the language that help the reader avoid potential problems
• A description of the data returned by a function
• How and where the keyword should be used within the scripting environment
• Differences between the language element in VBA and VBScript
• A brief example to illustrate the use of the keyword
• A cross-reference to other keywords

• Basic language information on VBScript data types, constants, variables, and arrays
• The difference between VBScript and VBA or JavaScript
• The use of the MSIE, Active Server, Outlook, and Windows Script Host object models to interface a script with the application it's controlling
• Tables listing VBScript functions and statements by category
• The version-specific features of VBScript

Online Resources:

• Chapter 2, Program Structure, is available online.
• More about the "In a Nutshell" series.
• More information about the book, including Table of Contents, index, author bio, and samples.
• A cover graphic in jpeg format.