What is VBScript?
- VBScript is a scripting language
- A scripting language is a lightweight programming language
- VBScript is a light version of Microsoft's programming language Visual Basic
How Does it Work?
When a VBScript is inserted into a HTML document, the Internet browser will read the HTML and interpret the VBScript. The VBScript can be executed immediately, or at a later event.
How to Put VBScript Code in an HTML Document
<html> <head> </head> <body> <script type="text/vbscript"> document.write("Hello from VBScript!") </script> </body></html> |
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InStr Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins at the first character of the string
InStrRev Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins at the last character of the string
LCase Converts a specified string to lowercase
Left Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string
Len Returns the number of characters in a string
LTrim Removes spaces on the left side of a string
RTrim Removes spaces on the right side of a string
Trim Removes spaces on both the left and the right side of a string
Mid Returns a specified number of characters from a string
Replace Replaces a specified part of a string with another string a specified number of times
Right Returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string
Space Returns a string that consists of a specified number of spaces
StrComp Compares two strings and returns a value that represents the result of the comparison
String Returns a string that contains a repeating character of a specified length
StrReverse Reverses a string
UCase Converts a specified string to uppercase
Other Functions
Function
CreateObject Creates an object of a specified type
Eval Evaluates an expression and returns the result
GetLocale Returns the current locale ID
GetObject Returns a reference to an automation object from a file
GetRef Allows you to connect a VBScript procedure to a DHTML event on your pages
InputBox Displays a dialog box, where the user can write some input and/or click on a button, and returns the contents
IsEmpty Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified variable has been initialized or not
IsNull Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified expression contains no valid data (Null)
IsNumeric Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified expression can be evaluated as a number
IsObject Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified expression is an automation object
LoadPicture Returns a picture object. Available only on 32-bit platforms
MsgBox Displays a message box, waits for the user to click a button, and returns a value that indicates which button the user clicked
RGB Returns a number that represents an RGB color value
Round Rounds a number
ScriptEngine Returns the scripting language in use
ScriptEngineBuildVersion Returns the build version number of the scripting engine in use
ScriptEngineMajorVersion Returns the major version number of the scripting engine in use
ScriptEngineMinorVersion Returns the minor version number of the scripting engine in use
SetLocale Sets the locale ID and returns the previous locale ID
TypeName Returns the subtype of a specified variable
VarType Returns a value that indicates the subtype of a specified variable
