VBScript Essentials

Audience

Programmers, administrators, server operators, system programmers and others interested in providing scripting solutions for a range of Web and non-Web based business problems.

Prerequisites

Delegates are expected to be proficient knowledge of Windows and Internet Explorer.

Duration

3 days. Hands on.

Course Objectives

VBScript (Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is an Active Scripting language developed by Microsoft that is modelled on Visual Basic.  It is designed as a “lightweight” language with a fast interpreter for use in a wide variety of Microsoft environments.  Its use ranges from administrative scripts for Network Administrators to the addition of dynamic capability to Web Pages where it provides both server-side and client-side capability.  VBScript can be used to access the capabilities and functionality of ActiveX, Active Server Pages and Databases. By the end of the course delegates will be able to write moderately complex VBScripts.

Course Content

VBScript Language Overview
Program Statements
Coding Conventions
Data Types
Constants
Operators
Controlling Program Flow
Conditional statements
Looping
Re-using Code
Procedures
VBScript and Forms
Form Preprocessing
VBScript and Frames
Objects
VBScript and HTML
Introduction to Dynamic HTML
Script Debugging
Internet Explorer Object Hierarchy
VBScript and DHTML
VBScript and Web Graphics
ActiveX Controls
VBScript and ActiveX
Client/Server and VBScript
Active Server Pages
Server-side Scripts
Database Access
ADO.NET
Windows Scripting Host
Invoking Scripts
Scripting Objects