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Lightweight yet powerful, VBScript from Microsoft® is used in four main areas: server-side web applications using Active Server Pages (ASP), client-side web scripts using Internet Explorer, code behind Outlook forms, and automating repetitive tasks using Windows Script Host (WSH). VBScript in a Nutshell, Second Edition delivers current and complete documentation for programmers and system administrators who want to develop effective scripts.
Completely updated for VBScript 5.6, WSH 5.6 and ASP 3.0, VBScript In a Nutshell, Second Edition includes updated introductory chapters that will help you keep current with the significant changes since the first edition was published. New chapters introduce the Windows Script Component for creating binary COM components, and the Script Encoder.
The main part of the book is a comprehensive reference focusing on VBScript essentials with an alphabetical reference to all statements, keywords and objects, and a section of notes and solutions to real-world gotchas--various undocumented behaviors and aspects of the language--to help you avoid potential problems. Each entry in the reference section details the following:
The keyword's syntax, using standard code conventions
A list of arguments accepted by the function or procedure, if any exist
A discussion of how and where the keyword should be used within the scripting environment
A discussion of the differences between the operation of the keyword in Visual Basic or VBA and in VBScript
Regardless of your level of experience programming with VBScript, VBScript in a Nutshell, Second Edition is the book you'll want by your side--the most complete, up-to-date, and easy-to-use language reference available.
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Visual Basic is the most popular programming language, even though it runs almost exclusively on Windows. The cut-down Scripting Edition was intended for use in browsers, but with Netscape refusing to support it, it has made little impact in that context. It found a new lease of life as a server-side script engine for Active Server Pages, and has also turned up in Outlook and as a shell script for Windows, so despite early setbacks it is now widely used.
This title falls neatly into two parts. About half of the book is taken up by a language reference, which gives the syntax, description, and an example for each language element. Many entries have an interesting section headed "Programming Tips & Gotchas", with comments that you will not find in the official documentation. The other chapters deal with how to use VBScript both generally and in four specific contexts. These are Active Server Pages, Outlook forms, the Windows Scripting Host, and in Internet Explorer. VBScript is almost infinitely extensible, since it has the ability to program objects presented by its host or by other applications, so in each case the main focus is on what objects are available in each different environment. Two objects are considered so important that they are fully documented in the reference section, and these are the Dictionary object and the File System Object.
VBScript is an easy language to learn, so readers may wonder if they need this book. Also, this Nutshell title does not come close to detailed documentation for topics like Active Server Pages. However, it is subtitled "A Desktop Quick Reference", and this is where it comes into its own. Developers working with VBScript will find this a handy guide, and pick up some useful tips along the way. --Tim Anderson--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
'VBScript in a Nutshell' is a handy guide to the ins, outs, and quirks of the VBScript language. -- Eric Lippert, Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
DO NOT EXPECT TO LEARN VBSCRIPT FROM THIS BOOK!!! This is a book solely intended for people with some knowledge of vbscript programming as a quick-reference guide and as such - its excellent. Compared to Microsoft's own online reference guide this will explain how to use vbscript to your advantage and is an easy to use reference. Personally I use it mainly for vbs scripts for enterprise apps
I mainly use VB Script for ASP applications and this book has been invaluable to me. It details every language element and function (syntax, arguments etc.) together with programming tips & examples. It lists everything alphabetically and by category so it is very easy to find what you are looking for. If you program in VB Script then get this book - you won't be disappointed...
Like most of the O'Reilly's publications this book isn't for the feint hearted. This is most definitely a reference book and I would not recommend its use as a tutorial. However, there comes a time when you've learnt the basics and you need to be able to have the information at your fingertips. This is the best reference book that I've found on VB Scripting and WSH so far.
Great book if you are already familiar with the basic of writing scripts, or even working with existing scripts.
The tutorials in the early chapters of the book do not impress much - if you don't already have knowledge of script application in Outlook, or IE, etc.. they will be awkward to grasp.
However, I have found the latter half of the book - which carries the VBScript reference pages, and a small Windows Script Host reference invaluable. The information is concise, easily understood, and well linked to other functions to increase understanding and use of the language.
Small and easy to carry - but packed with info. Solved a problem for me which I had been working on for weeks ! The layout of the book showing syntax and practical examples makes easy readng. Not a book for beginers but a must have for anybody working on web page designs where wizards wont or cant do it for you !
This book is not a tutorial, but then to be fair it doesn't claim to be. Almost 2/3 of it is language reference and between this book and Wrox Windows Scripting Host (Dino Esposito) I have gone from nil experience to writing fair login scripts. The tid-bits are there and are reasonably well indexed. A fair book for the beginner.
This book is the perfect addition to a wobbly table the only way anyone could learn from this book is by burning it and using the light to read a different book. The text is confusing and often pointless a code sample would explain the information much more clearly. I know VBA 5 and I gain nothing ecept a large paperweight. Don't buy this book there are many more books out there you could learn more VBscript from.. Like spot the dog. This book only got 1 star because it coulden't register a minus.
