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Paperback: 514 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 2 edition (27 Mar 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0596004885
ISBN-13: 978-0596004880
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 2.9 cm

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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.

Eric Lippert, Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation

'VBScript in a Nutshell' is a handy guide to the ins, outs, and quirks of the VBScript language. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Compact and very useful 11 Jun 2001

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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

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Excellent! A must have for VB Script programmers. 1 Jun 2001

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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...

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

A good reference book 20 Oct 2001

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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.

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A MUST have ...

Small and easy to carry - but packed with info. Solved a problem for me which I had been working on for weeks ! Read more

Published on 28 May 2003 by David Fisher

Excellent quick reference

Great book if you are already familiar with the basic of writing scripts, or even working with existing scripts. Read more

Published on 25 Feb 2003 by "ben_morris6"

Reference-tastic

Brilliant reference, but not a tutorial.

1st section details scripting in IE, Outlook, ASP etc, and has an overview of the object models in each. Read more

Published on 8 May 2002

A reference manual only

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... Read more

Published on 10 Feb 2001 by Steven J. Lucas

Down right rubbish

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. Read more

Published on 11 Jan 2001

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