VBScript Programmer's Reference (eBook)

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Kathie Kingsley-Hughes, Daniel Read (Autoren)

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2004 | 2. Auflage
716 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-7645-7880-9 (ISBN)

Infos

What is this book about?The VBScript standard has changed over time, and several newthings have been introduced since this book first published in1999. The current standard for VBScript is 5.6. The scriptdebugger, script control, and script encoder have all changed andthe Windows Script Component Wizard, regular expressions, andremote scripting have been introduced. Windows Script Hosttechnology has also matured over time and gained in botheffectiveness and popularity.VBScript Programmer's Reference, 2nd Edition begins withdiscussion of the general syntax, functions, keywords, style, errorhandling, and similar language-specific topics and then moves intoan expanded reference section covering the object models in detail.The book combines a comprehensive overview of the VBScripttechnology and associated technologies with practical examples atevery stage from beginner to advanced user.Specific topics include the following:* Variables and Data Types* Procedures* Error Handling and Debugging* Windows Script Components* Script Encoding* Remote Scripting* Data Objects* Coding Conventions

Autor

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has made his living as a technologywriter for the last six years, with many books and articles to hisname. He can also be found teaching classes on the Web, where hehas successfully taught technology skills to thousands of learners,with his own special brand of knowledge, experience, wit, and poorspelling.Kathie Kingsley-Hughes has worked in IT training for manyyears. In addition to writing, she now works as a coursewaredeveloper and e-trainer, specializing in Internet technologies. Shealso runs a Web development company in the United Kingdom.Daniel Reed is a software developer living and working inAtlanta, GA, USA. He currently works for Connecticut Inc., anAtlanta-based software consulting firm specializing in theinsurance industry. Daniel also publishes and writes essays forchapters.*, a Web-based magazine for software professionals(DeveloperDotStar.com).

Inhalt

About the Authors.Acknowledgments.Introduction.Chapter 1: A Quick Introduction to Programming.Chapter 2: What VBScript Is--and Isn't!Chapter 3: Data Types.Chapter 4: Variables and Procedures.Chapter 5: Control of Flow.Chapter 6: Error Handling and Debugging.Chapter 7: The Scripting Runtime Objects.Chapter 8: Classes in VBScript (Writing Your Own COMObjects).Chapter 9: Regular Expressions.Chapter 10: Client-Side Web Scripting.Chapter 11: Super-Charged Client-Side Scripting.Chapter 12: Windows Script Host.Chapter 13: Windows Script Components.Chapter 14: Script Encoding.Chapter 15: Remote Scripting.Chapter 16: HTML Applications.Chapter 17: Server-Side Web Scripting.Chapter 18: Adding VBScript to Your VB Applications.Appendix A: VBScript Functions and Keywords.Appendix B: Variable Naming Convention.Appendix C: Coding Convention.Appendix D: Visual Basic Constants Supported in VBScript.Appendix E: VBScript Error Codes and the Err Object.Appendix F: The Scripting Runtime Library Object Reference.Appendix G: The Windows Script Host Object Model.Appendix H: Regular Expressions.Appendix I: VBScript Features not in VBA.Appendix J: VBA Features not in VBScript.Appendix K: The Variant Subtypes.Appendix L: ActiveX Data Objects.Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.10.2004
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge
• Schlagworte: Computer Science • Informatik • Programmierung u. Software-Entwicklung • Programmierung / Visual Basic • Programming & Software Development • Programming / Visual Basic • Softwareentwicklung • Visual BASIC
• ISBN-10: 0-7645-7880-4 / 0764578804
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-7880-9 / 9780764578809