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Vbscript is a lot similar to visual basic .Net.  After a series of tests I have conducted, I managed to program some similar real programs on to my computer.  But as a start, one must know the basics of programming before advancing further into it.

HTML uses vbscript making it easy to execute stuff.

In VB .Net, we are use to using parenthesis yes?  Well, when I conducted tests with vbscript I had to take out the parenthesis when solo-executing functions or sub procedures are executed.

This execution method shows me using parenthesis.  intX = Msgbox("Are you going to eat today?",4,"Asking")

This execution method shows me not using parenthesis.

msgbox "Hello everyone.",64,""

 Note: Only solo-executed functions are not to have parenthesis.

 option explicit is used to indicate your terms or variables to be "exact."  Means that when you execute a variable or a function, you must execute it with case sensitivity.

 Option Explicit - available in vbscript.

Dim strExample

strExample = "Happy Thanks Giving"

msgbox strExample,64,"Greetings"

Both Javascript and VBscript can execute command prompt codes using WScript.

 Class

I think of class codes as an object.  A class can be like a story.  Each function inside it is a character that plays an important role in the story.  I am sure you familiar with certain objects such as WScript, FileSystemObject, Dictionary, etc...

These objects have sub-procedures.  It is the same thing with a class.  Each class has sub procedures in them.  For example, GetFile is a sub procedure to FileSystemObject.  It carries parameters like a function does. 

Private and public allows access from and to the object's functions/sub procedures..

Class Sampling

PRIVATE mstrFirst

PRIVATE Sub Class_Initialize()

'codes/procedures initialization

END SUB

PUBLIC FUNCTION InserFirstName(BYVAL str1)

'put in str1 into mstrFirst

mstrFirst = str1

END PUBLIC

PRIVATE SUB CLASS_TERMIANTE()

'code/'procedures terminator

END SUB

END CLASS

Microsoft would also be the best reference for vbscript.

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