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Subjects for
Session
Vbscript fundamentals.
Variant subtypes.
Variables.
Option Explicit statement.
Keywords.
Scope and liftime of variables.
Dim, Private and Public statements.
Rem statement.
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What is VScript!
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# Safe subset of visual basic
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$he VScript %ode is case &nsensitive.
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VScript has only one data type called a Variant.
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# Variant is a special 4ind of data type that can contain
different 4inds of information, depending on how it is used.
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ecause Variant is the only data type in VScript, it is also
the data type returned by all functions in VScript.
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#t its simplest, a Variant can contain either numeric or string
information.
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# Variant behaves as a number when you use it in a
numeric context and as a string when you use it in a string
context.
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VScript 6ata $ypes
Variant Subtypes
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eyond the simple numeric or string classifications, a Variant
can ma4e further distinctions about the specific nature of
numeric information.
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7or example, you can have numeric information that
represents a date or a time.
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When used with other date or time data, the result is always
expressed as a date or a time.
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8ou can also have a rich variety of numeric information ranging
in si1e from oolean values to huge floating9point numbers.
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VScript 6ata $ypes
Variant Subtypes
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Subtype Description
E(pt) Variant is uninitili*ed. Vlue is 0 +or nu(eri% ,ri-les or *ero.len/t0 strin/ 1223 +or strin/
,ri-les.
!ull Variant intentionll) %ontins no ,lid dt.
'oolen 4ontins eit0er True or False.
')te 4ontins inte/er in t0e rn/e 0 to 255.
Inte/er 4ontins inte/er in t0e rn/e .325768 to 325767.
4urren%) .9225337520356855477.5808 to 9225337520356855477.5807.
6on/ 4ontins inte/er in t0e rn/e .2514754835648 to 2514754835647.
Sin/le 4ontins sin/le.pre%ision5 +lotin/.point nu(-er in t0e rn/e .3.402823E38 to .1.401298E.45 +or
ne/ti,e ,lues7 1.401298E.45 to 3.402823E38 +or positi,e ,lues.
8ou-le 4ontins dou-le.pre%ision5 +lotin/.point nu(-er in t0e rn/e .1.79769313486232E308 to
.4.94065645841247E.324 +or ne/ti,e ,lues7 4.94065645841247E.324 to 1.79769313486232E308
+or positi,e ,lues.
8te 4ontins nu(-er t0t represents dte -etween 9nur) 15 100 to 8e%e(-er 315 9999.
Strin/ 4ontins ,ri-le.len/t0 strin/ t0t %n -e up to pproxi(tel) 2 -illion %0r%ters in len/t0.
:-;e%t 4ontins n o-;e%t.
Error 4ontins n error nu(-er.
Variables
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# variable is a convenient placeholder that refers to a
computer memory location where you can store program
information that may change during the time your script is
running.
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7or example, you might create a variable called %lic4%ount
to store the number of times a user clic4s an ob<ect on a
particular Web page.
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you only have to refer to a variable by his name to see or
change its value.
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6eclaring Variables
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8ou declare variables explicitly in your script using the Dim
statement, the Public statement, and the Private statement. 7or
example>

Dim 6egrees7ahrenheit
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8ou declare multiple variables by separating each variable name
with a comma. 7or example>
Dim $op, ottom, ?eft, @ight
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6eclaring Variables
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8ou can also declare a variable implicitly by simply
using its name in your script.
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$hat is not generally a good practice because you
could misspell the variable name in one or more
places, causing unexpected results when your script
is run.
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7or that reason, the Option Explicit statement is
available to reBuire explicit declaration of all
variables.
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Cption (xplicit Statement
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7orces explicit declaration of all variables in a script.
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&f used, the Option Explicit statement must appear in a
script before any other statements.
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When you use the Option Explicit statement, you must
explicitly declare all variables using the Dim, Private, Public,
or ReDim statements. &f you attempt to use an undeclared
variable name, an error occurs.
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Tip Dse Option Explicit to avoid incorrectly typing the
name of an existing variable or to avoid confusion in code
where the scope of the variable is not clear.
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'ust begin with an alphabetic character.
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%annot contain an embedded period.
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'ust not exceed 233 characters.
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'ust be uniBue in the scope in which it is declared.
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Tip (enin/+ull pre+ix to ,ri-les to indi%te t0e
su-t)pes i.e
i4ounter 1inte/er35 str!(e 1Strin/35 -<l/ 1'oolen35
dte"od) 18te3
Tip (enin/+ull pre+ix to ,ri-les to indi%te t0e
su-t)pes i.e
i4ounter 1inte/er35 str!(e 1Strin/35 -<l/ 1'oolen35
dte"od) 18te3
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(mpty
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$he Empty 4eyword is used to indicate an uninitiali1ed variable value.
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Eull
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$he Null 4eyword is used to indicate that a variable contains no valid data.
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$rue
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$he True 4eyword has a value eBual to 91.
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7alse
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$he False 4eyword has a value eBual to A.
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Eothing
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$he Nothin 4eyword in VScript is used to disassociate an ob<ect
variable from any actual ob<ect.
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# variableFs scope is determined by where you declare it.
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When you declare a variable within a procedure, only code within that procedure can
access or change the value of that variable.
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&f you declare a variable outside a procedure, you ma4e it recogni1able to all the
procedures in your script.
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$he lifetime of a variable depends on how long it exists.
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$he lifetime of a script9level variable extends from the time it is declared until the time
the script is finished running.
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#t procedure level, a variable exists only as long as you are in the procedure.
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ou can have local variables of the same name in several different procedures because
each is recogni1ed only by the procedure in which it is declared.
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Dim varnameG!GsubscriptsH"HG# varnameG!GsubscriptsH"HH $ $ $
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6eclares variables and allocates storage space.
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Variables declared with Dim at the script level are available to all
procedures within the script.
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#t the procedure level, variables are available only within the procedure.
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8ou can also use the Dim statement with empty parentheses to declare a
dynamic array.
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Note When you use the Dim statement in a procedure, you generally put
the Dim statement at the beginning of the procedure.
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Private varnameG!GsubscriptsH"HG# varnameG!GsubscriptsH"HH $ $ $
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6eclares private variables and allocates storage space.
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.rivate statement variables are available only to the script in which they are
declared.
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$he following example illustrates use of the Private statement>
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Private =)!u(-er I... >ri,te Vrint ,ri-le.
Private =)?rr)193 I... >ri,te rr) ,ri-le.
I... =ultiple >ri,te de%lrtions o+ Vrint ,ri-les.
Private =)!u(-er5 =)Vr5 @our!u(-er
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Public varnameG!GsubscriptsH"HG# varnameG!GsubscriptsH"HH $ $ $
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6eclares public variables and allocates storage space.
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Public statement variables are available to all procedures in all scripts.
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8ou can also use the Public statement with empty parentheses to
declare a dynamic array.
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Public =)!u(-er I... >u-li% Vrint ,ri-le.
Public =)?rr)193 I... >u-li% rr) ,ri-le.
I... =ultiple >u-li% de%lrtions o+ Vrint ,ri-les.
Public =)!u(-er5 =)Vr5 @our!u(-er
Public =)!u(-er I... >u-li% Vrint ,ri-le.
Public =)?rr)193 I... >u-li% rr) ,ri-le.
I... =ultiple >u-li% de%lrtions o+ Vrint ,ri-les.
Public =)!u(-er5 =)Vr5 @our!u(-er
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