Teach Yourself Vbscript in 21 Days (Teach Yourself in 21 Days) [Paperback]

Keith Brophy (Author), Timothy Koets (Author)

Book Description

Series: Teach Yourself in 21 Days | Publication Date: July 1, 1996

Visual Basic Script is a scripting language meant to ease the development of interactive Web pages. This book introduces the reader to this language, emphasizing the Visual Basic derivative language Visual Basic Script, and the path it provides to developing Internet applications.

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Readers learn how to use VB Script to create living, interactive Web pages. This unique scripting language from Microsoft is taught with clarity and precision, providing the reader with the best and latest information on this popular language - Teaches advanced OLE object techniques

- Explores VB Script's animation, interaction, and mathematical abilities

- CD-ROM contains all the source code from the book and examples of third-party software

Product Details

• Paperback: 550 pages
• Publisher: Pearson Sams Publishing (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575211203
• ISBN-13: 978-1575211206
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,430,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY!, December 1, 1999

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This review is from: Teach Yourself Vbscript in 21 Days (Teach Yourself in 21 Days) (Paperback)

This book is not worth buying or reading for free. I doesn't have complete VBscript content (such as the replace function for strings), and what it does have is very difficult to read and understand. It doesn't do a good job of providing syntax, and that is what we need to quickly look up the usage of a command we already may be aware of. I wish I could return the book, and get my money back.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for starters!!!, September 17, 1997

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This review is from: Teach Yourself Vbscript in 21 Days (Teach Yourself in 21 Days) (Paperback)

This is a fun book for all who want to learn VBScript. Advanced users may find it elementary, but for people who are just learning how to build websites and want to take their sites to the next level by using ActiveX and Scripting, this is the book for them. It says 21 days...I completed it in 15, and had never programed before. The only downside is that it covers only VBScript 1.0, (it was written when the beta of IE3.0 was first released) and now Microsoft has released VBScript 2.0. It's easy to take the knowledge from this book then move to Microsoft's documentation to learn the new version. Try this book, I really think you'll enjoy it!!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VBScript in 21 Days: A Killer!, September 22, 1997

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This review is from: Teach Yourself Vbscript in 21 Days (Teach Yourself in 21 Days) (Paperback)

"Teach Yourself VBScript in 21 Days" is a killer book. I have never programmed with server-side scripting or client-side scripting of any nature. I had taken VB 4 the previous semester at a local community college. I read this book for an educational institution as core and I never came to class, but I STILL learned VBS just by reading and examples! I highly recommend this book for introductory VB classes as well. Not appropraite for intermediate and advanced VB curricula. In fact, even hating the C interface, this book gave me enough scripting confidence to learn JavaScript and even attempt to taken server-side Perl! Currently I am working on full-blown Java applets, JavaBeans and ActiveX with VB...All this while absolutely HATING C programming. Timothy Koets is also currently my VB 5 professor; this booked prompted my undertaking of the class. I encourage other Scripting Professors and other institutions of higher learning to imlement this book in their curricula. A definite 10 from an experienced HTML programmer!