Product Description
If you're used to the bells and whistles that make CD-ROM multimedia titles so exciting, you may find plain 'ol HTML Web pages limiting. Luckily, you can overcome these limitations by using Microsoft's VBScript programming language to spice up the interactivity and functionality of the Web pages you create.
VBScript For Dummies puts the power of this programming language in your hands -- even if you've never programmed before. With best-selling author John Walkenbach to guide you, you discover how to embed VBScript programs into your HTML pages, exploit Microsoft Internet Explorer's object-oriented features, orchestrate multiple frames, and make use of ActiveX controls. Plus, on the book's accompanying bonus disk, you get all the examples presented in the book -- ready for you to experiment with and adapt for your own use.
From the Back Cover
VBScript For Dummies® is for anyone who wants to create more-dynamic Web pages. This book cuts through the intimidating jargon and presents VBScript in a way that both programmers and non-programmers can appreciate. With this fun and easy-to-use guide, you'll add new life to your tired Web pages right away and wonder how you ever managed without it!
Inside, find helpful advice on how to:
- Write your first VBScript program and insert it on your Web page
- Get the inside scoop on what it takes to develop professional-quality applications
- Understand the Microsoft Internet Explorer object model
- Make the most of HTML forms and controls
- Uncover the secrets of working with multiple frames
- Explore the latest ActiveX controls
- Figure out where to get the software you need -- and get it free!
- Discover dozens of creative and informative examples on the disk