Inside Vbscript and Activex (Paperback)

by Yusuf Malluf (Author), Art Scott (Author), Cameron Laird (Author), Michael C. Amundsen (Author), Jeffrey McManus (Author), Eric Smith (Author, Editor)

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Product Description
This in-depth tutorial shows you how to add interactivity to your Internet or intranet site with Microsoft's(R) Visual Basic(R) Scripting Edition. Techniques for automating and customizing your web site with VBScript are explained using step-by-step instructions and real-world examples. Detailed coverage of using VBScript as the "glue" between Java(TM) applets, databases, and ActiveX controls is also provided. Numerous examples showcased in the book illustrate how VBScript can be integrated with other technologies to maximize performance.You also find complete coverage of the ActiveX controls included on the CD-ROM and information on creating your own ActiveX controls using Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition. Whether you want to enhance your web page with true interactivity of automate repetitive HTML tasks-Inside VBScript with ActiveX makes it easy to put VBScript to work for you.

• Details how to automate and customize Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Explains how to integrate Visual Basic and Java into HTML documents
• CD-ROM includes sample VBScript programs from the text

From the Publisher
This helpful tutorial shows you how to enhance your Web sites using VBScript, Microsoft's Web scripting language. - Details how to automate and customize Microsoft Internet Explorer

- Explains how to integrate Visual Basic and Java into HTML documents

- CD-ROM includes sample VBScript programs from the text

Product Details

• Paperback: 686 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Publishing (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562056514
• ISBN-13: 978-1562056513
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,293,986 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Only VB Script v1.0 covered, no features of v2.0+., August 24, 1998

By A Customer

The book doesn't cover any of the added features of VBScript v2 and above. The book covers the VBScript that came out with Internet Explorer 3.0. Although the VBScript 1.0 features that are covered are covered well, the many added functions added in VBScript v2 are missing, such as constants, private and public variables, automatic string joining and splitting into arrays, and much more. The features not covered work in Internet Explorer v4.0+ and Outlook 98 (which come with VBScript v3.0+)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for learning VBScript, October 15, 1998

By A Customer

I thought this was a pretty good introduction to VBScript. It had several good examples and explanations. It was a lot more practical and informative than most of the other books I looked at.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good book for leaning VBscript, May 13, 1998

By A Customer

I was looking for a book that would teach me VBscript. (I have some programming experience.) Though I learned quite a bit from this book, many explanations needed to be more complete and left me to figure them out by experimenting. Not a good reference - no index of commands (most, but not all, are covered in general index in back).