Introduction to VBScript

Before you can learn, you need to have the basics:

Before you move on, you should have a basic understanding of the following:

• WWW, HTML, and the basics of website building

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Tip: Currently only Internet Explorer supports VBScript, not other browsers, but because of the widespread use of IE browsers, the corresponding VBScript applications should not be ignored.

What is VBScript?

• VBScript is a scripting language
• A scripting language is a lightweight programming language
• VBScript is a lightweight version of Visual Basic, Microsoft's programming language

How does it work?

When VBScript is inserted into an HTML document, the Internet browser reads the document and interprets VBScript. VBScript may be executed immediately or at the time of subsequent events.

In the next section, we'll start learning how to use VBScript!