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VB Script Training

2 days - private courses from £1390 + vat

VBScript, Microsoft's Visual Basic Scripting Edition, is a scaled-down version of Visual Basic. While it doesn't offer the functionality of Visual Basic, VBScript does provide a powerful, easy-to-learn tool that can be used to add interaction to Web pages.

VB Script Training Course Content

Simple client side VBScript using built in objects (Dialog Boxes etc.)
Short introduction to CSS and the Internet Explorer Document Object Model with reference to elements used in 1 above (forms in particular)
Exercise: Using VBScript to manipulate the CSS properties and elements of the DOM

Review/Q and A: VB Script language:

Variables
Data Types
Arrays
Loops
Decision making constructs
Syntax (dot notation)
Events
Methods
Properties
Objects

5. Client side ActiveX using the Tabular Data Control

6. Simple server side VBScript in ASP(Response.Request,Session and Application objects)

Acting on information received from the user
Returning information to the user

7. Introduction to COM using ADO

Connection object
Recordset object
Simple SQL
Creating recordsets based on user input
Returning recordsets to the user
As HTML
As collections

8. Review/Q and A: VBScript language:

Objects properties and methods revisited (to include concepts of COM and encapsulation)
Collections

9. Extras based on class preference

More on server side built in objects - the filesystem object
More on string manipulation - regular expressions
Custom object creation (Classes)
Supervised individual projects

VB Script Course Prerequisites

This VB Script training course assumes a reasonable working knowledge of HTML and the Internet; and some basic experience in general programming. Experience in programming VB is desirable but not essential.

VBScript Course Recommended Reading

Creating Cool Web Pages with VB Script - Bill Hatfield – buy from amazon
Web Scripting with VB Script - Steven Holzner – buy from amazon

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VB Script Training