Getting Your Hands Dirty With VBScript

by Amrit Hallan
Thursday, 18th August 2005

I know some people don't like VBScript for being Microsoft-Centric, but it's very easy to get familiar with, and once you know how to create your ASP pages in VBScript, you can move on to any programming language of your choice.

First thing first: HTML tags and ASP scripts don't socialize well, and although it is not a politically correct agenda, you have to segregate them. Whenever you are writing the VBScript code for ASP, enclose the code within <% %>.

So if you want to initialize a VBScript variable, do it like this:

<%
Dim name
name = &quotTutan Khamen"
%>

For instance, if you want to use the variable "name" in your HTML (ASP, actually) page, all you have to do is:

<%@Language=VBScript%>
<% Option Explicit %>
<html>
<head>
<title>Testing a VBSCript</title>
</head>  <body>  <%  Dim name  name = "Tutan Khamen"
%>

<p><%=name%>! An ancient Egyptian mummy!</p>

</body>
</html>

Another example:

<%@Language=VBScript%>
<% Option Explicit %>
<html>
<head>
<title>Testing a VBSCript</title>
</head>
<body>
<%
Dim number1, number2
number1 = 33
number2 = 44
%>

<p>The product of <%=number1%> and <%=number2%> is <%=number1 * number2%></p>

</body>
</html>

So now its amply clear that whenever you want to insert Server Side code, or a part of it, you enclose it within <% %>.

You can try making short programs and test run the page.

Amrit Hallan is a freelance web designer. For all web site development and web promotion needs, you can get in touch with him at amrit@bytesworth.com . For further details, visit http://www.bytesworth.com You can subscribe to his newsletter [BYTESWORTH REACHOUT] on Web Designing Tips & Tricks by sending a blank email at bytesworth-subscribe@topica.com.
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