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VBScript Tutorial

This document provides an introduction and overview of VBScript. It begins by explaining that VBScript is a Microsoft scripting language that is the default scripting language in ASP and works client-side only in Internet Explorer. It then provides examples of how to insert VBScript code into an HTML document using the <script> tag. It also explains where VBScript code can be placed in an HTML document and how to use external VBScript files. The document concludes by covering VBScript variables such as how to declare, assign values to, and use array variables in VBScript.

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VBScript is a Microsoft scripting language.

VBScript is the default scripting language in ASP.
Client-side VBScript only works in Internet Explorer !!!
Start learning VBScript now!

VBScript Editor
With our online editor, you can edit the VBScript code, and click on a button to view the result.

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("This is my first VBScript!")
</script>
</body>
</html>
Try it yourself

Click on the "Try it Yourself" button to see how it works.

VBScript Examples
Learn by examples! With our editor, you can edit the source code, and click on a test button to view the result.
Try-it-Yourself!

VBScript Reference
At W3Schools you will find a complete VBScript reference.
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What You Should Already Know

Before you continue you should have a basic understanding of the following:
HTML / XHTML
If you want to study these subjects first, find the tutorials on our Home page.

What is VBScript?
VBScript is a scripting language
A scripting language is a lightweight programming language
VBScript is a light version of Microsoft's programming language Visual Basic
VBScript is only supported by Microsoft's browsers (Internet Explorer)

How Does it Work?

When a VBScript is inserted into an HTML document, Internet Explorer browser will read the HTML and
interpret the VBScript. The VBScript can be executed immediately, or at a later event.
VBScript only works in Microsoft browsers (Internet Explorer).

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VBScript How To
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The HTML <script> tag is used to insert a VBScript into an HTML page.

Put a VBScript into an HTML Page

The example below shows how to use VBScript to write text on a web page:

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("Hello World!")
</script>
</body>
</html>
Try it yourself

The example below shows how to add HTML tags to the VBScript:

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("<h1>Hello World!</h1>")
</script>
</body>
</html>
Try it yourself

Example Explained
To insert a VBScript into an HTML page, we use the <script> tag. Inside the <script> tag we use the type attribute to define the scripting language.
So, the <script type="text/vbscript"> and </script> tells where the VBScript starts and ends:

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
...
</script>
</body>
</html>
The document.write command is a standard VBScript command for writing output to a page.
By entering the document.write command between the <script> and </script> tags, the browser will recognize it as a VBScript command and execute the
code line. In this case the browser will write Hello World! to the page:

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("Hello World!")
</script>
</body>
</html>

How to Handle Simple Browsers

Browsers that do not support scripting, will display VBScript as page content.
To prevent them from doing this, the HTML comment tag should be used to "hide" the VBScript.
Just add an HTML comment tag  (end of comment) after the last VBScript statement, like this:

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<!-document.write("Hello World!")
-->
</script>
</body>
</html>

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VBScripts can be placed in the body and in the head section of an HTML document.

Where to Put the VBScript

VBScripts in a page will be executed immediately while the page loads into the browser. This is not always what we want. Sometimes we want to execute a
script when a page loads, or at a later event, such as when a user clicks a button. When this is the case we put the script inside a function or a sub
procedure, you will learn about procedures in a later chapter.

Scripts in <head>
Put your functions and sub procedures in the head section, this way they are all in one place, and they do not interfere with page content.

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
function myFunction()
alert("Hello World!")
end function
</script>
</head>
<body onload="myFunction()">
</body>
</html>
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Scripts in <body>
If you don't want your script to be placed inside a function, and especially if your script should write page content, it should be placed in the body section.

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("This message is written by VBScript")
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Scripts in <head> and <body>

You can place an unlimited number of scripts in your document, and you can have scripts in both the body and the head section.

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
function myFunction()
alert("Hello World!")
end function
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click me</button>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("This message is written by VBScript")
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Using an External VBScript
If you want to run the same VBScript on several pages, without having to write the same script on every page, you can write a VBScript in an external file.
Save the external VBScript file with a .vbs file extension.
Note: The external script cannot contain the <script> tag!
To use the external script, point to the .vbs file in the "src" attribute of the <script> tag:

Example
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript" src="ex.vbs"></script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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Note: Remember to place the script exactly where you normally would write the script!

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Variables are "containers" for storing information.

Do You Remember Algebra from School?

Do you remember algebra from school? x=5, y=6, z=x+y
Do you remember that a letter (like x) could be used to hold a value (like 5), and that you could use
the information above to calculate the value of z to be 11?
These letters are called variables, and variables can be used to hold values (x=5) or expressions
(z=x+y).

VBScript Variables
As with algebra, VBScript variables are used to hold values or expressions.
A variable can have a short name, like x, or a more descriptive name, like carname.
Rules for VBScript variable names:
Must begin with a letter
Cannot contain a period (.)
Cannot exceed 255 characters
In VBScript, all variables are of type variant, that can store different types of data.

Declaring (Creating) VBScript Variables

Creating variables in VBScript is most often referred to as "declaring" variables.
You can declare VBScript variables with the Dim, Public or the Private statement. Like this:

Dim x
Dim carname
Now you have created two variables. The name of the variables are "x" and "carname".
You can also declare variables by using its name in a script. Like this:

carname="Volvo"
Now you have also created a variable. The name of the variable is "carname". However, this method is
not a good practice, because you can misspell the variable name later in your script, and that can
cause strange results when your script is running.
If you misspell for example the "carname" variable to "carnime", the script will automatically create a
new variable called "carnime". To prevent your script from doing this, you can use the Option Explicit
statement. This statement forces you to declare all your variables with the dim, public or private
statement.
Put the Option Explicit statement on the top of your script. Like this:

Option Explicit
Dim carname
carname=some value

Assigning Values to Variables

You assign a value to a variable like this:

carname="Volvo"
x=10
The variable name is on the left side of the expression and the value you want to assign to the variable
is on the right. Now the variable "carname" has the value of "Volvo", and the variable "x" has the value
of "10".

Lifetime of Variables

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How long a variable exists is its lifetime.
When you declare a variable within a procedure, the variable can only be accessed within that
procedure. When the procedure exits, the variable is destroyed. These variables are called local
variables. You can have local variables with the same name in different procedures, because each is
recognized only by the procedure in which it is declared.
If you declare a variable outside a procedure, all the procedures on your page can access it. The
lifetime of these variables starts when they are declared, and ends when the page is closed.

VBScript Array Variables

An array variable is used to store multiple values in a single variable.
In the following example, an array containing 3 elements is declared:

Dim names(2)
The number shown in the parentheses is 2. We start at zero so this array contains 3 elements. This is a
fixed-size array. You assign data to each of the elements of the array like this:

names(0)="Tove"
names(1)="Jani"
names(2)="Stale"
Similarly, the data can be retrieved from any element using the index of the particular array element
you want. Like this:

mother=names(0)
You can have up to 60 dimensions in an array. Multiple dimensions are declared by separating the
numbers in the parentheses with commas. Here we have a two-dimensional array consisting of 5 rows
and 7 columns:

Dim table(4,6)
Asign data to a two-dimensional array:

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Dim x(2,2)
x(0,0)="Volvo"
x(0,1)="BMW"
x(0,2)="Ford"
x(1,0)="Apple"
x(1,1)="Orange"
x(1,2)="Banana"
x(2,0)="Coke"
x(2,1)="Pepsi"
x(2,2)="Sprite"
for i=0 to 2
document.write("<p>")
for j=0 to 2
document.write(x(i,j) & "<br />")
next
document.write("</p>")
next
</script>
</body>
</html>
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VBScript has two kinds procedures:

Sub procedure
Function procedure

VBScript Sub Procedures

A Sub procedure:
is a series of statements, enclosed by the Sub and End Sub statements
can perform actions, but does not return a value
can take arguments

Sub mysub()
some statements
End Sub
or

Sub mysub(argument1,argument2)
some statements
End Sub

Example (IE Only)

Sub mysub()
alert("Hello World")
End Sub
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VBScript Function Procedures

A Function procedure:
is a series of statements, enclosed by the Function and End Function statements
can perform actions and can return a value
can take arguments that are passed to it by a calling procedure
without arguments, must include an empty set of parentheses ()
returns a value by assigning a value to its name

Function myfunction()
some statements
myfunction=some value
End Function
or

Function myfunction(argument1,argument2)
some statements
myfunction=some value
End Function

Example (IE Only)

function myfunction()
myfunction=Date()
end function
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How to Call a Procedure

There are different ways to call a procedure. You can call it from within another procedure, on an event, or call it within a script.

Example (IE Only)

Call a procedure when the user clicks on a button:

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<body>
<button onclick="myfunction()">Click me</button>
</body>
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Procedures can be used to get a variable value:

carname=findname()
Here you call a Function called "findname", the Function returns a value that will be stored in the variable "carname".
Function procedures can calculate the sum of two arguments:

Example (IE Only)

Function myfunction(a,b)
myfunction=a+b
End Function
document.write(myfunction(5,9))
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The function "myfunction" will return the sum of argument "a" and argument "b". In this case 14.
When you call a procedure you can use the Call statement, like this:

Call MyProc(argument)
Or, you can omit the Call statement, like this:

MyProc argument

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Conditional Statements
Conditional statements are used to perform different actions for different decisions.
In VBScript we have four conditional statements:
If statement - executes a set of code when a condition is true
If...Then...Else statement - select one of two sets of lines to execute
If...Then...ElseIf statement - select one of many sets of lines to execute
Select Case statement - select one of many sets of lines to execute

If...Then...Else
Use the If...Then...Else statement if you want to
execute some code if a condition is true
select one of two blocks of code to execute
If you want to execute only one statement when a condition is true, you can write the code on one
line:

If i=10 Then alert("Hello")

There is no ..Else.. in this syntax. You just tell the code to perform one action if a condition is true (in
this case If i=10).
If you want to execute more than one statement when a condition is true, you must put each
statement on separate lines, and end the statement with the keyword "End If":

If i=10 Then
alert("Hello")
i = i+1
End If
There is no ..Else.. in the example above either. You just tell the code to perform multiple actions if
the condition is true.
If you want to execute a statement if a condition is true and execute another statement if the condition
is not true, you must add the "Else" keyword:

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<body>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function greeting()
i=hour(time)
If i < 10 Then
document.write("Good morning!")
Else
document.write("Have a nice day!")
End If
End Function
</script>
</head>
<body onload="greeting()">
</body>
</html>
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In the example above, the first block of code will be executed if the condition is true, and the other
block will be executed otherwise (if i is greater than 10).

If...Then...ElseIf
You can use the If...Then...ElseIf statement if you want to select one of many blocks of code to
execute:

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<html>
<body>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function greeting()
i=hour(time)
If i = 10 Then
document.write("Just started...!")
ElseIf i = 11 then
document.write("Hungry!")
ElseIf i = 12 then
document.write("Ah, lunch-time!")
ElseIf i = 16 then
document.write("Time to go home!")
Else
document.write("Unknown")
End If
End Function
</script>
</head>
<body onload="greeting()">
</body>
</html>
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Select Case
You can also use the "Select Case" statement if you want to select one of many blocks of code to
execute:

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
d=weekday(date)
Select Case d
Case 1
document.write("Sleepy Sunday")
Case 2
document.write("Monday again!")
Case 3
document.write("Just Tuesday!")
Case 4
document.write("Wednesday!")
Case 5
document.write("Thursday...")
Case 6
document.write("Finally Friday!")
Case else
document.write("Super Saturday!!!!")
End Select
</script>
</body>
</html>
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This is how it works: First we have a single expression (most often a variable), that is evaluated once.
The value of the expression is then compared with the values for each Case in the structure. If there is
a match, the block of code associated with that Case is executed.

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Looping Statements
Looping statements are used to run the same block of code a specified number of times.
In VBScript we have four looping statements:
For...Next statement - runs code a specified number of times
For Each...Next statement - runs code for each item in a collection or each element of an
array
Do...Loop statement - loops while or until a condition is true
While...Wend statement - Do not use it - use the Do...Loop statement instead

For...Next Loop
Use the For...Next statement to run a block of code a specified number of times.
The For statement specifies the counter variable (i), and its start and end values. The Next statement
increases the counter variable (i) by one.

Example
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
For i = 0 To 5
document.write("The number is " & i & "<br />")
Next
</script>
</body>
</html>
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The Step Keyword

With the Step keyword, you can increase or decrease the counter variable by the value you specify.
In the example below, the counter variable (i) is INCREASED by two, each time the loop repeats.

For i=2 To 10 Step 2

some code
Next
To decrease the counter variable, you must use a negative Step value. You must specify an end value
that is less than the start value.
In the example below, the counter variable (i) is DECREASED by two, each time the loop repeats.

For i=10 To 2 Step -2

some code
Next

Exit a For...Next
You can exit a For...Next statement with the Exit For keyword.

For i=1 To 10
If i=5 Then Exit For
some code
Next

For Each...Next Loop

A For Each...Next loop repeats a block of code for each item in a collection, or for each element of an
array.

Example

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<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Dim cars(2)
cars(0)="Volvo"
cars(1)="Saab"
cars(2)="BMW"
For Each x In cars
document.write(x & "<br />")
Next
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Do...Loop
If you don't know how many repetitions you want, use a Do...Loop statement.
The Do...Loop statement repeats a block of code while a condition is true, or untila condition becomes
true.

Repeat Code While a Condition is True

You use the While keyword to check a condition in a Do...Loop statement.

Do While i>10
some code
Loop
If i equals 9, the code inside the loop above will never be executed.

Do
some code
Loop While i>10
The code inside this loop will be executed at least one time, even if i is less than 10.

Repeat Code Until a Condition Becomes True

You use the Until keyword to check a condition in a Do...Loop statement.

Do Until i=10
some code
Loop
If i equals 10, the code inside the loop will never be executed.

Do
some code
Loop Until i=10
The code inside this loop will be executed at least one time, even if i is equal to 10.

Exit a Do...Loop
You can exit a Do...Loop statement with the Exit Do keyword.

Do Until i=10
i=i-1
If i<10 Then Exit Do
Loop
The code inside this loop will be executed as long as i is different from 10, and as long as i is greater
than 10.

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You Have Learned VBScript, Now What?

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VBScript Summary
This tutorial has taught you how to add VBScript to your HTML pages, to make your web site more dynamic and interactive.
You have learned how to create variables and functions, and how to make different scripts run in response to different scenarios.
For more information on VBScript, please look at our VBScript examples and our VBScript references.

Now You Know VBScript, What's Next?

The next step is to learn ASP.
While scripts in an HTML file are executed on the client (in the browser), scripts in an ASP file are executed on the server.
With ASP you can dynamically edit, change or add any content of a Web page, respond to data submitted from HTML forms, access any data or databases
and return the results to a browser, customize a Web page to make it more useful for individual users.
Since ASP files are returned as plain HTML, they can be viewed in any browser.
If you want to learn more about ASP, please visit our ASP tutorial.

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Basic
Write text using VBScript
Format text with HTML tags
A function in the head section
A script in the body section
Variables
Create a variable
Insert a variable value in a text
Create an array
Procedures
Sub procedure
Function procedure
Conditional Statements
If...Then..Else statement
If...Then..ElseIf statement
Select Case statement
Random link
Looping
For..Next loop
Looping through the HTML headers
For..Each loop
Do...While loop
Date and Time Functions
Display Date and Time
Display the days
Display the months
Display the current month and day
Countdown to year 3000
Add a time interval to a date
Format Date and Time
Is this a date?
Other Built-in Functions
Uppercase or lowercase characters?
Remove leading or trailing spaces from a string
Reverse a string
Round a number
Return a random number
Return a random number between 0-99
Return a specified number of characters from the left or right side of a string
Replace some characters in a string
Return a specified number of characters from a string

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<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("Hello World!")
</script>
</body>
</html>

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<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("<h1>Hello World!</h1>")
</script>
</body>
</html>

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
function myFunction()
alert("Hello World!")
end function
</script>
</head>

Your Result:

We usually use the head section for functions (to be sure that the
functions are loaded before they are called).

<body onload="myFunction()">
<p>We usually use the head section for functions (to be sure
that the functions are loaded before they are called).</p>
</body>
</html>

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Your Result:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("This message is written by VBScript")
</script>
</body>
</html>

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

Your Result:

The script above declares a variable, assigns a value to it, and

displays the value. Then, it changes the value, and displays the value
again.

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Your Result:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Dim name
name="Jan Egil"
document.write("My name is: " & name)
</script>
</body>
</html>

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Dim famname(5)
famname(0)="Jan Egil"
famname(1)="Tove"
famname(2)="Hege"
famname(3)="Stale"
famname(4)="Kai Jim"
famname(5)="Borge"
For i=0 To 5
document.write(famname(i) & "<br />")
Next
</script>
</body>
</html>

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<html>

Your Result:

A Sub procedure does not return a result.

<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Sub mySub()
msgbox("This is a Sub procedure")
End Sub
</script>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Call mySub()
</script>
<p>A Sub procedure does not return a result.</p>
</body>
</html>

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<html>

Your Result:

A Function procedure can return a result.

<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function myFunction()
myFunction = "BLUE"
End Function
</script>
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("My favorite color is " & myFunction())
</script>
<p>A Function procedure can return a result.</p>
</body>
</html>

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function greeting()
i=hour(time)
If i < 10 Then
document.write("Good morning!")
Else
document.write("Have a nice day!")
End If
End Function
</script>
</head>
<body onload="greeting()">
</body>
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document.write("Just started...!")
ElseIf i = 11 Then
document.write("Hungry!")
ElseIf i = 12 Then
document.write("Ah, lunch-time!")
ElseIf i = 16 Then
document.write("Time to go home!")
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d=weekday(Date)

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This example demonstrates the "Select Case" statement.

You will receive a different greeting based on what day it is.
Note that Sunday=1, Monday=2, Tuesday=3, etc.

Select Case d
Case 1
document.write("Sleepy Sunday")
Case 2
document.write("Monday again!")
Case 3
document.write("Just Tuesday!")
Case 4
document.write("Wednesday!")
Case 5
document.write("Thursday...")
Case 6
document.write("Finally Friday!")
Case Else
document.write("Super Saturday!!!!")
End Select
</script>
<p>This example demonstrates the "Select Case" statement.<br />
You will receive a different greeting based on what day it is.<br />
Note that Sunday=1, Monday=2, Tuesday=3, etc.</p>
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cars(1)="Saab"
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document.write("Today's day is " & WeekdayName
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document.write("The month is " & MonthName(Month
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<p>Countdown to year 3000:</p>

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<script type="text/vbscript">
millennium=CDate("1/1/3000 00:00:00")
document.write("It is " & DateDiff("yyyy", Now(), millennium) & " years to year 3000!
<br />")
document.write("It is " & DateDiff("m", Now(), millennium) & " months to year 3000!
<br />")
document.write("It is " & DateDiff("d", Now(), millennium) & " days to year 3000!<br />")
document.write("It is " & DateDiff("h", Now(), millennium) & " hours to year 3000!<br />")
document.write("It is " & DateDiff("n", Now(), millennium) & " minutes to year 3000!
<br />")
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Syntax for DateAdd: DateAdd(interval,number,date).

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This example uses <b>DateAdd</b> to calculate a date 30 days from today.
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<p>
Syntax for DateAdd: DateAdd(interval,number,date).
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VBScript Functions
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This page contains all the built-in VBScript functions. The page is divided into following sections:
Date/Time functions
Conversion functions
Format functions

Math functions
Array functions

String functions
Other functions

Date/Time Functions
Function

Description

CDate

Converts a valid date and time expression to the variant of subtype Date

Date

Returns the current system date

DateAdd

Returns a date to which a specified time interval has been added

DateDiff

Returns the number of intervals between two dates

DatePart

Returns the specified part of a given date

DateSerial

Returns the date for a specified year, month, and day

DateValue

Returns a date

Day

Returns a number that represents the day of the month (between 1 and 31, inclusive)

FormatDateTime

Returns an expression formatted as a date or time

Hour

Returns a number that represents the hour of the day (between 0 and 23, inclusive)

IsDate

Returns a Boolean value that indicates if the evaluated expression can be converted to a date

Minute

Returns a number that represents the minute of the hour (between 0 and 59, inclusive)

Month

Returns a number that represents the month of the year (between 1 and 12, inclusive)

MonthName

Returns the name of a specified month

Now

Returns the current system date and time

Second

Returns a number that represents the second of the minute (between 0 and 59, inclusive)

Time

Returns the current system time

Timer

Returns the number of seconds since 12:00 AM

TimeSerial

Returns the time for a specific hour, minute, and second

TimeValue

Returns a time

Weekday

Returns a number that represents the day of the week (between 1 and 7, inclusive)

WeekdayName

Returns the weekday name of a specified day of the week

Year

Returns a number that represents the year

Conversion Functions

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Function

Description

Asc

Converts the first letter in a string to ANSI code

CBool

Converts an expression to a variant of subtype Boolean

CByte

Converts an expression to a variant of subtype Byte

CCur

Converts an expression to a variant of subtype Currency

CDate

Converts a valid date and time expression to the variant of subtype Date

CDbl

Converts an expression to a variant of subtype Double

Chr

Converts the specified ANSI code to a character

CInt

Converts an expression to a variant of subtype Integer

CLng

Converts an expression to a variant of subtype Long

CSng

Converts an expression to a variant of subtype Single

CStr

Converts an expression to a variant of subtype String

Hex

Returns the hexadecimal value of a specified number

Oct

Returns the octal value of a specified number

Format Functions
Function

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Description

FormatCurrency

Returns an expression formatted as a currency value

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Returns an expression formatted as a date or time

FormatNumber

Returns an expression formatted as a number

FormatPercent

Returns an expression formatted as a percentage

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Function

Description

Abs

Returns the absolute value of a specified number

Atn

Returns the arctangent of a specified number

Cos

Returns the cosine of a specified number (angle)

Exp

Returns e raised to a power

Hex

Returns the hexadecimal value of a specified number

Int

Returns the integer part of a specified number

Fix

Returns the integer part of a specified number

Log

Returns the natural logarithm of a specified number

Oct

Returns the octal value of a specified number

Rnd

Returns a random number less than 1 but greater or equal to 0

Sgn

Returns an integer that indicates the sign of a specified number

Sin

Returns the sine of a specified number (angle)

Sqr

Returns the square root of a specified number

Tan

Returns the tangent of a specified number (angle)

Array Functions

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Function

Description

Array

Returns a variant containing an array

Filter

Returns a zero-based array that contains a subset of a string array based on a filter criteria

IsArray

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified variable is an array

Join

Returns a string that consists of a number of substrings in an array

LBound

Returns the smallest subscript for the indicated dimension of an array

Split

Returns a zero-based, one-dimensional array that contains a specified number of substrings

UBound

Returns the largest subscript for the indicated dimension of an array

String Functions

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Function

Description

InStr

Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins at the first
character of the string

InStrRev

Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins at the last
character of the string

LCase

Converts a specified string to lowercase

Left

Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string

Len

Returns the number of characters in a string

LTrim

Removes spaces on the left side of a string

RTrim

Removes spaces on the right side of a string

Trim

Removes spaces on both the left and the right side of a string

Mid

Returns a specified number of characters from a string

Replace

Replaces a specified part of a string with another string a specified number of times

Right

Returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string

Space

Returns a string that consists of a specified number of spaces

StrComp

Compares two strings and returns a value that represents the result of the comparison

String

Returns a string that contains a repeating character of a specified length

StrReverse

Reverses a string

UCase

Converts a specified string to uppercase

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Function

Description

CreateObject

Creates an object of a specified type

Eval

Evaluates an expression and returns the result

GetLocale

Returns the current locale ID

GetObject

Returns a reference to an automation object from a file

GetRef

Allows you to connect a VBScript procedure to a DHTML event on your pages

InputBox

Displays a dialog box, where the user can write some input and/or click on a button, and returns the
contents

IsEmpty

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified variable has been initialized or not

IsNull

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified expression contains no valid data (Null)

IsNumeric

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified expression can be evaluated as a number

IsObject

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified expression is an automation object

LoadPicture

Returns a picture object. Available only on 32-bit platforms

MsgBox

Displays a message box, waits for the user to click a button, and returns a value that indicates which
button the user clicked

RGB

Returns a number that represents an RGB color value

Round

Rounds a number

ScriptEngine

Returns the scripting language in use

ScriptEngineBuildVersion

Returns the build version number of the scripting engine in use

ScriptEngineMajorVersion

Returns the major version number of the scripting engine in use

ScriptEngineMinorVersion

Returns the minor version number of the scripting engine in use

SetLocale

Sets the locale ID and returns the previous locale ID

TypeName

Returns the subtype of a specified variable

VarType

Returns a value that indicates the subtype of a specified variable

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VBScript CDate Function

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The CDate function converts a valid date and time expression to type Date, and returns the result.
Tip: Use the IsDate function to determine if date can be converted to a date or time.
Note: The IsDate function uses local setting to determine if a string can be converted to a date
("January" is not a month in all languages.)

Syntax
CDate(date)
Parameter

Description

date

Required. Any valid date expression (like Date() or Now())

Examples
Example 1
How to convert a string to a date:

Example 2
How to convert numbers with separators to a date:

Example 3
How to use CDate to convert a string to a time object:

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VBScript Date Function

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The Date function returns the current system date.

Syntax
Date

Example
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document.write(Date)
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VBScript DateAdd Function

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The DateAdd function returns a date to which a specified time interval has been added.

Syntax
DateAdd(interval,number,date)
Parameter

Description

interval

Required. The interval you want to add

Can take the following values:
yyyy - Year
q - Quarter
m - Month
y - Day of year
d - Day
w - Weekday
ww - Week of year
h - Hour
n - Minute
s - Second

number

Required. The number of interval you want to add. Can either be positive, for
dates in the future, or negative, for dates in the past

date

Required. Variant or literal representing the date to which interval is added

Examples
Example 1
How to use the parameters:

1/31/2011
4/30/2010
2/28/2010
2/1/2010
2/1/2010
2/1/2010
2/7/2010
1/31/2010 9:50:00 AM
1/31/2010 8:51:00 AM
1/31/2010 8:50:01 AM
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VBScript DateDiff Function

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The DateDiff function returns the number of intervals between two dates.

Syntax
DateDiff(interval,date1,date2[,firstdayofweek[,firstweekofyear]])
Parameter

Description

interval

Required. The interval you want to use to calculate the differences between
date1 and date2
Can take the following values:
yyyy - Year
q - Quarter
m - Month
y - Day of year
d - Day
w - Weekday
ww - Week of year
h - Hour
n - Minute
s - Second

date1,date2

Required. Date expressions. Two dates you want to use in the calculation

firstdayofweek

Optional. Specifies the day of the week.

Can take the following values:
0 = vbUseSystemDayOfWeek - Use National Language Support (NLS) API
setting
1 = vbSunday - Sunday (default)
2 = vbMonday - Monday
3 = vbTuesday - Tuesday
4 = vbWednesday - Wednesday
5 = vbThursday - Thursday
6 = vbFriday - Friday
7 = vbSaturday - Saturday

firstweekofyear

Optional. Specifies the first week of the year.

Can take the following values:
0 = vbUseSystem - Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting
1 = vbFirstJan1 - Start with the week in which January 1 occurs (default)
2 = vbFirstFourDays - Start with the week that has at least four days in
the new year
3 = vbFirstFullWeek - Start with the first full week of the new year

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The difference between January 31 2009, and January 31 2010:

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How many weeks (start on Monday),
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VBScript DatePart Function

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The DatePart function returns the specified part of a given date.

Syntax
DatePart(interval,date[,firstdayofweek[,firstweekofyear]])
Parameter

Description

interval

Required. The interval of time to return.

Can take the following values:
yyyy - Year
q - Quarter
m - Month
y - Day of year
d - Day
w - Weekday
ww - Week of year
h - Hour
n - Minute
s - Second

date

Required. Date expression to evaluate

firstdayofweek

Optional. Specifies the day of the week.

firstweekofyear

Optional. Specifies the first week of the year.

Examples
Example 1
Get the month from a date:

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VBScript The DateSerial Function

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The DateSerial function returns a Variant of subtype Date for a specified year, month, and day.

Syntax
DateSerial(year,month,day)
Parameter

Description

year

Required. A number between 100 and 9999, or a numeric expression. Values

between 0 and 99 are interpreted as the years 19001999. For all other year
arguments, use a complete four-digit year

month

Required. Any numeric expression

day

Required. Any numeric expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(DateSerial(2010,2,3))
</script>
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2/3/2010
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Subtract 10 days:

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VBScript DateValue Function

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The DateValue function converts a string to a Date.
Note: If the year part of date is omitted this function will use the current year from the computer's
system date.
Note: If the date parameter includes time information it will not be returned. However, if date includes
invalid time information, a run-time error will occur.

Syntax
DateValue(date)
Parameter

Description

date

Required. A date from January 1, 100 through December 31, 9999 or any
expression that can represent a date, a time, or both a date and time

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(DateValue("31-Jan-10"))
document.write("<br />")
document.write(DateValue("31-Jan"))
</script>
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1/31/2010
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VBScript Day Function

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The Day function returns a number between 1 and 31 that represents the day of the month.

Syntax
Day(date)
Parameter

Description

date

Required. Any expression that can represent a date

Example
Example
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document.write(Day("2010-02-16"))
</script>
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16
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VBScript FormatDateTime Function

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The FormatDateTime function formats and returns a valid date or time expression.

Syntax
FormatDateTime(date,format)
Parameter

Description

date

Required. Any valid date expression (like Date() or Now())

format

Optional. A value that specifies the date/time format to use

Can take the following values:
0 = vbGeneralDate - Default. Returns date: mm/dd/yy and time if
specified: hh:mm:ss PM/AM.
1 = vbLongDate - Returns date: weekday, monthname, year
2 = vbShortDate - Returns date: mm/dd/yy
3 = vbLongTime - Returns time: hh:mm:ss PM/AM
4 = vbShortTime - Return time: hh:mm

Example
Example
Display a date in different formats:

"<br />")
& "<br />")
& "<br />")
& "<br />")
& "<br />")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

2/16/2010 1:45:00 PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
2/16/2010
1:45:00 PM
13:45
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VBScript Hour Function

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The Hour function returns a number between 0 and 23 that represents the hour of the day.

Syntax
Hour(time)
Parameter

Description

time

Required. Any expression that can represent a time

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Hour("13:45"))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

13
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Hour(Now()))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

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VBScript IsDate Function

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The IsDate function returns a Boolean value that indicates if the evaluated expression can be converted
to a date. It returns True if the expression is a date or can be converted to a date; otherwise, it
returns False.
Note: The IsDate function uses local setting to determine if a string can be converted to a date
("January" is not a month in all languages.)

Syntax
IsDate(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. The expression to be evaluated

Example 1
Legal dates:

True
True
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Example 2
Illegal dates:

False
False
False
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VBScript Minute Function

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The Minute function returns a number between 0 and 59 that represents the minute of the hour.

Syntax
Minute(time)
Parameter

Description

time

Required. Any expression that can represent a time

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Minute("13:45"))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

45
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Minute(Now()))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

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VBScript Month Function

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The Month function returns a number between 1 and 12 that represents the month of the year.

Syntax
Month(date)
Parameter

Description

date

Required. Any expression that can represent a date

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Month("2010-02-16"))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

2
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VBScript MonthName Function

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The MonthName function returns the name of the specified month.

Syntax
MonthName(month[,abbreviate])
Parameter

Description

month

Required. Specifies the number of the month (January is 1, February is 2, etc.)

abbreviate

Optional. A Boolean value that indicates if the month name is to be abbreviated.

Default is False

Examples
Example 1
Get the name of the 8th month:

August
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Example 2
Get the short name of the 8th month:

Aug
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VBScript Now Function

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The Now function returns the current date and time according to the setting of your computer's system
date and time.

Syntax
Now

Example
Example (IE Only)
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("The current system date and time is: ")
document.write(Now)
</script>
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VBScript Second Function

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The Second function returns a number between 0 and 59 that represents the second of the minute.

Syntax
Second(time)
Parameter

Description

time

Required. Any expression that can represent a time

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Second("13:45:21"))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

21
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Second(Now()))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

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VBScript Time Function

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The Time function returns the current system time.

Syntax
Time

Example
Example (IE Only)
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("The current system time is: ")
document.write(Time)
</script>
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VBScript Timer Function

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The Timer function returns the number of seconds, and milliseconds, since 12:00 AM.

Syntax
Timer

Example
Example (IE Only)
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("Number of seconds and milliseconds since 12:00 AM: ")
document.write(Timer)
</script>
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VBScript TimeSerial Function

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The TimeSerial function returns the time for a specific hour, minute, and second.

Syntax
TimeSerial(hour,minute,second)
Parameter

Description

hour

Required. A number between 0 and 23, or a numeric expression

minute

Required. Any numeric expression

second

Required. Any numeric expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(TimeSerial(23,2,3) & "<br />")
document.write(TimeSerial(0,9,11) & "<br />")
document.write(TimeSerial(14+2,9-2,1-1))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

11:02:03 PM
12:09:11 AM
4:07:00 PM
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VBScript TimeValue Function

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The TimeValue function returns a Variant of subtype Date that contains the time.

Syntax
TimeValue(time)
Parameter

Description

time

Required. A time from 0:00:00 (12:00:00 A.M.) to 23:59:59 (11:59:59 P.M.) or any expression that represents a time in
that range

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(TimeValue("5:55:59 PM") & "<br />")
document.write(TimeValue(#5:55:59 PM#) & "<br />")
document.write(TimeValue("15:34"))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

5:55:59 PM
5:55:59 PM
3:34:00 PM
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VBScript Weekday Function

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The Weekday function returns a number between 1 and 7, that represents the day of the week.

Syntax
Weekday(date[,firstdayofweek])
Parameter

Description

date

Required. The date expression to evaluate

firstdayofweek

Optional. Specifies the first day of the week.

Can take the following values:
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

vbUseSystemDayOfWeek - Use National Language Support (NLS) API setting

vbSunday - Sunday (default)
vbMonday - Monday
vbTuesday - Tuesday
vbWednesday - Wednesday
vbThursday - Thursday
vbFriday - Friday
vbSaturday - Saturday

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Weekday("2010-02-16",1)
document.write(Weekday("2010-02-16",2)
document.write(Weekday("2010-02-16",3)
document.write(Weekday("2010-02-16",4)
document.write(Weekday("2010-02-16",5)
document.write(Weekday("2010-02-16",6)

&
&
&
&
&
&

"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br

/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

3
2
1
7
6
5
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VBScript WeekdayName Function

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The WeekdayName function returns the weekday name of a specified day of the week.

Syntax
WeekdayName(weekday[,abbreviate[,firstdayofweek]])
Parameter

Description

weekday

Required. The number of the weekday

abbreviate

Optional. A Boolean value that indicates if the weekday name is to be

abbreviated

firstdayofweek

Optional. Specifies the first day of the week.

Examples
Example 1
Get the name of the 3rd day of the week:

Tuesday
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Example 2
Get the short name of the 3rd day of the week:

Tue
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Example 3
Get the name of the 3rd day of the week, where the first day is monday:

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Wednesday
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VBScript Year Function

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The Year function returns a number that represents the year.

Syntax
Year(date)
Parameter

Description

date

Required. Any expression that can represent a date

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Year("2010-02-16"))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

2010
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VBScript Asc Function

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The Asc function converts the first character in a string to ANSI code, and returns the result.

Syntax
Asc(string)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. A string expression. Cannot be an empty string!

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Asc("A")
document.write(Asc("a")
document.write(Asc("F")
document.write(Asc("f")
document.write(Asc("2")
document.write(Asc("#")

&
&
&
&
&
&

"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br

/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

65
97
70
102
50
35
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Example 2
Asc returns the ANSI code of only the first character in a string:

87
87
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Example 3
How to return the ANSI code of all the characters in a string:

87
51
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104
111
111
108
115
46
99
111
109
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VBScript CBool Function

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The CBool function converts an expression to type Boolean.
The expression must be a numeric value.

Syntax
CBool(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. Any valid expression. A nonzero value returns True, zero returns False.
A run-time error occurs if the expression can not be interpreted as a numeric
value

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CBool(5) & "<br />")
document.write(CBool(0) & "<br />")
document.write(CBool(-5) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

True
False
True
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VBScript CByte Function

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The CByte function converts an expression to type Byte.
The expression must be a number between 0 and 255

Syntax
CByte(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. Any valid expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CByte(0) & "<br />")
document.write(CByte(56.8) & "<br />")
document.write(CByte(123.2) & "<br />")
document.write(CByte(255) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

0
57
123
255
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VBScript CCur Function

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The CCur function converts an expression to type Currency.
The expression must be a numeric value.

Syntax
CCur(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. Any valid expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CCur(30) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

30
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Example 2
Note that CCur rounds off to 4 decimals:

5.9556
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VBScript CDate Function

Syntax
CDate(date)
Parameter

Description

date

Required. Any valid date expression (like Date() or Now())

Examples
Example 1
How to convert a string to a date:

Example 2
How to convert numbers with separators to a date:

Example 3
How to use CDate to convert a string to a time object:

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VBScript CDbl Function

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The CDbl function converts an expression to type Double.
The expression must be a numeric value.

Syntax
CDbl(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. Any valid expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CDbl(134.345) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

134.345
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CDbl(14111111113353355.345455) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

1.41111111133534E+16
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VBScript Chr Function

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The Chr function converts the specified ANSI character code to a character.
Note: The numbers from 0 to 31 represents nonprintable ASCII codes, i.e. Chr(10) will return a
linefeed character.

Syntax
Chr(charcode)
Parameter

Description

charcode

Required. A number that identifies a character

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Chr(65)
document.write(Chr(66)
document.write(Chr(67)
document.write(Chr(97)
document.write(Chr(98)
document.write(Chr(99)

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&
&
&
&
&

"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br

/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

A
B
C
a
b
c
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Chr(34)
document.write(Chr(35)
document.write(Chr(36)
document.write(Chr(37)

&
&
&
&

"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br

/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

"
#
$
%
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VBScript CInt Function

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The CInt function converts an expression to type Integer.
Note: The value must be a number between -32768 and 32767.

Syntax
CInt(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. Any valid expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CInt("300") & "<br />")
document.write(CInt(36.75) & "<br />")
document.write(CInt(-67) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

300
37
-67
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VBScript CLng Function

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The CLng function converts an expression to type Long.
Note: The value must be a number between -2147483648 and 2147483647.

Syntax
CLng(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. Any valid expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CLng("300000") & "<br />")
document.write(CLng(1536.750) & "<br />")
document.write(CLng(-6700000) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

300000
1537
-6700000
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VBScript CSng Function

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The CSng function converts an expression to type Single.
The expression must be a numeric value.

Syntax
CSng(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. Any valid expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CSng("300000") & "<br />")
document.write(CSng(1536.75263541) & "<br />")
document.write(CSng(-6700000) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

300000
1536.753
-6700000
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VBScript CStr Function

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The CStr function converts an expression to type String.

Syntax
CStr(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. Any valid expression

If expression is:
Boolean - then the CStr function will return a string containing true or
false.
Date - then the CStr function will return a string that contains a date in
the short-date format.
Null - then a run-time error will occur.
Empty - then the CStr function will return an empty string ("").
Error - then the CStr function will return a string that contains the word
"Error" followed by an error number.
Other numeric - then the CStr function will return a string that contains
the number.

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(CStr("300000") & "<br />")
document.write(CStr(#10-05-25#) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

300000
10/5/2025
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VBScript Hex Function

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The Hex function returns a string that represents the hexadecimal value of a specified number.
Note: If number is not a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before being
evaluated.

Syntax
Hex(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. Any valid expression

If number is:
Null - then the Hex function returns Null.
Empty - then the Hex function returns zero (0).
Any other number - then the Hex function returns up to eight hexadecimal
characters.

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Hex(3) & "<br />")
document.write(Hex(5) & "<br />")
document.write(Hex(9) & "<br />")
document.write(Hex(10) & "<br />")
document.write(Hex(11) & "<br />")
document.write(Hex(12) & "<br />")
document.write(Hex(400) & "<br />")
document.write(Hex(459) & "<br />")
document.write(Hex(460) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

3
5
9
A
B
C
190
1CB
1CC
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VBScript Oct Function

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The Oct function returns a string that represents the octal value of a specified number.
Note: If number is not already a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before
being evaluated.

Syntax
Oct(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. Any valid expression

If number is:
Null - then the Oct function returns Null.
Empty - then the Oct function returns zero (0).
Any other number - then the Oct function returns up to 11 octal
characters.

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Oct(3) & "<br />")
document.write(Oct(5) & "<br />")
document.write(Oct(9) & "<br />")
document.write(Oct(10) & "<br />")
document.write(Oct(11) & "<br />")
document.write(Oct(12) & "<br />")
document.write(Oct(400) & "<br />")
document.write(Oct(459) & "<br />")
document.write(Oct(460) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

3
5
11
12
13
14
620
713
714
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VBScript FormatCurrency Function

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The FormatCurrency function returns an expression formatted as a currency value using the currency
symbol defined in the computer's control panel.

Syntax
FormatCurrency(Expression[,NumDigAfterDec[,
IncLeadingDig[,UseParForNegNum[,GroupDig]]]])
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. The expression to be formatted

NumDigAfterDec

Optional. Indicates how many places to the right of the decimal are displayed.
Default is -1 (the computer's regional settings are used)

IncLeadingDig

Optional. Indicates whether or not a leading zero is displayed for fractional

values:
-2 = TristateUseDefault - Use the computer's regional settings
-1 = TristateTrue - True
0 = TristateFalse - False

UseParForNegNum

Optional. Indicates whether or not to place negative values within parentheses:

-2 = TristateUseDefault - Use the computer's regional settings
-1 = TristateTrue - True
0 = TristateFalse - False

GroupDig

Optional. Indicates whether or not numbers are grouped using the group
delimiter specified in the computer's regional settings:
-2 = TristateUseDefault - Use the computer's regional settings
-1 = TristateTrue - True
0 = TristateFalse - False

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(FormatCurrency(20000))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

$20,000.00
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Example 2
Setting number of decimals:

$20,000.00
$20,000.00000
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Example 3
Fractional values with or without a leading zero:

$.20
$0.20
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Example 4
Negative values inside parentheses or not:

-$50.00
($50.00)
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Example 5
Grouping a million dollars - or not:

$1000000.00
$1,000,000.00
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VBScript FormatDateTime Function

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The FormatDateTime function formats and returns a valid date or time expression.

Syntax
FormatDateTime(date,format)
Parameter

Description

date

Required. Any valid date expression (like Date() or Now())

format

Optional. A value that specifies the date/time format to use

Example
Example
Display a date in different formats:

"<br />")
& "<br />")
& "<br />")
& "<br />")
& "<br />")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

2/16/2010 1:45:00 PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
2/16/2010
1:45:00 PM
13:45
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VBScript FormatNumber Function

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The FormatNumber function returns an expression formatted as a number.

Syntax
FormatNumber(Expression[,NumDigAfterDec[,
IncLeadingDig[,UseParForNegNum[,GroupDig]]]])
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. The expression to be formatted

NumDigAfterDec

Optional. Indicates how many places to the right of the decimal are displayed.
Default is -1 (the computer's regional settings are used)

IncLeadingDig

Optional. Indicates whether or not a leading zero is displayed for fractional

values:
-2 = TristateUseDefault - Use the computer's regional settings
-1 = TristateTrue - True
0 = TristateFalse - False

UseParForNegNum

Optional. Indicates whether or not to place negative values within parentheses:

-2 = TristateUseDefault - Use the computer's regional settings
-1 = TristateTrue - True
0 = TristateFalse - False

GroupDig

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(FormatNumber(20000))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

20,000.00
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Example 2
Setting number of decimals:

20,000.00
20,000.00000
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Fractional values with or without a leading zero:

.20
0.20
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Example 4
Negative values inside parentheses or not:

-50.00
(50.00)
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Example 5
Grouping numbers - or not:

1000000.00
1,000,000.00
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VBScript FormatPercent Function

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The FormatPercent function returns an expression formatted as a percentage (multiplied by 100) with a
trailing % character.

Syntax
FormatPercent(Expression[,NumDigAfterDec[,
IncLeadingDig[,UseParForNegNum[,GroupDig]]]])
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. The expression to be formatted

NumDigAfterDec

Optional. Indicates how many places to the right of the decimal are displayed.
Default is -1 (the computer's regional settings are used)

IncLeadingDig

Optional. Indicates whether or not a leading zero is displayed for fractional

values:
-2 = TristateUseDefault - Use the computer's regional settings
-1 = TristateTrue - True
0 = TristateFalse - False

UseParForNegNum

Optional. Indicates whether or not to place negative values within parentheses:

-2 = TristateUseDefault - Use the computer's regional settings
-1 = TristateTrue - True
0 = TristateFalse - False

GroupDig

Example 1
'How many percent is 6 of 345?
document.write(FormatPercent(6/345))
Output:
1.74%

Example 2
'How many percent is 6 of 345?
document.write(FormatPercent(6/345,1))
Output:
1.7%

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VBScript Abs Function

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The Abs function returns the absolute value of a specified number.
Note: If the number parameter contains Null, Null will be returned
Note: If the number parameter is an uninitialized variable, zero will be returned.

Syntax
Abs(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A numeric expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Abs(1) & "<br />")
document.write(Abs(-1))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

1
1
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Abs(48.4) & "<br />")
document.write(Abs(-48.4))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

48.4
48.4
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VBScript Atn Function

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The Atn function returns the arctangent of a specified number.

Syntax
Atn(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A numeric expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Atn(89) & "<br />")
document.write(Atn(8.9))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

1.55956084453693
1.45890606062322
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Example 2
Calculate the value of pi:

3.14159265358979
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VBScript Cos Function

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The Cos function returns the cosine of a specified number (angle).

Syntax
Cos(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A numeric expression that expresses an angle in radians

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Cos(50.0) & "<br />")
document.write(Cos(-50.0))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

0.964966028492113
0.964966028492113
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VBScript Exp Function

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The Exp function returns e raised to a power.
Note: The value of number cannot exceed 709.782712893.
Tip: Also look at the Log function.

Syntax
Exp(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A valid numeric expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Exp(6.7) & "<br />")
document.write(Exp(-6.7))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

812.405825167543
1.23091190267348E-03
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VBScript Hex Function

Syntax
Hex(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. Any valid expression

If number is:
Null - then the Hex function returns Null.
Empty - then the Hex function returns zero (0).
Any other number - then the Hex function returns up to eight hexadecimal
characters.

3
5
9
A
B
C
190
1CB
1CC
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VBScript Int Function

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The Int function returns the integer part of a specified number.
Note: If the number parameter contains Null, Null will be returned.
Tip: Also look at the Fix function.

Syntax
Int(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A valid numeric expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Int(6.83227) & "<br />")
document.write(Int(6.23443))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

6
6
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Int(-6.13443) & "<br />")
document.write(Int(-6.93443))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

-7
-7
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VBScript Fix Function

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The Fix function returns the integer part of a specified number.
Note: If the number parameter contains Null, Null will be returned.
Tip: Also look at the Int function.

Syntax
Fix(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A valid numeric expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Fix(6.83227) & "<br />")
document.write(Fix(6.23443))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

6
6
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Fix(-6.13443) & "<br />")
document.write(Fix(-6.93443))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

-6
-6
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VBScript Log Function

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The Log function returns the natural logarithm of a specified number. The natural logarithm is the
logarithm to the base e.
Note: Negative values are not allowed.
Tip: Also look at the Exp function.

Syntax
Log(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A valid numeric expression > 0

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Log(38.256783227))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

3.64432088381777
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VBScript Oct Function

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The Oct function returns a string that represents the octal value of a specified number.
Note: If number is not already a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before being
evaluated.

Syntax

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If number is:
Null - then the Oct function returns Null.
Empty - then the Oct function returns zero (0).
Any other number - then the Oct function returns up to 11 octal characters.

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VBScript Rnd Function

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The Rnd function returns a random number. The number is always less than 1 but greater or equal to
0.

Syntax
Rnd[(number)]
Parameter

Description

number

Optional. A valid numeric expression

If number is:
<0 - Rnd returns the same number every time
>0 - Rnd returns the next random number in the sequence
=0 - Rnd returns the most recently generated number
Not supplied - Rnd returns the next random number in the sequence

Examples
Example 1
A random number:

0.7055475
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Example 2
To avoid getting the same number every time, like in Example 1, use the Randomize statement:

0.4758112
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VBScript Sgn Function

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The Sgn function returns an integer that indicates the sign of a specified number.

Syntax
Sgn(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A valid numeric expression

If number is:
>0 - Sgn returns 1
=0 - Sgn returns 0
<0 - Sgn returns -1

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Sgn(15) & "<br />")
document.write(Sgn(-5.67) & "<br />")
document.write(Sgn(0))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

1
-1
0
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VBScript Sin Function

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The Sin function returns the sine of a specified number (angle).

Syntax
Sin(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A valid numeric expression that expresses an angle in radians

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Sin(47) & "<br />")
document.write(Sin(-47))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

0.123573122745224
-0.123573122745224
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VBScript Sqr Function

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The Sqr function returns the square root of a number.
Note: The number parameter cannot be a negative value.

Syntax
Sqr(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A valid numeric expression >= 0

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Sqr(9) & "<br />")
document.write(Sqr(0) & "<br />")
document.write(Sqr(47))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

3
0
6.85565460040104
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VBScript Tan Function

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The Tan function returns the tangent of a specified number (angle).

Syntax
Tan(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. A valid numeric expression that expresses an angle in radians

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Tan(40) & "<br />")
document.write(Tan(-40))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

-1.1172149309239
1.1172149309239
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VBScript Array Function

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The Array function returns a variant containing an array.
Note: The first element in the array is zero.

Syntax
Array(arglist)
Parameter

Description

arglist

Required. A list (separated by commas) of values that is the elements in the

array

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
a=Array(5,10,15,20)
document.write(a(3))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

20
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
a=Array(5,10,15,20)
document.write(a(0))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

5
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Example 3
Looping through all items in an array:

5
10
15
20
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VBScript Filter Function

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The Filter function returns a zero-based array that contains a subset of a string array based on a filter
criteria.
Note: If no matches of the value parameter are found, the Filter function will return an empty array.
Note: If the parameter inputstrings is Null or is NOT a one-dimensional array, an error will occur.

Syntax
Filter(inputstrings,value[,include[,compare]])
Parameter

Description

inputstrings

Required. A one-dimensional array of strings to be searched

value

Required. The string to search for

include

Optional. A Boolean value that indicates whether to return the substrings that
include or exclude value. True returns the subset of the array that contains value
as a substring. False returns the subset of the array that does not contain value
as a substring. Default is True.

compare

Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use.

Can have one of the following values:
0 = vbBinaryCompare - Perform a binary comparison
1 = vbTextCompare - Perform a textual comparison

Examples
Example 1
Filter: items that contains "S"

Sunday
Saturday
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Example 2
Filter: items that does NOT contain "S" (include=False):

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

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Filter: items that contains "S", with a textual comparison (compare=1):

Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Saturday
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VBScript IsArray Function

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The IsArray function returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified variable is an array. If
the variable is an array, it returns True, otherwise, it returns False.

Syntax
IsArray(variable)
Parameter

Description

variable

Required. Any variable

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
days=Array("Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat")
document.write(IsArray(days))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

True
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
Dim a(5)
a(0)="Saturday"
a(1)="Sunday"
a(2)="Monday"
a(3)="Tuesday"
a(4)="Wednesday"
document.write(IsArray(a))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

True
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Example 3
<script type="text/vbscript">
a="Saturday"
document.write(IsArray(a))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

False
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VBScript Join Function

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The Join function returns a string that consists of a number of substrings in an array.

Syntax
Join(list[,delimiter])
Parameter

Description

list

Required. A one-dimensional array that contains the substrings to be joined

delimiter

Optional. The character(s) used to separate the substrings in the returned string.
Default is the space character

Example
Example
Separating items in an array, with and without using the delimeter parameter:

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat
Sun ### Mon ### Tue ### Wed ### Thu ### Fri ### Sat
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VBScript LBound Function

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The LBound function returns the smallest subscript for the indicated dimension of an array.
Note: The LBound for any dimension is ALWAYS 0.
Tip: Use the LBound function with the UBound function to determine the size of an array.

Syntax
LBound(arrayname[,dimension])
Parameter

Description

arrayname

Required. The name of the array variable

dimension

Optional. Which dimension's lower bound to return. 1 = first dimension, 2 =

second dimension, and so on. Default is 1

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
days=Array("Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat")
document.write(LBound(days) & "<br />")
document.write(UBound(days) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

0
6
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Example 2
A two dimensional array:

&
&
&
&

"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br

/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

0
2
0
3
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VBScript Split Function

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The Split function returns a zero-based, one-dimensional array that contains a specified number of
substrings.

Syntax
Split(expression[,delimiter[,count[,compare]]])
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. A string expression that contains substrings and delimiters

delimiter

Optional. A string character used to identify substring limits. Default is the space
character

count

Optional. The number of substrings to be returned. -1 indicates that all

substrings are returned

compare

Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use.

Can have one of the following values:
0 = vbBinaryCompare - Perform a binary comparison
1 = vbTextCompare - Perform a textual comparison

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
a=Split("W3Schools is my favourite website")
for each x in a
document.write(x & "<br />")
next
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

W3Schools
is
my
favourite
website
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Example 2
Splitting the text using the delimeter parameter

Brown cow
White horse
Yellow chicken
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Example 3
Splitting the text using the delimeter parameter, and the count parameter

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<script type="text/vbscript">
a=Split("W3Schools is my favourite website"," ",2)
for each x in a
document.write(x & "<br />")
next
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

W3Schools
is my favourite website
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Example 4
Splitting the text using the delimeter parameter with a textual comparison:

Sun
Mon
Tues
WEDNES
Thurs
Fri
Satur
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Example 5
Splitting the text using the delimeter parameter with a binary comparison:

Sun
Mon
Tues
WEDNESDAYThurs
Fri
Satur
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VBScript UBound Function

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The UBound function returns the largest subscript for the indicated dimension of an array.
Tip: Use the UBound function with the LBound function to determine the size of an array.

Syntax
UBound(arrayname[,dimension])
Parameter

Description

arrayname

Required. The name of the array variable

dimension

Optional. Which dimension's upper bound to return. 1 = first dimension, 2 =

second dimension, and so on. Default is 1

0
6
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Example 2
A two dimensional array:

&
&
&
&

"<br
"<br
"<br
"<br

/>")
/>")
/>")
/>")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

0
2
0
3
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VBScript InStr Function

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The InStr function returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another.
The InStr function can return the following values:
If
If
If
If
If
If
If

string1
string1
string2
string2
string2
string2
start >

is "" - InStr returns 0

is Null - InStr returns Null
is "" - InStr returns start
is Null - InStr returns Null
is not found - InStr returns 0
is found within string1 - InStr returns the position at which match is found
Len(string1) - InStr returns 0

Tip: Also look at the InStrRev function

Syntax
InStr([start,]string1,string2[,compare])
Parameter

Description

start

Optional. Specifies the starting position for each search. The search begins at the first character position (1) by default. This
parameter is required if compare is specified

string1

Required. The string to be searched

string2

Required. The string expression to search for

compare

Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use. Default is 0

Can have one of the following values:
0 = vbBinaryCompare - Perform a binary comparison
1 = vbTextCompare - Perform a textual comparison

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(InStr(txt,"beautiful"))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

11
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Example 2
Finding the letter "i", using different starting positions:

3
16
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Example 3
Finding the letter "t", with textual, and binary, comparison:

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txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(InStr(1,txt,"t",1) & "<br />")
document.write(InStr(1,txt,"t",0) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

1
15
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VBScript InStrRev Function

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The InStrRev function returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins from the end of string, but the position
returned counts from the beginning of the string.
The InStrRev function can return the following values:
If
If
If
If
If
If
If

string1
string1
string2
string2
string2
string2
start >

is "" - InStrRev returns 0

is Null - InStrRev returns Null
is "" - InStrRev returns start
is Null - InStrRev returns Null
is not found - InStrRev returns 0
is found within string1 - InStrRev returns the position at which match is found
Len(string1) - InStrRev returns 0

Tip: Also look at the InStr function

Syntax
InStrRev(string1,string2[,start[,compare]])
Parameter

Description

string1

Required. The string to be searched

string2

Required. The string expression to search for

start

Optional. Specifies the starting position for each search. The search begins at the last character position by default (-1)

compare

Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use. Default is 0

Can have one of the following values:
0 = vbBinaryCompare - Perform a binary comparison
1 = vbTextCompare - Perform a textual comparison

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(InStrRev(txt,"beautiful"))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

11
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Example 2
Finding the letter "i", using different starting positions:

16
6
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Example 3
Finding the letter "T", with textual, and binary, comparison:

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<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(InStrRev(txt,"T",-1,1) & "<br />")
document.write(InStrRev(txt,"T",-1,0) & "<br />")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

15
1
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VBScript LCase Function

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The LCase function converts a specified string to lowercase.
Tip: Also look at the UCase function.

Syntax
LCase(string)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. The string to be converted to lowercase

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY!"
document.write(LCase(txt))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

this is a beautiful day!

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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a BEAUTIFUL day!"
document.write(LCase(txt))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

this is a beautiful day!

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VBScript Left Function

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The Left function returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.
Tip: Use the Len function to find the number of characters in a string.
Tip: Also look at the Right function.

Syntax
Left(string,length)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. The string to return characters from

length

Required. Specifies how many characters to return. If set to 0, an empty string

("") is returned. If set to greater than or equal to the length of the string, the
entire string is returned

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(Left(txt,15))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

This is a beaut
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Example 2
Return the whole string:

This is a beautiful day!

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VBScript Len Function

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The Len function returns the number of characters in a string.

Syntax
Len(string)
Parameter

Description

string

A string expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(Len(txt))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

24
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Example 2
You can also put the string directly into the Len function:

24
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VBScript LTrim Function

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The LTrim function removes spaces on the left side of a string.
Tip: Also look at the RTrim and the Trim functions.

Syntax
LTrim(string)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. A string expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
fname=" Jack "
document.write("Hello" & LTrim(fname) & "and welcome.")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

HelloJack and welcome.

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VBScript RTrim Function

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The RTrim function removes spaces on the right side of a string.
Tip: Also look at the LTrim and the Trim functions.

Syntax
RTrim(string)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. A string expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
fname=" Jack "
document.write("Hello" & RTrim(fname) & "and welcome.")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

Hello Jackand welcome.

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VBScript Trim Function

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The Trim function removes spaces on both sides of a string.
Tip: Also look at the LTrim and the RTrim functions.

Syntax
Trim(string)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. A string expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
fname=" Jack "
document.write("Hello" & Trim(fname) & "and welcome.")
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

HelloJackand welcome.
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VBScript Mid Function

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The Mid function returns a specified number of characters from a string.
Tip: Use the Len function to determine the number of characters in a string.

Syntax
Mid(string,start[,length])
Parameter

Description

string

Required. The string expression from which characters are returned

start

Required. Specifies the starting position. If set to greater than the number of
characters in string, it returns an empty string ("")

length

Optional. The number of characters to return

Examples
Example 1
Return 1 character, starting at postion 1:

T
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Example 2
Return 15 characters, starting at postion 1:

This is a beaut
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Example 3
Return all characters, starting at postion 1:

This is a beautiful day!

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Example 4
Return all characters, starting at postion 12:

eautiful day!
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VBScript Replace Function

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The Replace function replaces a specified part of a string with another string a specified number of
times.

Syntax
Replace(string,find,replacewith[,start[,count[,compare]]])
Parameter

Description

string

Required. The string to be searched

find

Required. The part of the string that will be replaced

replacewith

Required. The replacement substring

start

Optional. Specifies the start position. Default is 1. All characters before the start
position will be removed.

count

Optional. Specifies the number of substitutions to perform.

Default value is -1, which means make all possible substitutions

compare

Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use. Default is 0

Can have one of the following values:
0 = vbBinaryCompare - Perform a binary comparison
1 = vbTextCompare - Perform a textual comparison

Examples
Example 1
Replace the word "beautiful" with "fantastic":

This is a fantastic day!

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Example 2
Replace the letter "i" with "##":

Th##s ##s a beaut##ful day!

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Example 3
Replace the letter "i" with "##", starting at position 15:
Note that all characters before position 15 are removed.

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txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(Replace(txt,"i","##",15))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

t##ful day!
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Example 4
Replace the 2 first occurences of the letter "i" with "##", starting at position 1:

Th##s ##s a beautiful day!

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Example 5
Replace the letter "t" with "##", with textual, and binary, comparison:

##his is a beau##iful day!

This is a beau##iful day!
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VBScript Right Function

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The Right function returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string.
Tip: Use the Len function to find the number of characters in a string.
Tip: Also look at the Left function.

Syntax
Right(string,length)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. The string to return characters from

length

Required. Specifies how many characters to return. If set to 0, an empty string

("") is returned. If set to greater than or equal to the length of the string, the
entire string is returned

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(Right(txt,10))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

tiful day!
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Example 2
Return the whole string:

This is a beautiful day!

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VBScript Space Function

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The Space function returns a string that consists of a specified number of spaces.

Syntax
Space(number)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. The number of spaces you want in the string

Example 1
Dim txt
txt=Space(10)
document.write(txt)
Output:
""

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VBScript StrComp Function

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The StrComp function compares two strings and returns a value that represents the result of the
comparison.
The StrComp function can return one of the following values:
-1 (if string1 < string2)
0 (if string1 = string2)
1 (if string1 > string2)
Null (if string1 or string2 is Null)

Syntax
StrComp(string1,string2[,compare])
Parameter

Description

string1

Required. A string expression

string2

Required. A string expression

compare

Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use. Default is 0

Can have one of the following values:
0 = vbBinaryCompare - Perform a binary comparison
1 = vbTextCompare - Perform a textual comparison

Example 1
document.write(StrComp("VBScript","VBScript"))
Output:
0

Example 2
document.write(StrComp("VBScript","vbscript"))
Output:
-1

Example 3
document.write(StrComp("VBScript","vbscript",1))
Output:
0

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VBScript String Function

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The String function returns a string that contains a repeating character of a specified length.

Syntax
String(number,character)
Parameter

Description

number

Required. The length of the returned string

character

Required. The character that will be repeated

Example 1
document.write(String(10,"#"))
Output:
##########

Example 2
document.write(String(4,"*"))
Output:
****

Example 3
document.write(String(4,42))
Output:
****

Example 4
document.write(String(4,"XYZ"))
Output:
XXXX

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VBScript StrReverse Function

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The StrReverse function reverses a string.

Syntax
StrReverse(string)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. The string to be reversed

Example 1
Dim txt
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(StrReverse(txt))
Output:
!yad lufituaeb a si sihT

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VBScript UCase Function

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The UCase function converts a specified string to uppercase.
Tip: Also look at the LCase function.

Syntax
UCase(string)
Parameter

Description

string

Required. The string to be converted to uppercase

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(UCase(txt))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY!

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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
txt="This is a BEAUTIFUL day!"
document.write(UCase(txt))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY!

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VBScript CreateObject Function

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The CreateObject function creates an object of a specified type.

Syntax
CreateObject(servername.typename[,location])
Parameter

Description

servername

Required. The name of the application that provides the object

typename

Required. The type/class of the object

location

Optional. Where to create the object

Example
Example
Creating a regular expression object:

Th##s is a beautiful day

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VBScript Eval Function

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The Eval function evaluates an expression, like a function, and returns the result.

Syntax
Eval(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. The expression to evaluate

Example
Example
Creating a regular expression object:

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VBScript GetLocale Function

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The GetLocale function returns the current locale ID.
A locale contains a set of user preference information: like language, country, region, and cultural conventions. The locale determines such things as
keyboard layout, sort order, date, time, number, and currency formats.
The return value can be one of the 32-bit values shown in the Locale ID chart.
Tip: Use the SetLocale function to set the local ID.

Syntax
GetLocale()

Example
Example (IE Only)
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(GetLocale)
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

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Locale ID Chart
Locale Description

Short String

Hex Value

Decimal Value

Afrikaans

0x0436

1078

Albanian

0x041C

1052

Arabic United Arab Emirates

ar-ae

0x3801

14337

Arabic - Bahrain

ar-bh

0x3C01

15361

Arabic - Algeria

ar-dz

0x1401

5121

Arabic - Egypt

ar-eg

0x0C01

3073

Arabic - Iraq

ar-iq

0x0801

2049

Arabic - Jordan

ar-jo

0x2C01

11265

Arabic - Kuwait

ar-kw

0x3401

13313

Arabic - Lebanon

ar-lb

0x3001

12289

Arabic - Libya

ar-ly

0x1001

4097

Arabic - Morocco

ar-ma

0x1801

6145

Arabic - Oman

ar-om

0x2001

8193

Arabic - Qatar

ar-qa

0x4001

16385

Arabic - Saudi Arabia

ar-sa

0x0401

1025

Arabic - Syria

ar-sy

0x2801

10241

Arabic - Tunisia

ar-tn

0x1C01

7169

Arabic - Yemen

ar-ye

0x2401

9217

Armenian

0x042B

1067

Azeri Latin

az-az

0x042C

1068

Azeri Cyrillic

az-az

0x082C

2092

Basque

0x042D

1069

Belarusian

0x0423

1059

Bulgarian

0x0402

1026

Catalan

0x0403

1027

Chinese - China

zh-cn

0x0804

2052

Chinese - Hong Kong S.A.R.

zh-hk

0x0C04

3076

Chinese Macau S.A.R

zh-mo

0x1404

5124

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Chinese - Singapore

zh-sg

0x1004

4100

Chinese - Taiwan

zh-tw

0x0404

1028

Croatian

0x041A

1050

Czech

0x0405

1029

Danish

0x0406

1030

Dutch The Netherlands

nl-nl

0x0413

1043

Dutch - Belgium

nl-be

0x0813

2067

English - Australia

en-au

0x0C09

3081

English - Belize

en-bz

0x2809

10249

English - Canada

en-ca

0x1009

4105

English Carribbean

en-cb

0x2409

9225

English - Ireland

en-ie

0x1809

6153

English - Jamaica

en-jm

0x2009

8201

English - New Zealand

en-nz

0x1409

5129

English Phillippines

en-ph

0x3409

13321

English - South Africa

en-za

0x1C09

7177

English - Trinidad

en-tt

0x2C09

11273

English - United Kingdom

en-gb

0x0809

2057

English - United States

en-us

0x0409

1033

Estonian

0x0425

1061

Farsi

0x0429

1065

Finnish

0x040B

1035

Faroese

0x0438

1080

French - France

fr-fr

0x040C

1036

French - Belgium

fr-be

0x080C

2060

French - Canada

fr-ca

0x0C0C

3084

French - Luxembourg

fr-lu

0x140C

5132

French - Switzerland

fr-ch

0x100C

4108

Gaelic Ireland

gd-ie

0x083C

2108

Gaelic - Scotland

0x043C

1084

German - Germany

de-de

0x0407

1031

German - Austria

de-at

0x0C07

3079

German - Liechtenstein

de-li

0x1407

5127

German - Luxembourg

de-lu

0x1007

4103

German - Switzerland

de-ch

0x0807

2055

Greek

0x0408

1032

Hebrew

0x040D

1037

Hindi

0x0439

1081

Hungarian

0x040E

1038

Icelandic

0x040F

1039

Indonesian

0x0421

1057

Italian - Italy

it-it

0x0410

1040

Italian - Switzerland

it-ch

0x0810

2064

Japanese

0x0411

1041

Korean

0x0412

1042

Latvian

0x0426

1062

Lithuanian

0x0427

1063

FYRO Macedonian

0x042F

1071

Malay - Malaysia

ms-my

0x043E

1086

Malay Brunei

ms-bn

0x083E

2110

Maltese

0x043A

1082

Marathi

0x044E

1102

Norwegian - Bokml

no-no

0x0414

1044

Norwegian Nynorsk

no-no

0x0814

2068

Polish

0x0415

1045

Portuguese - Portugal

pt-pt

0x0816

2070

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Portuguese - Brazil

pt-br

0x0416

1046

Raeto-Romance

0x0417

1047

Romanian - Romania

0x0418

1048

Romanian - Moldova

ro-mo

0x0818

2072

Russian

0x0419

1049

Russian - Moldova

ru-mo

0x0819

2073

Sanskrit

0x044F

1103

Serbian - Cyrillic

sr-sp

0x0C1A

3098

Serbian Latin

sr-sp

0x081A

2074

Setsuana

0x0432

1074

Slovenian

0x0424

1060

Slovak

0x041B

1051

Sorbian

0x042E

1070

Spanish - Spain

es-es

0x0C0A

1034

Spanish - Argentina

es-ar

0x2C0A

11274

Spanish - Bolivia

es-bo

0x400A

16394

Spanish - Chile

es-cl

0x340A

13322

Spanish - Colombia

es-co

0x240A

9226

Spanish - Costa Rica

es-cr

0x140A

5130

Spanish - Dominican Republic

es-do

0x1C0A

7178

Spanish - Ecuador

es-ec

0x300A

12298

Spanish - Guatemala

es-gt

0x100A

4106

Spanish - Honduras

es-hn

0x480A

18442

Spanish - Mexico

es-mx

0x080A

2058

Spanish - Nicaragua

es-ni

0x4C0A

19466

Spanish - Panama

es-pa

0x180A

6154

Spanish - Peru

es-pe

0x280A

10250

Spanish - Puerto Rico

es-pr

0x500A

20490

Spanish - Paraguay

es-py

0x3C0A

15370

Spanish - El Salvador

es-sv

0x440A

17418

Spanish - Uruguay

es-uy

0x380A

14346

Spanish - Venezuela

es-ve

0x200A

8202

Sutu

0x0430

1072

Swahili

0x0441

1089

Swedish - Sweden

sv-se

0x041D

1053

Swedish - Finland

sv-fi

0x081D

2077

Tamil

0x0449

1097

Tatar

0X0444

1092

Thai

0x041E

1054

Turkish

0x041F

1055

Tsonga

0x0431

1073

Ukrainian

0x0422

1058

Urdu

0x0420

1056

Uzbek Cyrillic

uz-uz

0x0843

2115

Uzbek Latin

uz-uz

0x0443

1091

Vietnamese

0x042A

1066

Xhosa

0x0434

1076

Yiddish

0x043D

1085

Zulu

0x0435

1077

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VBScript GetObject Function

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The GetObject function returns a reference to an automation object from a file.

Syntax
GetObject([pathname][,class])
Parameter

Description

pathname

Optional. The full path and name of the file that contains the automation object.
If this parameter is omitted, the class parameter is required

class

Optional. The class of the automation object. This parameter uses this syntax:
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VBScript GetRef Function

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The GetRef function allows you to connect a VBScript procedure to an HTML event on your page.

Syntax
Set object.event=GetRef(procname)
Parameter

Description

object

Required. The HTML object the event is associated with.

event

Required. The event to which the procedure is to be bound.

procname

Required. The name of a Sub or a Function procedure to be associated with the

HTML event.

Example
Example
<button id="myBtn">Click me</button>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.getElementById("myBtn").onclick=GetRef("mySub")
Sub mySub()
alert("Hello world")
End Sub
</script>
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VBScript InputBox Function

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The InputBox function displays a dialog box, where the user can write some input and/or click on a
button. If the user clicks the OK button or presses ENTER on the keyboard, the InputBox function will
return the text in the text box. If the user clicks on the Cancel button, the function will return an empty
string ("").
Note: A Help button is added to the dialog box when both the helpfile and the context parameter are
specified.
Tip: Also look at the MsgBox function.

Syntax
InputBox(prompt[,title][,default][,xpos][,ypos][,helpfile,context])
Parameter

Description

prompt

Required. The message to show in the dialog box. Maximum length is 1024
characters. You can separate the lines using a carriage return character
(Chr(13)), a linefeed character (Chr(10)), or carriage returnlinefeed character
combination (Chr(13) & Chr(10)) between each line

title

Optional. The title of the dialog box. Default is the application name

default

Optional. A default text in the text box

xpos

Optional. The prompt box' distance from the left edge of the screen.
Measurement unit: twips*. If omitted, the dialog box is horizontally centered.

ypos

Optional. The prompt box' distance from the top edge of the screen.
Measurement unit: twips*. If omitted, the dialog box is vertically positioned onethird of the way down the screen

helpfile

Optional. The name of a Help file to use. Must be used with the context
parameter

context

Optional. The Help context number to the Help topic. Must be used with the
helpfile parameter

* A twip is a measurement unit that is visually the same on all display systems.
1 twip is 1/1440 of an inch.

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
Function myFunction()
fname=InputBox("Enter your name")
End Function
</script>
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Example 2
A prompt box with a title:

Example 3
A prompt box with a deafult text in the inputbox:

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fname=InputBox("Enter your name",,"Donald Duck")
End Function
</script>
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Example 4
A prompt box wich is positioned 700 twips* from the left edge of your screen.

Example 5
A prompt box wich is positioned 500 twips* from the top edge of your screen.

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VBScript IsEmpty Function

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The IsEmpty function returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified variable has been
initialized or not. It returns true if the variable is uninitialized; otherwise, it returns False.

Syntax
IsEmpty(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. An expression (most often a variable name)

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
Dim x
document.write(IsEmpty(x) & "<br />")
x=10
document.write(IsEmpty(x) & "<br />")
x=Empty
document.write(IsEmpty(x) & "<br />")
x=Null
document.write(IsEmpty(x))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

True
False
True
False
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VBScript IsNull Function

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The IsNull function returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified expression contains no
valid data (Null). It returns True if expression is Null; otherwise, it returns False.

Syntax
IsNull(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. An expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
Dim x
document.write(IsNull(x) & "<br />")
x=10
document.write(IsNull(x) & "<br />")
x=Empty
document.write(IsNull(x) & "<br />")
x=Null
document.write(IsNull(x))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

False
False
False
True
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VBScript IsNumeric Function

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The IsNumeric function returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified expression can be
evaluated as a number. It returns True if the expression is recognized as a number; otherwise, it
returns False.
Note: If expression is a date the IsNumeric function will return False.

Syntax
IsNumeric(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. An expression

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
Dim x
x=10
document.write(IsNumeric(x) &
x=Empty
document.write(IsNumeric(x) &
x=Null
document.write(IsNumeric(x) &
x="10"
document.write(IsNumeric(x) &
x="911 Help"
document.write(IsNumeric(x))

"<br />")
"<br />")
"<br />")
"<br />")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

True
True
False
True
False
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VBScript IsObject Function

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The IsObject function returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified expression is an
automation object. It returns True if expression is an automation object; otherwise, it returns False.

Syntax
IsObject(expression)
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. An expression

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
Set x=document
document.write(IsObject(x))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

True
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Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
x="Peter"
document.write(IsObject(x))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

False
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VBScript LoadPicture Function

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The LoadPicture function returns a picture object.
Graphics formats that is recognized by the LoadPicture function:
bitmap files (.bmp)
icon files (.ico)
run-length encoded files (.rle)
metafile files (.wmf)
enhanced metafiles (.emf)
GIF files (.gif)
JPEG files (.jpg)
Note: This function is available only on 32-bit platforms.

Syntax
LoadPicture(picturename)
Parameter

Description

picturename

Required. The name of the picture file to be loaded

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VBScript MsgBox Function

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The MsgBox function displays a message box, waits for the user to click a button, and returns a value
that indicates which button the user clicked.
The MsgBox function can return one of the following values:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

=
=
=
=
=
=
=

vbOK - OK was clicked

vbCancel - Cancel was clicked
vbAbort - Abort was clicked
vbRetry - Retry was clicked
vbIgnore - Ignore was clicked
vbYes - Yes was clicked
vbNo - No was clicked

Note: The user can press F1 to view the Help topic when both the helpfile and the context parameter
are specified.
Tip: Also look at the InputBox function.

Syntax
MsgBox(prompt[,buttons][,title][,helpfile,context])
Parameter

Description

prompt

Required. The message to show in the message box. Maximum length is 1024
characters. You can separate the lines using a carriage return character
(Chr(13)), a linefeed character (Chr(10)), or carriage returnlinefeed character
combination (Chr(13) & Chr(10)) between each line

buttons

Optional. A value or a sum of values that specifies the number and type of
buttons to display, the icon style to use, the identity of the default button, and
the modality of the message box. Default value is 0
0 = vbOKOnly - OK button only
1 = vbOKCancel - OK and Cancel buttons
2 = vbAbortRetryIgnore - Abort, Retry, and Ignore buttons
3 = vbYesNoCancel - Yes, No, and Cancel buttons
4 = vbYesNo - Yes and No buttons
5 = vbRetryCancel - Retry and Cancel buttons
16 = vbCritical - Critical Message icon
32 = vbQuestion - Warning Query icon
48 = vbExclamation - Warning Message icon
64 = vbInformation - Information Message icon
0 = vbDefaultButton1 - First button is default
256 = vbDefaultButton2 - Second button is default
512 = vbDefaultButton3 - Third button is default
768 = vbDefaultButton4 - Fourth button is default
0 = vbApplicationModal - Application modal (the current application will
not work until the user responds to the message box)
4096 = vbSystemModal - System modal (all applications wont work until
the user responds to the message box)
We can divide the buttons values into four groups: The first group (05)
describes the buttons to be displayed in the message box, the second group (16,
32, 48, 64) describes the icon style, the third group (0, 256, 512, 768) indicates
which button is the default; and the fourth group (0, 4096) determines the
modality of the message box. When adding numbers to create a final value for
the buttons parameter, use only one number from each group

title

Optional. The title of the message box. Default is the application name

helpfile

Optional. The name of a Help file to use. Must be used with the context
parameter

context

Optional. The Help context number to the Help topic. Must be used with the
helpfile parameter

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
MsgBox("Hello world")
</script>

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Example 2
A messagebox with a line feed:

Example 3
Different buttonsets and different icons. Returns the value of the clicked button:

Example 4
A messagebox with a title:

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VBScript RGB Function

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The RGB function returns a number that represents an RGB color value.

Syntax
RGB(red,green,blue)
Parameter

Description

red

Required. A number from 0 to 255, inclusive, representing the red component of

the color

green

Required. A number from 0 to 255, inclusive, representing the green component

of the color

blue

Required. A number from 0 to 255, inclusive, representing the blue component

of the color

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(rgb(255,0,0))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

255
Try it yourself

Example 2
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(rgb(255,30,30))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

1974015
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VBScript Round Function

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The Round function rounds a number.

Syntax
Round(expression[,numdecimalplaces])
Parameter

Description

expression

Required. The numeric expression to be rounded

numdecimalplaces

Optional. Specifies how many places to the right of the decimal are included in
the rounding. Default is 0

Examples
Example 1
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(Round(24.13278) & "<br />")
document.write(Round(24.75122))
</script>
The output of the code above will be:

24
25
Try it yourself

Example 2
How to round a number, keeping 2 decimals:

24.13
Try it yourself

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VBScript ScriptEngine, ScriptEngineBuildVersion,

ScriptEngineMajorVersion, and
ScriptEngineMinorVersion Functions
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ScriptEngine Function
The ScriptEngine function returns the scripting language in use.
This function can return one of the following strings:
VBScript - Indicates that Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition is the current scripting engine
JScript - Indicates that Microsoft JScript is the current scripting engine
VBA - Indicates that Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is the current scripting engine

ScriptEngineBuildVersion Function
The ScriptEngineBuildVersion function returns the build version number of the scripting engine in use.

ScriptEngineMajorVersion Function
The ScriptEngineMajorVersion function returns the major version number of the scripting engine in use.

ScriptEngineMinorVersion Function
The ScriptEngineMinorVersion function returns the minor version number of the scripting engine in use.

Syntax
ScriptEngine
ScriptEngineBuildVersion
ScriptEngineMajorVersion
ScriptEngineMinorVersion

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write(ScriptEngine & "<br />")
document.write(ScriptEngineBuildVersion & "<br />")
document.write(ScriptEngineMajorVersion & "<br />")
document.write(ScriptEngineMinorVersion)
</script>
The output of the code above could be:

VBScript
18702
5
8
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VBScript SetLocale Function

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The SetLocale function sets the locale ID and returns the previous locale ID.
A locale contains a set of user preferences, like language, country, region, and cultural conventions.
The locale also determines such things as keyboard layout, sort order, date, time, number, and
currency formats.
Tip: Use the GetLocale function to get the local ID.

Syntax
SetLocale(lcid)
Parameter

Description

lcid

Required. A short string, hex value, or decimal value in the Locale ID chart, that
identifies a geographic locale. If the lcid parameter is set to 0, the locale will be
set by the system

Examples
Example 1 (IE Only)
Check the current local ID using the GetLocale function. Set the local ID = 2057, and check the
local ID again:

Try it yourself

Example 2 (IE Only)

The SetLocale function also returns the previous ID:

Try it yourself

Locale ID Chart
Locale Description

Short String

Hex Value

Decimal Value

Afrikaans

0x0436

1078

Albanian

0x041C

1052

Arabic United Arab Emirates

ar-ae

0x3801

14337

Arabic - Bahrain

ar-bh

0x3C01

15361

Arabic - Algeria

ar-dz

0x1401

5121

Arabic - Egypt

ar-eg

0x0C01

3073

Arabic - Iraq

ar-iq

0x0801

2049

Arabic - Jordan

ar-jo

0x2C01

11265

ar-kw

0x3401

13313

Arabic - Kuwait

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Arabic - Lebanon

ar-lb

0x3001

12289

Arabic - Libya

ar-ly

0x1001

4097

Arabic - Morocco

ar-ma

0x1801

6145

Arabic - Oman

ar-om

0x2001

8193

Arabic - Qatar

ar-qa

0x4001

16385

Arabic - Saudi Arabia

ar-sa

0x0401

1025

Arabic - Syria

ar-sy

0x2801

10241

Arabic - Tunisia

ar-tn

0x1C01

7169

Arabic - Yemen

ar-ye

0x2401

9217

Armenian

0x042B

1067

Azeri Latin

az-az

0x042C

1068

Azeri Cyrillic

az-az

0x082C

2092

Basque

0x042D

1069

Belarusian

0x0423

1059

Bulgarian

0x0402

1026

Catalan

0x0403

1027

Chinese - China

zh-cn

0x0804

2052

Chinese - Hong Kong S.A.R.

zh-hk

0x0C04

3076

Chinese Macau S.A.R

zh-mo

0x1404

5124

Chinese - Singapore

zh-sg

0x1004

4100

Chinese - Taiwan

zh-tw

0x0404

1028

Croatian

0x041A

1050

Czech

0x0405

1029

Danish

0x0406

1030

Dutch The Netherlands

nl-nl

0x0413

1043

Dutch - Belgium

nl-be

0x0813

2067

English - Australia

en-au

0x0C09

3081

English - Belize

en-bz

0x2809

10249

English - Canada

en-ca

0x1009

4105

English Carribbean

en-cb

0x2409

9225

English - Ireland

en-ie

0x1809

6153

English - Jamaica

en-jm

0x2009

8201

English - New Zealand

en-nz

0x1409

5129

English Phillippines

en-ph

0x3409

13321

English - South Africa

en-za

0x1C09

7177

English - Trinidad

en-tt

0x2C09

11273

English - United Kingdom

en-gb

0x0809

2057

English - United States

en-us

0x0409

1033

Estonian

0x0425

1061

Farsi

0x0429

1065

Finnish

0x040B

1035

Faroese

0x0438

1080

French - France

fr-fr

0x040C

1036

French - Belgium

fr-be

0x080C

2060

French - Canada

fr-ca

0x0C0C

3084

French - Luxembourg

fr-lu

0x140C

5132

French - Switzerland

fr-ch

0x100C

4108

Gaelic Ireland

gd-ie

0x083C

2108

Gaelic - Scotland

0x043C

1084

German - Germany

de-de

0x0407

1031

German - Austria

de-at

0x0C07

3079

German - Liechtenstein

de-li

0x1407

5127

German - Luxembourg

de-lu

0x1007

4103

German - Switzerland

de-ch

0x0807

2055

Greek

0x0408

1032

Hebrew

0x040D

1037

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Hindi

0x0439

1081

Hungarian

0x040E

1038

Icelandic

0x040F

1039

Indonesian

0x0421

1057

Italian - Italy

it-it

0x0410

1040

Italian - Switzerland

it-ch

0x0810

2064

Japanese

0x0411

1041

Korean

0x0412

1042

Latvian

0x0426

1062

Lithuanian

0x0427

1063

FYRO Macedonian

0x042F

1071

Malay - Malaysia

ms-my

0x043E

1086

Malay Brunei

ms-bn

0x083E

2110

Maltese

0x043A

1082

Marathi

0x044E

1102

Norwegian - Bokml

no-no

0x0414

1044

Norwegian Nynorsk

no-no

0x0814

2068

Polish

0x0415

1045

Portuguese - Portugal

pt-pt

0x0816

2070

Portuguese - Brazil

pt-br

0x0416

1046

Raeto-Romance

0x0417

1047

Romanian - Romania

0x0418

1048

Romanian - Moldova

ro-mo

0x0818

2072

Russian

0x0419

1049

Russian - Moldova

ru-mo

0x0819

2073

Sanskrit

0x044F

1103

Serbian - Cyrillic

sr-sp

0x0C1A

3098

Serbian Latin

sr-sp

0x081A

2074

Setsuana

0x0432

1074

Slovenian

0x0424

1060

Slovak

0x041B

1051

Sorbian

0x042E

1070

Spanish - Spain

es-es

0x0C0A

1034

Spanish - Argentina

es-ar

0x2C0A

11274

Spanish - Bolivia

es-bo

0x400A

16394

Spanish - Chile

es-cl

0x340A

13322

Spanish - Colombia

es-co

0x240A

9226

Spanish - Costa Rica

es-cr

0x140A

5130

Spanish - Dominican Republic

es-do

0x1C0A

7178

Spanish - Ecuador

es-ec

0x300A

12298

Spanish - Guatemala

es-gt

0x100A

4106

Spanish - Honduras

es-hn

0x480A

18442

Spanish - Mexico

es-mx

0x080A

2058

Spanish - Nicaragua

es-ni

0x4C0A

19466

Spanish - Panama

es-pa

0x180A

6154

Spanish - Peru

es-pe

0x280A

10250

Spanish - Puerto Rico

es-pr

0x500A

20490

Spanish - Paraguay

es-py

0x3C0A

15370

Spanish - El Salvador

es-sv

0x440A

17418

Spanish - Uruguay

es-uy

0x380A

14346

Spanish - Venezuela

es-ve

0x200A

8202

Sutu

0x0430

1072

Swahili

0x0441

1089

Swedish - Sweden

sv-se

0x041D

1053

Swedish - Finland

sv-fi

0x081D

2077

Tamil

0x0449

1097

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Tatar

0X0444

1092

Thai

0x041E

1054

Turkish

0x041F

1055

Tsonga

0x0431

1073

Ukrainian

0x0422

1058

Urdu

0x0420

1056

Uzbek Cyrillic

uz-uz

0x0843

2115

Uzbek Latin

uz-uz

0x0443

1091

Vietnamese

0x042A

1066

Xhosa

0x0434

1076

Yiddish

0x043D

1085

Zulu

0x0435

1077

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VBScript TypeName Function

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The TypeName function returns the subtype of a specified variable.
The TypeName function can return one of the following values:
Byte - Indicates a byte value
Integer - Indicates an integer value
Long - Indicates a long integer value
Single - Indicates a single-precision floating-point value
Double - Indicates a double-precision floating-point value
Currency - Indicates a currency value
Decimal - Indicates a decimal value
Date - Indicates a date or time value
String - Indicates a character string value
Boolean - Indicates a boolean value; True or False
Empty - Indicates an unitialized variable
Null - Indicates no valid data
<object type> - Indicates the actual type name of an object
Object - Indicates a generic object
Unknown - Indicates an unknown object type
Nothing - Indicates an object variable that doesn't yet refer to an object instance
Error - Indicates an error

Syntax
TypeName(varname)
Parameter

Description

varname

Required. A variable name

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
x="Hello World!"
document.write(TypeName(x) &
x=4
document.write(TypeName(x) &
x=4.675
document.write(TypeName(x) &
x=Null
document.write(TypeName(x) &
x=Empty
document.write(TypeName(x) &
x=True
document.write(TypeName(x))

"<br />")
"<br />")
"<br />")
"<br />")
"<br />")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

String
Integer
Double
Null
Empty
Boolean
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VBScript VarType Function

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The VarType function returns a value that indicates the subtype of a specified variable.
The VarType function can return one of the following values:
0 = vbEmpty - Indicates Empty (uninitialized)
1 = vbNull - Indicates Null (no valid data)
2 = vbInteger - Indicates an integer
3 = vbLong - Indicates a long integer
4 = vbSingle - Indicates a single-precision floating-point number
5 = vbDouble - Indicates a double-precision floating-point number
6 = vbCurrency - Indicates a currency
7 = vbDate - Indicates a date
8 = vbString - Indicates a string
9 = vbObject - Indicates an automation object
10 = vbError - Indicates an error
11 = vbBoolean - Indicates a boolean
12 = vbVariant - Indicates a variant (used only with arrays of Variants)
13 = vbDataObject - Indicates a data-access object
17 = vbByte - Indicates a byte
8192 = vbArray - Indicates an array
Note: If the variable is an array VarType() returns 8192 + VarType(array_element). Example: for an
array of integer VarType() will return 8192 + 2 = 8194.

Syntax
VarType(varname)
Parameter

Description

varname

Required. A variable name

Example
Example
<script type="text/vbscript">
x="Hello World!"
document.write(VarType(x) &
x=4
document.write(VarType(x) &
x=4.675
document.write(VarType(x) &
x=Null
document.write(VarType(x) &
x=Empty
document.write(VarType(x) &
x=True
document.write(VarType(x))

"<br />")
"<br />")
"<br />")
"<br />")
"<br />")

</script>
The output of the code above will be:

8
2
5
1
0
11
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