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Visual Basic Scripting: Michael Hahsler

This document provides an overview of visual basic scripting and ASP files. It discusses how ASP files allow for server-side scripting using VBScript to dynamically generate web page content. It also summarizes some key features of VBScript, including using dictionaries to store data in associative arrays, accessing files, and various string and loop functions.

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Visual Basic Scripting: Michael Hahsler

This document provides an overview of visual basic scripting and ASP files. It discusses how ASP files allow for server-side scripting using VBScript to dynamically generate web page content. It also summarizes some key features of VBScript, including using dictionaries to store data in associative arrays, accessing files, and various string and loop functions.

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Visual Basic Scripting

Michael Hahsler
29.2.2002

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Contents
• Scripting
• ASP files
• Features of VBScript
– Dictionary
– File
– Formating, Strings
– Loops
– Functions
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Scripting
• Client side: JavaScript
• Server side: VBScript for MS-servers; most
other servers support Perl, C, Java, PHP,...

3
Processing of Active Server
Pages
User 1. Request
2.
(Web Browser) Web Server Web Page (.asp)
6. Web Page Script Processor
(Visual Basic
Script)
3. Loads ADO Objects
5. Results
ActiveX Data
Objects (ADO)

4. Connects via ODBC


4. Results
or direct
Data base

4
A simple ASP file
<html><head></head><body>
<%
Response.Write "<p>Hello World!</p>" &_
vbCrLf
%>
</body></html>

The Browser gets:


<html><head></head><body>
<p>Hello World!</p>
</body></html>

5
Other ways to include Code
Short for Response.Write:
<% = "<p>It's " & Now()& "</p>" %>

Specify the script language:


<script runat=server language=VBScript>
Response.Write "<p>Hello!</p>"
</script>

6
Features of VBScript
• Implicit variable definitions (exception
arrays Dim a_array(100))
• Weak typing of variables
• No Modules
• Objects specific to VBScript
– Dictionary (associative array)
– File (access to files)

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Dictionary
Set person =
Server.CreateObject("Scription.Dictiona
ry")

person("fname") = "Jim"
person("sname") = "Buyens"
person("state") = "Arizona"

• You can: (see Book pp. 114-116)


– Test if a key exists
– Remove a key
– Count keys

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Dictionary: Example
Set holdRec =
Server.CreateObject("Scription.Dictiona
ry")
For Each fld In rs.Fields
holdRec(fld.Name) = fld.Value
Next
For Each ky In holdRec
Response.Write "<p>" & ky & "=" &_
holdRec(ky) & "</p>" & vbCrLF
Next

9
File and Function
<%
Set fs = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Function GetFileDate(argURL)
Set fileObj =
fs.GetFile(Server.MapPath(argURL))
GetFileDate = file.Obj.DateLastModified
Set fileObj = Nothing
End Function
%>

<% = GetFileDate("testfile.htm") %>

10
Formatting Functions
amt = 12.25
Response.Write FormatCurrency(amt)
Response.Write FormatPercent(amt)

Response.Write FormatDateTime(Date())

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String Functions
status = Split("test,21,guest",",")
statusJoined = Join(status,";")
result = Filter(status,"es")

pos = InStr("--xy-----xy--","xy")
Replace("bicycle","bi","motor")

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Loops
Do [{While | Until} condition]
[Exit Do]
...
Loop

For counter = start To end [Step step]


...
Next

While expression
...
Wend

13
Logic Control
if expression Then
...
Else
...
End If

14
Functions and Subroutines
Function name [(argument,...)]
...
name=expression
End Function

Sub name [(argument,...)]


...
End Sub

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