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VBScript is an interpreted scripting language used to add dynamic behavior to web pages. It is based on Visual Basic and supports object-oriented features, implicit variable declaration, and loose typing. The document outlines key aspects of VBScript syntax, data types, operators, branching, looping, and functions. It provides examples and explanations of comments, variables, constants, arithmetic, comparison, logical, and assignment operators, as well as if/else, select case, while, for, and user-defined functions. Best practices emphasized include liberal commenting, a naming convention, avoiding mixed cases, and code indentation.

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Vbscript Part1

VBScript is an interpreted scripting language used to add dynamic behavior to web pages. It is based on Visual Basic and supports object-oriented features, implicit variable declaration, and loose typing. The document outlines key aspects of VBScript syntax, data types, operators, branching, looping, and functions. It provides examples and explanations of comments, variables, constants, arithmetic, comparison, logical, and assignment operators, as well as if/else, select case, while, for, and user-defined functions. Best practices emphasized include liberal commenting, a naming convention, avoiding mixed cases, and code indentation.

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VBScript Language

What is VBScript

• Based on the Visual Basic family of languages


• Supports object oriented features
• Interpreted
• Loosely Typed
• Implicitly Declared
Contents
• Syntax Rules
• Comments
• Naming Rules
• Data Types
• Storage
– Variables, Constants, Arrays
• Operators
– Arithmetic, Comparison, Logical, Assignment, Concatenation
• Branching
– If
– Select
• Looping
– While
– Do…While
– For
• Sub/Functions
– Built-In
– User defined
Syntax Rules

• VBScript is not case sensitive


– Except for strings (denoted by double-quotes)
• Each statement can only exist on one line
– Unless you use a line continuation
• Statements can be either simple statements or
compound statements
Comments

Rem commented statement


‘ commented statement

• Can be a complete line or a portion of a line.


• VBScript does not support multi-line comments.
The comment symbol must be put at the start
of each comment.
Naming Rules

1. Must begin with a letter or the underscore


• Good: count, strInfo, _data
• Bad: 2day, 4get, *count violate this rule.
2. Cannot contain special characters except the
underscore
• Good: Names using alphabets, numbers and the underscore.
• Bad: Names using symbols and other special characters.
3. Cannot match a reserved word
• Bad: for, if, Select
4. Must be unique within a context
5. Must be less than 256 characters
Naming Convention
objDescriptiveName

• obj
– Three letter prefix for the data type
• DescriptiveName
– A descriptive name for the variable
– First letter of each word in upper case
Literal Types
• Numeric
– 1
– 3.14
– 3E7
• Boolean
– True
– False
• Characters
– “Hello World”
– “123 Straw Lane”
– “43210”
• Date
– #07/21/2006#
– #Jan 6, 2008#
Variables

Dim variableName

• Variables hold values that can change during


program execution
• They function just like temporary storage
locations
• Declaration of variables is optional, but
recommended
Constants

Const constantName = value

• Constant names hold values that cannot change


during program execution
• Constants should be used in place of hard-
coded values
Operations
• Operations are the many forms of computations,
comparisons etc that can be performed in VB
• Most operations are binary in the form:
operand1 operator operand2
• Other operations are unary in the form
operator operand1
• When an operator has 2 symbols, you cannot separate
them with a space:
– Good: 2 <> 3
– Bad: 2 < > 3
Arithmetic
• Used to perform calculations
• Both operands must be numeric values
• The result is a numeric value

+ Addition
- Subtraction, Negation
* Multiplication
/ Division
\ Integer Division
^ Exponent
Mod Modulo
Comparison
• Used to compare the value of two items
• Both operands must be of the same data type
• The result is a Boolean value

= Equality
<> Inequality
< Less than
> Greater than
<= Less than or equals
>= Greater than or equals
Logical
• Used to reduce Boolean values into a single Boolean
value
• Both operands must be Boolean values
• The result is a Boolean value

And Conjunction
Or Disjunction
Not Negation
Xor Exclusion
And Truth Table
• Conjunction
• Used when both conditions are required

Operand1 Operand2 Result


T T T
T F F
F T F
F F F
Or Truth Table
• Disjunction
• Used when either condition is sufficient

Operand1 Operand2 Result


T T T
T F T
F T T
F F F
Not Truth Table
• Unary Operand
• Used to change the value of a condition

Operand 1 Result

T F

F T
Xor Truth Table
• Exclusion
• Used when either condition should be different

Operand1 Operand2 Result


T T F
T F T
F T T
F F F
Assignment
• Changes the value of a variable
• =
• Uses the same symbol as an equality check operator.
• Assignment only occurs when used in any of the
following forms:
variable = literal value
variable = expression
variable = variable
Concatenation

• Combines 2 data types for display as a string


• &
Branching

• Allows you to avoid running certain sections of


your code
• Code is only executed when a condition (or
conditions) evaluate to True
• Provides a single application the ability to react
differently to different input values
If

If condition Then
statement(s)
End If

• Performs an operation only if the condition


evaluates to True
• Used when an action is either performed or not
performed.
If…Else
If condition Then
statement(s)
Else
statement(s)
End If

• Performs the If portion only if the condition


evaluates to True and the Else portion otherwise.
• Used in an either or scenario when an operation is
always performed.
If…ElseIf
If condition1 Then
statement(s)
ElseIf condition2 Then
statement(s)
Else
statement(s)
End If

• Only one section can be executed even if many conditions


evaluate to True.
• Used in a multiple choice scenario
• Inclusion of the last Else is optional
Select
Select Case variable
statement(s)
Case value1
statement(s)
Case value2
statement(s)
Case Else
statement(s)
End Select

• Used to choose between 1 of several discrete values for a


variable.
• Inclusion of Case Else is optional
• Less powerful compared to the If statement
Loops
• Allows you to repeat running certain sections of your
code
• Code executes when a condition (or conditions)
evaluate to True
• Be careful with Loops. They can result in infinite
processing.
• Forms
– Entry Condition
• Entry only when a initial condition is met
– Iterated
• Repeats for a specific number of times
Loops: Cautionary Items
1. Can this loop ever be entered
• If no, then you don’t need the loop
2. Can this loop ever be exited
– If no, then you have an infinite loop
Loop: Parts
1. Where does the loop start?
• Expressed as an assignment
2. When does the loop end?
• Expressed as a condition
3. How is the loop variable altered?
• Expressed as an arithmetic operation
• Ensure that you are increasing/decreasing properly
While

While condition
statement(s)
Wend

• Entry Condition Loop


• Simplest form of the loop
• Requires manual modification of the loop
condition
For
For variable = start To finish [Step change]
statement(s)
Next

• Iterated Loop
• Favored because all the loop details are in the
definition statement
Function
Function functionName(parameter list)
statement(s)
functionName = value
End Function

• Block of code used to perform an operation


• Both VBScript and QTP provide a large number of
built-in functions
• You can add your own built-in functions to the list
Best Practices

• Comment liberally
• Use a naming convention
• Avoid mixing cases
• Indent your code

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