New to vbscript. Where can I learn

[Henk1]

I am new to vbscript. The language itself doesn't look too difficult, but I need to know where I can get some help. I have found a couple of tutorials, but they don't go into a lot of detail. How do I add info into db's. How do I read. Can I create a GUI using only vbscript, or must I use some other language like HTML as well.

 

[DougP]

You have to pick a language first.
VBScript or Javascript are the two most popular.

then you have to pick a database type
Access
SQL Server
MySQL
Oracle
etc

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[hanneng]

Try some of the web here:

http://infocenter.cramsession.com/tutorials/categoriesX.asp?pi=S4C19

http://www.winscript.com/

http://www.wshscripting.com/

 

[dilettante]

An awful lot depends on answers to a few other questions too:

* Do you have experience with VB or VBA already, or are you starting from scratch?

* Do you want to create stand-alone desktop scripts, or client-side DHTML (script within web pages), or server-side scripts (Active Server Pages), or automate functions within programs like those in the MS Office suite (fancy to very fancy macros)?

* Is your purpose for vbscript system administration or application development? <- A simplified version of the question above.

To answer your latter question:

Yes, there are ways to create GUI programs from vbscript alone, but they are a LOT of work (and actually require you to use some extra software - usually something like MS Forms 2.0 that comes with Office).

But combining vbscript and HTML is pretty easy. There is a simple downloadable sample application at:

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/bvo/deliveries.html

It of course assumes some familiarity with HTML and DHTML as well as vbscript. Have you downloaded the Help files for vbscript, javascript, windows script host, etc. from this link yet? Good place to start - you'll need documentation:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/Default.asp?contentid=28001169

 

[Henk1]

Hi,

To answer all the questions above.

I am working on a project, using MS SharePoint Portal Server and digital dashboards. It is for an intranet site. My supervisor says that we are limited to vbscript, javascript, and html. I don't know, so I just take his word for it.

He has decided that it will be html and vbscript. The database is SQL Server 2000.

I am starting from scratch. I do not have any web development experience. I have done some coarses in VB, but never used it, so I cannot go back onto that.

The purpose, as stated above, is application development. The company I work for, want to put all their applications, as well as Lotus Notes databases onto the new intranet.

 

[egolds]

Without advertising too much...I have found the WROX series of books very helpful. The one inparticular you may be interested in is Beginning Active Server Pages 3.0. It is based on a series of exercises and tutorials. With a solid VB background and HTML background I was able to build some good pages/applications after going through the exercises in this book.

 

[Henk1]

Thank you for the help.I will have a look in the book.