What is Visual Basic Scripting Support?

[Guest_imported]

Why do I need it and why can't I download it?
I recently tried to download some games for Shockwave Machine but before the games page could load Shockwave detected that I was using an old version of Shockwave and I was diverted to the Shockwave upgrade site. However, I was advised that before I could view the page properly I would need to download Visual Basic Scripting Support.I tried doing this several times but failed each time before any of the file was transfered. On failure a dialogue box suggested that I try the Windows upgrade option in the Tools menu of my browser (IE5). The same thing happened again - before the page could load I was informed that I needed to download VBSS to view the page properly, again I could not download it and the Windows Upgrade site did not load. I have had no problems to date with any other site and I have since uninstalled Shockwave Machine and (by using an Internet Mag disc) have upgraded to Shockwave 8. Can anyone plaese help?

 

[eGGz]

Hi, I think this is what you need.

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Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition, a subset of the Microsoft® Visual Basic® programming language, is a fast, portable, lightweight interpreter for use in World Wide Web browsers and other applications that use Microsoft® ActiveX® Controls, Automation servers, and Java applets.
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You can download it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/vbscript/scripting.asp

RaTTuS

 

[Alt255]

After you get the download you can verify the installation by creating a new text document on your desktop. Open it, type MsgBox "Hello World!" and save it as Hello.vbs. Then double click on the icon. You should see a message box with an "Ok" button and the message "Hello World!"

Congratulations. You've just written your first program.

VB scripting is like the Windows GUI version of the old MS-DOS batch language but it allows the use of many Visual Basic commands, including, I understand, some access to the Windows API. Have fun and don't kill your computer.