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    Visual Basic Scripting

    Michael Hahsler
    29.2.2002

    1
    Contents
    • Scripting
    • ASP files
    • Features of VBScript
    – Dictionary
    – File
    – Formating, Strings
    – Loops
    – Functions
    2
    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)

    7
    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

    8
    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())

    11
    String Functions
    status = Split("test,21,guest",",")
    statusJoined = Join(status,";")
    result = Filter(status,"es")

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

    12
    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

    15

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