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VBScript

VBScript (Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is a deprecated programming language for scripting on Microsoft Windows using Component Object Model (COM), based on classic Visual Basic and Active Scripting. It was popular with system administrators for managing computers and automating many aspects of computing environments, and has been installed…

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Developer
Microsoft
Filename extensions
.vbs, .vbe, .wsf, .wsc (.asp, .hta, .htm, .html)
First appeared
May 1996; 30 years ago (1996-05)
OS
Windows
Stable release
6.0 / September 1998; 27 years ago (1998-09)

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VBScript

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples126
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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VBScript

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related to Uses · 19
VBScript → Although VBScript, Applications, Autodesk, Cache BASIC, DBMS InterSystems Caché, First, Great Plains Accounting, However, Microsoft, MUMPS, OpenText UFT One, PowerShell, Second, StatSoft, The, VBA, Visio, Visual Basic, When
related to VBScript functionalities · 16
VBScript → Desktop, DOS, Echo, Eval, ExecuteMethods, ExitCode, Favorites, Functionality, Management Instrumentation, MyDocuments, Named, These, Visual Basic, When, Windows Script Host, WMI
related to history · 15
VBScript → DCOM, Distributed COM, During, Eval, Execute, ExecuteGlobal, GetRef, In, Internet Explorer, JScript, Microsoft Windows Script Technologies, On August, This, Windows, With
related to Client-side web · 12
VBScript → Chrome, Document Object Model, DOM, Firefox, However, HTML, In, Internet Explorer, JavaScript, Opera, The VBScript, Therefore
related to Development tools · 9
VBScript → For, IDE, Integrated Development Environment, It, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Script Debugger, Microsoft Script Editor, Windows
related to External links · 6
VBScript → Commands, How-to, Microsoft DocsIs VBScript Dead, Microsoft TechNet, Overview, VBScript Language Reference
related to Windows script host · 6
VBScript → CLI, Cscript, GUI, Windows Script Host, Wscript, WSH
related to HTML Application · 5
VBScript → An HTML Application, HTA, HTML, The, The HTML
related to Windows script file · 5
VBScript → The, VBS, Windows Script File, WSF, XML
related to Active server page · 4
VBScript → Active Server Pages, ASP, The, The ASP

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windows script microsoft language used scripting file host also basic via visual html system web functionality features code using com

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VBScriptDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
VBScriptFilename extensions.vbs, .vbe, .wsf, .wsc (.asp, .hta, .htm, .html)1.00infobox
VBScriptFirst appearedMay 1996; 30 years ago (1996-05)1.00infobox
VBScriptOSWindows1.00infobox
VBScriptStable release6.0 / September 1998; 27 years ago (1998-09)1.00infobox
VBScriptWebsitehttps://learn.microsoft.com/previous-versions/t0aew7h6(v=vs.85)1.00infobox
VBScriptis ageneral-purpose scripting language0.90text
VBScriptis ascripting language for OpenText UFT One0.90text
Chromeinstance ofother web browsers0.80text
Firefoxinstance ofother web browsers0.80text
Opera do not support VBScriptinstance ofother web browsers0.80text
VBScript is used for the program logicinstance ofand a scripting language0.80text

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