VBScript

E34635
programming language scripting language

VBScript is a lightweight scripting language developed by Microsoft, primarily used for client-side scripting in web pages and for automation in Windows environments.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
VBScript canonical 10
Microsoft VBScript engine 1
VBScript (legacy) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf programming language ⓘ
scripting language ⓘ
defaultImplementation VBScript self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft VBScript engine
designedFor Windows automation ⓘ
web client-side scripting ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
documentationURL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions//d1wf56tt(v=vs.85) ⓘ
fileExtension .vbe ⓘ
.vbs ⓘ
.wsc ⓘ
.wsf ⓘ
hasFeature built-in date and string functions ⓘ
conditional statements ⓘ
late binding ⓘ
loop constructs ⓘ
procedures and functions ⓘ
variant data type ⓘ
inception 1996 ⓘ
inspiredBy BASIC ⓘ
Visual Basic ⓘ
license proprietary software ⓘ
notableMalware Anna Kournikova virus ⓘ
ILOVEYOU worm ⓘ
operatingSystem Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows
paradigm imperative programming ⓘ
procedural programming ⓘ
platform Internet Explorer ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows
replacedBy JavaScript ⓘ
PowerShell ⓘ
runsOn IIS ⓘ
Internet Explorer ⓘ
Windows Script Host ⓘ
securityConcern can execute arbitrary code on Windows ⓘ
used in email-borne malware ⓘ
status deprecated for client-side web scripting ⓘ
legacy technology ⓘ
supports ActiveX ⓘ
surface form: ActiveX controls

COM automation ⓘ
error handling with On Error ⓘ
regular expressions via COM library ⓘ
typingDiscipline dynamic typing ⓘ
usedFor classic ASP server-side scripting ⓘ
client-side web scripting ⓘ
system administration automation ⓘ
task automation on Windows ⓘ
usedWith Active Server Pages (ASP) ⓘ
surface form: Active Server Pages

Windows Script Components ⓘ
Windows Script Host ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Internet Explorer → supports → VBScript ⓘ
Adobe Photoshop → supportsScriptingLanguage → VBScript ⓘ
VBScript → defaultImplementation → VBScript self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Microsoft VBScript engine
Trident layout engine → supports → VBScript ⓘ
this entity surface form: VBScript (legacy)
PowerShell → influencedBy → VBScript ⓘ
Windows Script Host → supportsLanguage → VBScript ⓘ
Anna Kournikova virus → writtenIn → VBScript ⓘ
Windows Script Components → supportsLanguage → VBScript ⓘ
Windows Script Components → canBeImplementedIn → VBScript ⓘ
WMI and CIM → accessibleVia → VBScript ⓘ
subject surface form: WMI
Active Server Pages (ASP) → primaryScriptingLanguage → VBScript ⓘ
subject surface form: Active Server Pages
Data Transformation Services → languageSupport → VBScript ⓘ