Visual Basic Script & Java Script - Softcover

Eni Publishing Ltd.

 
9782746009844: Visual Basic Script & Java Script

Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to provide a reference manual on the use of the JavaScript and VBScript languages, so that you can use these languages in order to develop client applications in an Internet and/or an intranet environment.

This books is divided into four parts.

The first part provides a historical and technical overview of the Internet and of pages in HTML format. Then it reviews the origins and the appearance of script languages and it describes the characteristics of Javascript and VBScript.

The second part of this book describes the fundamental of the HTML language, along with the HTML form validation, and the principles of writing scripts for HTML pages.

The third part of this book concerns exclusively Javascript and VBScript. It covers syntax rules, datatypes, declaring and using variables, procedures, functions, operators and control structures.

the fourth and final part of this book covers the items that you need in order to write high performance scripts :

- associating scripts with HTML event handlers,
- Objects that are integrated in the Javascript and the VBScript kernels,
- Web browser objects,
- Writing your own objects,
- Handling runtime errors.

All these parts are illustrated with numerous examples.

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