Introducing VBScript and ActiveX

Visual Basic programmers and Internet programmers alike will be especially happy to meet VBScript and ActiveX. The former can leverage the expertise they've gained with Microsoft's industry-standard software development tool to create powerful, sophisticated Web sites and Internet applications. The latter can add new, advanced development tools to the HTML, Java, JavaScript, and CGI scripting languages already at their disposal. In Introducing VBScript and ActiveX, computing and Internet experts Kenneth L. Spencer, Kenneth C. Miller, and Lauren Lassesen pool their knowledge to bring you a concise and thorough guide to these new tools. On the client side, you'll discover how to work the levers behind the curtains of Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser, while on the server side you'll find out how to use Microsoft's Internet Information Server APIs as well as the Internet Database Connector to link SQL Server and Access databases to Web pages. And, to make things easier for you, we've included a bonus CD-ROM containing everything you need to build interactive Web sites and powerful Internet applications -- from sample code featured in the book to Paint Shop Pro, the ActiveX Control Pad, and Internet Explorer 3 with HTML Layout Control. With VBScript, ActiveX, and Internet Explorer 3.0, you can rev up your Web pages with the power of Java but without Java's C++-style syntax. Introducing VBScript and ActiveX offers everything you need to build interactive Web sites and powerful Internet and intranet applications.

Build "Active" Web Pages with Microsoft's Hot New Technologies!

Enter the new world of application development with this expert introduction to VBScript and ActiveX. Packed with numerous examples you can put to immediate use, Introducing VBScript and ActiveX will help you activate your Web pages quickly and easily.

Create Dynamic Web Applications

• Discover the powerful features of Internet Explorer and FrontPage to create applications
• Create server applications using the Internet Information Server APIs
• Use the Internet Database Connector to link SQL Server and Access databases to Web pages
• Learn to add animation, 3-D virtual reality, and video to active content, applications, and the desktop

CD-ROM Includes...

Everything you need to build interactive Web sites and powerful Internet and intranet applications:

• All sample code listings from the book
• The Paint Shop Pro image editing tool from JASC, Inc.
• The ActiveX Control Pad
• Internet Explorer 3.0 with HTML Layout Control
• Microsoft and third-party ActiveX controls
• The complete VBS language spec
• Tons of code that can be used right out of the box