What is VBScript and how does it differ from Visual Basic?
VBScript represents the low end of the scale of the Microsoft VB family, which also includes Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) as well as Visual Basic 5. VBScript is a subset of VBA and VB, and it was designed to provide client-side scripting capabilities within Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser. The capability to perform client-side processing opens up an entire new realm in Internet applications development. VBScript provides the capability to perform client-side functions such as validating user input. It also enables you to develop highly interactive user interfaces complete with embedded ActiveX controls. Although VBScript originally was a language of modest capabilities, it quickly is maturing into a full-fledged language that provides many of the niceties found in other common and popular interpreted scripting languages, such as Perl. As of this writing, VBScript only has native support within Internet Explorer. Plug-ins are available, such as that developed by NCompas
