Vb Script Tutorial

7. Array Functions
Function
Description
Array
Returns a variant containing an array
Filter
Returns a zero-based array that contains a subset of a string array based on a filter criteria
IsArray
Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified variable is an array
Join
Returns a string that consists of a number of substrings in an array
LBound
Returns the smallest subscript for the indicated dimension of an array
Split
Returns a zero-based, one-dimensional array that contains a specified number of substrings
UBound
Returns the largest subscript for the indicated dimension of an array


8. String Functions
Function
Description
InStr
Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins at the first character of the string
InStrRev
Returns the position of the first occurrence of one string within another. The search begins at the last character of the string
LCase
Converts a specified string to lowercase
Left
Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string
Len
Returns the number of characters in a string
LTrim
Removes spaces on the left side of a string
RTrim
Removes spaces on the right side of a string
Trim
Removes spaces on both the left and the right side of a string
Mid
Returns a specified number of characters from a string
Replace
Replaces a specified part of a string with another string a specified number of times
Right
Returns a specified number of characters from the right side of a string
Space
Returns a string that consists of a specified number of spaces
StrComp
Compares two strings and returns a value that represents the result of the comparison
String
Returns a string that contains a repeating character of a specified length
StrReverse
Reverses a string
UCase
Converts a specified string to uppercase

9. Other Functions

Function
Description
CreateObject
Creates an object of a specified type
Eval
Evaluates an expression and returns the result
GetLocale
Returns the current locale ID
GetObject
Returns a reference to an automation object from a file
GetRef
Allows you to connect a VBScript procedure to a DHTML event on your pages
InputBox
Displays a dialog box, where the user can write some input and/or click on a button, and returns the contents
IsEmpty
Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified variable has been initialized or not
IsNull
Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified expression contains no valid data (Null)
IsNumeric
Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether a specified expression can be evaluated as a number
IsObject
Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the specified expression is an automation object
LoadPicture
Returns a picture object. Available only on 32-bit platforms
MsgBox
Displays a message box, waits for the user to click a button, and returns a value that indicates which button the user clicked
RGB
Returns a number that represents an RGB color value
Round
Rounds a number
ScriptEngine
Returns the scripting language in use
ScriptEngineBuildVersion
Returns the build version number of the scripting engine in use
ScriptEngineMajorVersion
Returns the major version number of the scripting engine in use
ScriptEngineMinorVersion
Returns the minor version number of the scripting engine in use
SetLocale
Sets the locale ID and returns the previous locale ID
TypeName
Returns the subtype of a specified variable
VarType
Returns a value that indicates the subtype of a specified variable