Visual Basic Keywords Omitted From VB Script

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VB Script Keyword Reference

Keyword/Feature	Description
Array Handling
Option Base	Declares default lower bound
Arrays with lower bound <> 0	All arrays must have 0 lower bound
Clipboard
Clipboard object	Provides access to the clipboard
`Clear`	Clears the contents of the clipboard
`GetFormat`	Determines format of clipboard object
`GetData`	Returns data from the clipboard
`SetData`	Stores data in the clipboard
`GetText`	Returns text from the clipboard
`SetText`	Stores text in the clipboard
Collection
`Add`	Adds an item to a collection
`Count`	Returns number of items in collection
`Item`	Returns an item from a collection
`Remove`
Removes an item from a collection
Access collections using `!` character	Accesses a collection with !
Conditional Compilation
`#Const`	Defines a compiler constant
`#If…Then…#Else`	Conditional compilation
Constants/Literals
`Const`	Defines a constant
All intrinsic	Predefined constants such as `vbOK` constants
Exponent-based	Real numbers using exponents real number
Trailing data type characters
Defines data types implicitly
Control Flow
`DoEvents`
Yields execution to Windows
`GoSub…Return`	Branches to a label in a procedure
`GoTo`	Goes to a label in a procedure
`On Error GoTo`	Goes to a label on an error
`On…GoSub`	Branches to a label on an index
`On…GoTo`	Goes to a label on an index
`Line numbers`	Line numbers
`Line labels`
Labels define `GoTo`/`GoSub` targets
`With…End With`	Provides easy access to an object
Conversion
`Chr$`	Returns a character from an ASCII code
`Hex$`	Returns string hex from a number
`Oct$`
Returns string octal from a number
`Ccur`	Converts expression to currency
`Cvar`	Converts expression to a variant
`CVDate`	Converts an expression to a date
`Format`	Formats a string
`Format$`	Formats a string
`Str`	Returns a string form of a number
`Str$`
Returns a string form of a number
`Val`	Returns a number from a string
Data Types
All intrinsic data types except variant	Data types such as Date
`Type…End Type`	Defines user-defined data type
Date/Time
Date statement	Returns the current date
Time statement	Returns the current time
`Date$`	Returns the current date
`Time$`	Returns the current time
Timer	Returns seconds elapsed since midnight
DDE
`LinkExecute`	Sends command during DDE conversation
`LinkPoke`
Sends data during a DDE conversation
`LinkRequest`	Receives data during DDE conversation
`LinkSend`	Sends data during a DDE conversation
Debugging
`Debug.Print`	Prints to the debugging window
`End`	Shuts down the application
`Stop`	Stops the application
Declaration
`Declare`	Declares a DLL
`Property Get`	Defines a user-defined class
`Property Let`	Defines a user-defined class
`Property Set`
Defines a user-defined class
`Public`	Declares a public variable
`Private`	Declares a private variable
`ParamArray`	Accepts a variable number of arguments
`Optional`	Specifies an optional argument
`New`	Creates a new object
Error Handling
`Erl`	Returns the line number of an error
`Error`	Returns an error message
`Error$`
Returns an error message
`On Error…Resume`	Enables error handling
`Resume`	Resumes after an error
`Resume Next`	Resumes after an error
File Input/Output
`All`	Opens, reads, writes, and closes files
Financial
All financial	Financial function such as `Rate` functions.
Graphics
`Cls`	Clears the screen
`Circle`	Draws a circle
`Line`
Draws a line
`Point`	Draws a point
`Pset`	Changes a point’s color
`Scale`	Defines the coordinate system
`Print`	Prints to a file
`Spc`	Position output using Print
`Tab`	Inserts a tab character
`TextHeight`
Returns height of a text string
`TextWidth`	Returns width of a text string
`LoadPicture`	Loads a picture from disk
`SavePicture`	Saves a picture to disk
`QBColor`	Returns an RGB color code
`RGB`	Combines RGB color codes
Manipulating Objects
`Arrange`	Arranges windows
`Zorder`	Changes z-order of windows
`SetFocus`
Sets focus to a window
`InputBox$`	Prompts the user for a string
`Drag`	Begins a drag-and-drop operation
`Hide`	Hides a form
`Show`	Shows a form
`Load`	Loads a form
`Unload`	Unloads a form
`Move`
Moves a form
`PrintForm`	Prints a form
`Refresh`	Repaints a form
`AddItem`	Adds item to list box
`RemoveItem`	Removes item from a list box
Miscellaneous
`Environ`	Returns the user’s environment
`Environ$`	Returns the user’s environment
`SendKeys`	Sends keystrokes to a window
`Command`
Returns the command line parameters
`Command$`	Returns the command line parameters
`AppActivate`	Activates an application’s window
`Shell`	Launches another program
`Beep`	Beeps the speaker
Object Manipulation
`GetObject`	Returns an OLE object from a file
`TypeOf`	Returns the type of an object
Operators
`Like`	Compares to strings
Options
`def type`	Sets default data type for variables
`Option Base`	Sets default lower bound for arrays
`Option Compare`
Defines default comparison method
`Option Private`	Defines default scope module
Printing
`TextHeight`	Returns height of a text string
`TextWidth`	Returns width of a text string
`EndDoc`	Terminates a print operation
`NewPage`	Ejects the current page
`PrintForm`	Prints a form
Strings
All fixed-length	Strings with a fixed length
`LCase$`	Converts a string to lowercase
`UCase$`
Converts a string to uppercase
`Lset`	Left-aligns a string
`Rset`	Right-aligns a string
`Space$`	Pads a string with spaces
`String$`	Pads a string with a character
`Format`	Formats a string
`Format$`	Formats a string
`Left$`
Returns left portion of a string
`Mid$`	Returns middle portion of a string
`Right$`	Returns right portion of a string
`Mid Statement`	Replaces a portion of a string
`Trim$`	Removes leading and trailing spaces
`LTrim$`	Removes leading spaces from a string
`RTrim$`	Removes trailing spaces from a string
`StrConv`
Performs various conversions
Using Classes
`TypeName`
Defines a user-defined class
Optional Arguments
`IsMissing`
Indicates missing optional argument

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VB Script Keyword Reference

by Rick Darnell

Visual Basic Keywords Omitted From VB Script

Rick Darnell

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