JavaScript/VBScript

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  17 years ago

  by JesusFreak

  JesusFreak

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  What is the advantage/differences/disadvantage of VBScript and JavaScript?

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  17 years ago

  by fanen

  fanen

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  well, vbscript is widely used in ASP (since it is run on the server), asides that, i don't see much use, maybe because nobody wants to help microsoft!!! lol, some argue there's wider support for javascript (JScript on Microsoft IE, and Javascript on Netscape. It is an implementation of ECMAscript, you should find info at
  

  
  http://www.ecma.ch    find your way to ecma specification?
  

  
  so if you want a wide compatibility for your script, you choose jscript/javascript, it is the one with the highest guarantee to work, that's if you don't make use of proprietary features (these are those that netscape and microsoft decide to add to their own implementatio of ecmascript in order to entice people, not knowing that they are making it more difficult to ensure compatibility!!!)
  

  
  vbscript shares syntax with visual basic (classic), so if you know vb5/6 then you can as well say you know vbscript, meanwhile javascript/jscript draws syntax from c++ and java, it is also case sensitive, and has more APPEAL (at least i find it more appealing, even though i do VB!)
  

  
  so, if you'd ask me, you go for javascript/jscript, leave vbscript for asp, it's even more interesting to use in asp!
  

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