The advent of client-side scripting makes it possible to create programs that run on a user's browser in response to particular user actions, like passing the mouse over a hyperlink or clicking a standard HTML command button. By taking advantage of client-side scripts, web pages can be made more interactive, and many programs that ran as applications on the server before client-side scripting can now execute on the browser, improving the performance of a site's web pages in the process. Learning VBScript shows how to take full advantage of client-side scripting using Microsoft's own scripting language, VBScript. It consists of three sections that quickly show how to write client-side scripts to enhance a web site's pages.

The CD-ROM accompanying Learning VBScript includes over 170 code samples and allows you to retrieve examples by category; you can, for instance, retrieve hyperlinks to all the examples that include ActiveX controls. In addition, the CD-ROM includes a complete shopping cart application that can be easily customized for your own needs. For content providers who want to learn client-side scripting or VB programmers who want to create web applications, Learning VBScript is the definitive guide that takes you through language basics as well as specific techniques for developing professional web pages.