VBScript
Scripting language based on COM-based Visual Basic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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VBScript (Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is a deprecated programming language for scripting on Microsoft Windows using Component Object Model (COM) based on classic Visual Basic and Active Scripting.
Developer | Microsoft |
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First appeared | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) |
Stable release | 5.8
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OS | Windows |
Filename extensions | .vbs, .vbe, .wsf, .wsc (.asp, .hta, .htm, .html) |
Website | docs |
Major implementations | |
Windows Script Host, Active Server Pages | |
Influenced by | |
Visual Basic | |
Influenced | |
Windows PowerShell |
VBScript was popular with system administrators for managing computers; automating many aspects of computing environment.
VBScript running environments include: Windows Script Host (WSH), Internet Explorer (IE), and Internet Information Services (IIS).[1] The running environment is embeddable in other programs via the Microsoft Script Control (msscript.ocx).
VBScript has been installed by default in every desktop release of Microsoft Windows since Windows 98;[2] in Windows Server since Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack;[3] and optionally with Windows CE (depending on the device it is installed on).
In October 2023, Microsoft announced that VBScript is deprecated and is slated to be removed in a future release.[4]