INFO: VBScript Features Not in Visual Basic for Applications (190274)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 5.0
This article was previously published under Q190274

SUMMARY

Here is a list of features or keywords that are in VBScript but are not available in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

MORE INFORMATION

VBScript Features not in Visual Basic for Applications: 
   Category                Feature/Keyword
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   Formatting strings      FormatCurrency
                           FormatDateTime
                           FormatNumber
                           FormatPercent
                           MonthName
                           WeekdayName

   Intrinsic constants     vbGeneralDate
                           vbLongDate
                           vbLongTime
                           vbShortDate
                           vbLongDate
                           vbTristateFalse
                           vbTristateMixed
                           vbTristateTrue
                           vbTristateUseDefault

   Objects                 Dictionary
                           FileSystemObject
                           TextStream

   Rounding                Round

   Strings                 Filter
                           InstrRev
                           Join
                           Replace
                           Split
                           StrReverse

   Script Engine
   Identification          ScriptEngine
                           ScriptEngineBuildVersion
                           ScriptEngineMajorVersion
                           ScriptEngineMinorVersion

REFERENCES

For further information see the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/scripting/

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/31/2002
Keywords:kbinfo kbScript KB190274
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