I need to learn visual basic script, and fast, problem being, at the moment, iv'e got a couple of books on VBS.net kicking around, but they are no help at all, as they assume the user already knows VBS.
Looked around on a few sites, and I can find nothing that would help a rank beginner actually learn the language and how to use it.
Any advice? as I know we are bound to have a few programmers, AS and all :lol:
Use a different language
Or, failing that - get some sample code and read it. VBScript is painfully simple. If you know normal Visual Basic it's even simpler.
I'm aiming to learn both at the same time, visual basic, and VBSscript, and painfully simple, to you perhaps, but to me, regrettably not so.
Visual Basic (pre .NET) and VB script are reasonably similar, so you can probably just learn VB and then read a few scripts like Gareth said. If you want to learn VB 6 quickly try a Sams Teach Yourself book or similar, and then read all the script that you can find! Hope this helps.
I recommend learning VB first, on its own. The Sams Teach Yourself book is superb and you won't need to worry hugely about anything more advanced than that.
Then put on your retrograde hat for vbscript where you'll enjoy unlearning some of the neat things in VB that are not in vbscript or where usage is ever so slightly different.
Good luck! :grin: