VB Script - Part II

⇒Array Function:

Array: Returns a Variant containing an array.

Syntax: Array(arglist)

Arguments:

(required) argument is a comma-delimited list of values that are assigned to the elements of an array
arglist: contained with the
Variant. If no arguments are specified, an array of zero length is created.

Example:
A = Array(10,20,30)

Print A(0) 'Output --> 10

Print A(1) 'Output --> 20
Print A(2) 'Output -->30

'Single dimensional Array with five elements

Dim Num(5)
Num(0)=10
Num(1)=20
Num(2)=30
Num(3)=40
Num(4)=50

Print Num(0) 'Output --> 10

Print Num(1) 'Output --> 20
Print Num(2) 'Output -->30
Print Num(3) 'Output -->40

'multidimensional array
Dim DNum(3,2)
DNum(0,0)=10
DNum(0,1)=20
DNum(1,0)=30
DNum(1,1)=40
DNum(2,0)=50
DNum(2,1)=60

Print DNum(0,0) 'Output --> 10

Print DNum(0,1) 'Output --> 20
Print DNum(1,0) 'Output -->30
Print DNum(1,1) 'Output -->40
Print DNum(2,0) 'Output -->50
Print DNum(2,1) 'Output -->60

⇒IsArray Function

IsArray: Returns a Boolean value indicating whether a variable is an array.

Syntax: IsArray(varname)

Arguments:

varname: Can be any variable.

Example:
'IsArray

Dim Arr
Dim NArr

Arr = Array(10,20,30)

Print IsArray(Arr) 'Output -->True

Print IsArray(NArr) 'Output -->False

⇒LBound Function

LBound: Returns the smallest available subscript for the indicated dimension of an array.

Syntax: LBound(arrayname[, dimension])

Arguments:

Name of the array variable; follows standard variable naming

arrayname:
conventions.
Whole number indicating which dimension's lower bound is
dimension: returned. Use 1 for the first dimension, 2 for the second, and so on. If
dimension is omitted, 1 is assumed.

Example:

'LBound
Dim LArr
LArr = Array(10,20,30)
Print Lbound(LArr,1) 'Output --> 0
''multidimensional array
Dim Lmarr(3,2)

Print LBound(Lmarr,2) 'Output --> 0

⇒UBound Function

UBound: Returns the largest available subscript for the indicated dimension of an array.

Syntax: UBound(arrayname[, dimension])

Arguments:

arrayname: (Required) Name of the array variable; follows standard variable naming conventions.
(Optional) Whole number indicating which dimension's upper bound is returned. Use 1 for the
dimension: first dimension,
2 for the second, and so on. If dimension is omitted, 1 is assumed.

Example:

'UBound

Dim UArr
UArr = Array(10,20,30)
Print Ubound(UArr,1) 'Output --> 2

''multidimensional array
Dim Umarr(3,2,4)

Print UBound(Umarr,1) 'Output --> 3

Print UBound(Umarr,2) 'Output --> 2
Print UBound(Umarr,3) 'Output --> 4

⇒Date Function

Date: Returns the current system date.

Syntax: Date

Example:

'Date Print Date 'Output -->Displays the current system date.

⇒Time Function

Time: Returns a Variant of subtype Date indicating the current system time.
Syntax: Time

Example:

'Time

Print Time
'Output --> Displays the current system time.

⇒DateAdd Function

DateAdd: Returns a date to which a specified time interval has been added.

Syntax: DateAdd(interval, number, date)

Arguments:

(Required) String expression that is the interval you want to add. See Settings section for
interval:
values.
(Required) Numeric expression that is the number of interval you want to add. The numeric
number: expression can either be positive, for dates in the future, or negative, for dates in the past.

date: (Required) Variant or literal representing the date to which interval is added.

Example:
'DateAdd

Print DateAdd("yyyy",1,"November 01, 2010")

'Output-->11/1/2011

⇒DateDiff Function

DateDiff: Returns the number of intervals between two dates.

Syntax: DateDiff(interval, date1, date2 [,firstdayofweek[, firstweekofyear]])

Arguments:

(Required) String expression that is the interval you want to use to calculate the
interval: differences between
date1 and date2.
date1, date2: (Required) Date expressions. Two dates you want to use in the calculation.
(Optional) Constant that specifies the day of the week. If not specified, Sunday is
firstdayofweek:
assumed.
(Optional) Constant that specifies the first week of the year. If not specified, the
firstweekofyear:
first week is assumed to be the week in which January 1 occurs.
Example:

'DateDiff Print DateDiff("yyyy","November 01, 2008","November 01, 2009") 'Output--> 1

⇒DatePart Function

DatePart: Returns the specified part of a given date.

Syntax: DatePart(interval, date[, firstdayofweek[, firstweekofyear]])

Arguments:

interval: (Required) String expression that is the interval of time you want to return.
date: (Required) Date expression you want to evaluate.
(Optional) Constant that specifies the day of the week. If not specified,
firstdayof week:
Sunday is assumed.
(Optional) Constant that specifies the first week of the year. If not
firstweekofyear: specified, the first week is assumed to be the week in which January
1 occurs.

Example:
'DatePart

Print DatePart("yyyy","November 01, 2008")

'Output--> 2008

⇒Day Function

Day: Returns a whole number between 1 and 31, inclusive, representing the day of the month.

Syntax: Day(date)

expression represent a date. If date contains Null, Null is

date:
returned.

Example:
'Day

Print Day("11-01-2010")
'Output -->1

Print Day("11/1/2010")
'Output -->1
Print Day("November 01, 2010")
'Output -->1

⇒Month Function

Month: Returns a whole number between 1 and 12, inclusive, representing the month of the year.

Syntax: Month(date)

expression represent a date. If date contains Null, Null is

date:
returned.

Example:
'Month

Print Month("11-01-2010")
'Output -->11

Print Month("11/1/2010")
'Output -->11

Print Month("November 01, 2010")

'Output -->11

⇒MonthName Function

MonthName: Returns a string indicating the specified month.

Syntax: MonthName(month[, abbreviate])

Arguments:

(Required) The numeric designation of the month. For example, January is 1,

month:
February is 2, and so on.
(Optional) Boolean value that indicates if the month name is to be abbreviated. If
abbreviate: omitted, the default is False, which means that the month name is not abbreviated.

Example:
'MonthName

Print MonthName(11,true)
'Output -->Nov

Print MonthName(12,false)
'Output -->December

Print MonthName(9)
'Output -->September
Weekday Function

⇒Weekday:

Returns a whole number representing the day of the week.

Syntax: Weekday(date, [firstdayofweek])

Arguments:

Any expression that can represent a date. If date contains Null, Null
date:
is returned.
A constant that specifies the first day of the week. If omitted,
firstdayofweek:
vbSunday is assumed.

Example:

'Weekday

Print Weekday ("November 03, 2010")

'Output -->4 (which means it’s a Wednesday)

⇒WeekdayName Function

WeekdayName: Returns a string indicating the specified day of the week.

Syntax: WeekdayName(weekday, abbreviate, firstdayofweek)

Arguments:

(Required) The numeric designation for the day of the week. Numeric value of each
weekday:
day depends on setting of the firstdayofweek setting.
(Optional) Boolean value that indicates if the weekday name is to be abbreviated. If
abbreviate:
omitted, the default is False, which means that the weekday name is not abbreviated.
firstdayofweek: (Optional) Numeric value indicating the first day of the week.

Example:
'WeekdayName

Print WeekdayName(4)
'Output -->Wednesday

⇒Year Function

Year: Returns a whole number representing the year.

Syntax: Year(date)
Arguments:

Any expression that can represent a date. If date contains Null, Null
date:
is returned.

Example:
'Year

Print Year("11-01-2010")
'Output -->2010

Print Year("11/1/2010")
'Output -->2010

Print Year("November 01, 2010")

'Output -->2010

⇒Hour Function

Hour: Returns a whole number between 0 and 23, inclusive, representing the hour of the day.

Syntax: Hour(time)

Arguments:

time: is any expression that can represent a time. If time contains Null, Null is returned.

Example:
'Hour

Print Hour(Now)
'Output -->Displays the current system hour.

⇒Minute Function

Minute: Returns a whole number between 0 and 59, inclusive, representing the minute of the
hour.

Syntax: Minute(time)

Arguments:

is any expression that can represent a time. If time contains Null, Null is
time:
returned.

Example:
'Minute
Print Minute(Now)
'Output -->Displays the current system minute.

⇒Second Function

Second: Returns a whole number between 0 and 59, inclusive, representing the second of the
minute.

Syntax: Second(time)

Arguments:

is any expression that can represent a time. If time contains Null, Null
time:
is returned.

Example:
'Second

Print Second(Now)
'Output -->Displays the current system Second.

⇒Now Function

Now: Returns the current date and time according to the setting of your computer's system date
and time.

Syntax: Now

Example:
'Now

Print Now
'Output -->Displays the current system date & time.

⇒TimeSerial Function

TimeSerial: Returns a Variant of subtype Date containing the time for a specific hour, minute,
and second.

Syntax: TimeSerial(hour, minute, second)

Arguments:

Number between 0 (12:00 A.M.) and 23 (11:00 P.M.), inclusive, or a numeric

hour:
expression.
minute: Any numeric expression.
second: Any numeric expression.
Example:
'TimeSerial

Print Timeserial(13,30,00)
'Output -->1:30:00 PM

⇒TimeValue Function

TimeValue: Returns a Variant of subtype Date containing the time.

Syntax: TimeValue(time)

Arguments:

is usually a string expression representing a time from 0:00:00 (12:00:00 A.M.) to 23:59:59
(11:59:59 P.M.), inclusive. However, time can also be any expression that represents a time in that
time:
range. If time contains Null, Null is returned.

Example:
'TimeValue

Print TimeValue("16:30:00")
'Output -->4:30:00 PM