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Welcome to the Scripting section. Scripting is used to control parts of web pages
after they have been downloaded to the browser. Scripting can be used to do anything
from displaying a message, to changing the background color, to checking that the user
entered their email address in a form or starting a music file playing at the press of a
button. Scripting languages are generally easier to learn and less strict than
programming languages.
There are two common scripting languages that are used for HTML pages at this time.
First is JavaScript, based on Java.
Created by Netscape, this language is supported by both Netscape Navigator v.2+ and
Internet Explorer v.3+, though Microsoft calls their version JScript. The second
scripting language is VBScript, based on Microsoft's
Visual Basic programming language. Currently, VBScript is only supported by Internet
Explorer.
Scripting Sub-Sections
- JavaScript: The most commonly used scripting
language used on the web today. Supported by Netscape 2+ and Internet Explorer 3+.
- VBScript: The second-most commonly used web scripting
language. Supported by Internet Explorer 3+.
- Scripting Links: Links to pages dealing
with JavaScript, VBScript, and other scripting languages. Feel free to add links
that you find.
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