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Developed by Microsoft, VBScript (Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is an Active Scripting language based on Visual Basic. It is specifically designed to add functionality to existing programs, rather than to write programs themselves.

Although Visual Basic Scripts can be complex enough to be considered "programs," there are times when just a single line of Visual Basic Script can prove quite useful. Still, scripting is typically a technique for "power users" and not ideal for computer novices. Whatever your computer skills, you should always be sure that the application you're working with doesn’t already offer a solution to your challenge before embarking upon a script-based solution.

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• A Note on Technical Support for Visual Basic Scripting

  Seagull Scientific technical support is able to provide support for the VBScripting transform, the Script Editor, and the provided scripting objects. They can even help you determine whether or not writing a script is likely to help with your specific technical requirement.

• Script Editor

  Provides a built-in script editor that lets you create custom scripts to modify documents.

• Scripting in BarTender

  Describes the methods you can use to modify data and designs using VBScript in BarTender.

• General Scripting Topics

  Describes various aspects of scripting when working with VBScript in BarTender, including referencing database fields and named data sources.

• Scripting Objects Reference

  Details the application-specific Visual Basic commands provided in BarTender for your use.