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SUMMARYThis article provides general information about using Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) with Outlook. MORE INFORMATION
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OverviewVBScript is the programming language that you use to create custom form solutions with Outlook. Microsoft Internet Explorer also uses VBScript to create custom HTML page solutions. Outlook 2000 installs VBScript version 5.0.VBScript is generally a subset of the commands available in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, which in turn is a subset of the commands available in Microsoft Visual Basic. In Outlook, VBScript is stored within Outlook forms or items, such as a contact, mail message, or appointment. There is no global repository for VBScript code in Outlook as there is for Visual Basic for Applications code. VBScript offers the following advantages when used in an enterprise or distributed solution.
VBScript Version History
How to Obtain VBScript Updates and DocumentationUp-to-date information and documentation for Microsoft scripting languages is available from the Microsoft Web site at the following address:http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting Deploying VBScript with an Outlook SolutionIf you download the scripting files from the Scripting Web site, the complete set of scripting dynamic-link libraries (Vbscript.dll, Jscript.dll, and Scrrun.dll) are installed on your computer. Scrrun.dll provides additional objects for use with VBScript, such as the FileSystemObject for reading and writing text files in a file system.REFERENCES
For additional information about available resources and answers
to commonly asked questions about Microsoft Outlook 2000 solutions,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q146636 OL2000: Questions About Custom Forms and Outlook Solutions Additional query words: OutSol OutSol2000 OL2K
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