The following conventions are used throughout this tutorial:

• Scripting examples are written in the Microsoft Visual Basic® Scripting Edition (VBScript) language.
  
• Methods written in Microsoft JScript® are case-sensitive. In general, you should use the same case as the syntax examples in this document.
  
• Parameters in brackets (for example, [anyValue]) are optional.

The following table lists variable prefixes in parameter listings and code examples, and their corresponding descriptions.

Prefix	Description
any	Any type
b	Boolean
int	Integer
nat	Natural number or nonnegative integer
obj	Object (IDispatch interface)
str	String