[Javascript] combining Javascript & VBscript

[Chris T]

VBScript (and JavaScript) uses Variants though. So you don't have to define
variables as types.  Why would there be a need to redefine it a second time?
Just set the variable if you want to change it's value type.

Chris Tifer


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Javascript] combining Javascript & VBscript


> Well, some might say that redefining a variable (either by value, or by
> type) might be useful, just as redefining an array might be.  If VBScript
> doesn't support that in some fashion, I'd say it has a serious problem.
>
> -- Dave Lovering
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Novitski" <paul at dandemutande.org>
> To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] combining Javascript & VBscript
>
>
> > One serious advantage VBscript has over Javascript is the enforcement of
> > unique variable names.  Accidentally naming two variables the same can
> > cause problems that are hair-pullingly difficult to detect & debug in a
> > complex application.
> >
> > Javascript blithely allows:
> >
> >          var thingie = "a";
> >          var thingie = "b";
> >
> > whereas VB chokes on:
> >
> >          dim thingie
> >          dim thingie
> >
> > and generates a runtime (compile) error "Name redefined".
> >
> > Alas, neither script seems to enforce uniqueness of function names,
taking
> > (in my experience) the last instance of a function as the one to run
when
> > it's called.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
> > At 10:28 AM 3/30/2004, Chris T wrote:
> > > > for example Javascript's string methods or, gosh, I don't
> > > > know, maybe VBscript's high-level date & time formatting.
> > >
> > >That seems to be the biggest reason to want to do it. If you're going
> > >straight VBScript, you will be limited in that you can't get
Milliseconds
> > >I don't believe, but JS can do that.
> > >
> > >And like you said, the built-in formatting of dates is probably
> > >superior  in VBScript.
> > >
> > >Chris Tifer
> >
> >
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