Visual Basic Script

Summary

Visual Basic Script is a scripting language^[1]. It draws 557 Wikipedia views per month (scripting_language category, ranking #4 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Visual Basic Script's instance of is recorded as scripting language^[3].
• Visual Basic Script's instance of is recorded as interpreted language^[4].
• Visual Basic Script's based on is recorded as Visual Basic^[5].
• Visual Basic Script's developer is recorded as Microsoft^[6].
• Visual Basic Script's software version identifier is recorded as 5.8^[7].
• Visual Basic Script's Commons category is recorded as VBScript^[8].
• 1996 marks the founding of Visual Basic Script^[9].
• Visual Basic Script's official website is recorded as https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/t0aew7h6(v=vs.85)^[10].
• Visual Basic Script's official website is recorded as https://docs.microsoft.com/ja-jp/previous-versions/windows/scripting/cc392489(v=msdn.10)^[11].
• Visual Basic Script's readable file format is recorded as VBScript file^[12].
• Visual Basic Script's writable file format is recorded as VBScript file^[13].
• Visual Basic Script's media type is recorded as text/vbscript^[14].
• Visual Basic Script's media type is recorded as text/vbs^[15].
• Visual Basic Script's file extension is recorded as vbs^[16].
• Visual Basic Script's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/vbscript^[17].
• Visual Basic Script's P6009 is recorded as 22809^[18].
• Visual Basic Script's dialect of computer language is recorded as Visual Basic^[19].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include scripting language^[3] and interpreted language^[4].

History and Context

1996 marks the founding of Visual Basic Script^[9].

Why It Matters

Visual Basic Script draws 557 Wikipedia views per month (scripting_language category, ranking #4 of 20).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]