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VBScripts can be placed in the body and in the head section of an HTML document.

Where to Put the VBScript

VBScripts in a page will be executed immediately while the page loads into the browser. This is not always what we want. Sometimes we want to execute a script when a page loads, or at a later event, such as when a user clicks a button. When this is the case we put the script inside a function or a sub procedure, you will learn about procedures in a later chapter.

Scripts in <head>

Put your functions and sub procedures in the head section, this way they are all in one place, and they do not interfere with page content.

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
function myFunction()
alert("Hello World!")
end function
</script>
</head>

<body onload="myFunction()">
</body>
</html>

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Scripts in <body>

If you don't want your script to be placed inside a function, and especially if your script should write page content, it should be placed in the body section.

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<head>
</head>

<body>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("This message is written by VBScript")
</script>
</body>

</html>

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Scripts in <head> and <body>

You can place an unlimited number of scripts in your document, and you can have scripts in both the body and the head section.

Example (IE Only)

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript">
function myFunction()
alert("Hello World!")
end function
</script>
</head>

<body>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click me</button>
<script type="text/vbscript">
document.write("This message is written by VBScript")
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Using an External VBScript

If you want to run the same VBScript on several pages, without having to write the same script on every page, you can write a VBScript in an external file.

Save the external VBScript file with a .vbs file extension.

Note: The external script cannot contain the <script> tag!

To use the external script, point to the .vbs file in the "src" attribute of the <script> tag:

Example

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/vbscript" src="ex.vbs"></script>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

Try it yourself »

Note: Remember to place the script exactly where you normally would write the script!


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