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VBScript Where To ...

VBScripts in the body section will be executed WHILE the page loads.

VBScripts in the head section will be executed when CALLED.

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, other times when a user triggers an event.

Scripts in <head>

Scripts to be executed when they are called, or when an event is triggered, go in the head section.

If you place a script in the head section, you will ensure that the script is loaded before anyone uses it.

Example (IE Only)

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

<body>
</body>
</html>

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Scripts in <body>

Scripts to be executed when the page loads go in the body section.

If you place a script in the body section, it generates the content of a page.

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, so you can have scripts in both the body and the head section.

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