VBScript Programmer's Reference, Third Edition

Appendix D. Visual Basic Constants Supported in VBScript

This appendix is primarily aimed at the Visual Basic programmer who wants to make the jump to VBScript. It covers all of the Visual Basic constants that are supported in VBScript. Constants are useful in script because they allow you to use a specific value without explicitly writing it.

Color Constants

These constants are used within script code to specify particular colors.

Constant	Value	Description
VbBlack	&h00	Black
VbRed	&Hff	Red
VbGreen	&hFF00	Green
VbYellow	&hFFFF	Yellow
VbBlue	&hFF0000	Blue
VbMagenta	&hFF00FF	Magenta
VbCyan	&hFFFF00	Cyan
VbWhite	&hFFFFFF	White

Comparison Constants

These constants are used to switch between binary or textual comparisons.

Constant	Value	Description
VbBinaryCompare	0	Perform a binary comparison.
VbTextCompare	1	Perform a textual comparison.
vbUseSystemDayOfWeek	0	Use the day of the week specified for your computer as the first day of the week.
vbFirstJan1	1	Use the week in which January 1 occurs as the first week of the year (this is the default).
VbFirstFourDays	2	Use the week that has at least four days in the new year.
VbFirstFullWeek	3	Use the first full week of the year.

Date Format Constants

These constants determine how a date is displayed.

Constant	Value	Description
VbGeneralDate	0	Displays a date and/or time. The format is determined by your system settings.
VbLongDate	1	Display a date using your system's long date format.
VbShortDate	2	Display a date using your system's short date format.
VbLongTime	3	Display a time using your system's long ...