Opera and client-side VBScript .vbs files

[DaveBo]

Anyone know if the Opera browser can handle .vbs files?

When I just tried one, rather than execute it, Opera just displayed the text of the vbs file.

Thanks, DaveBo

[Danial]

Originally posted by DaveBo
Anyone know if the Opera browser can handle .vbs files?

When I just tried one, rather than execute it, Opera just displayed the text of the vbs file.

Thanks, DaveBo

As far as I know vbs is only supported by IE, i doubt any other browser will support it as it is MS's propritory scripting language..

[Cander]

Change that from doubt to for sure. No browser other than IE supports vbs.

[Danial]

Originally posted by Cander
Change that from doubt to for sure. No browser other than IE supports vbs.

Thanks, i was pretty sure but you never know, someone always comes up with "Nope, it can be done".

But when Dr fFox says it its confirmed

[DaveBo]

Yup.
I tried simple VBS and JavaScript in IE, Netscape and Opera browsers.

Only IE would handle the VBS, they all handled the JavaScript,
but when I tried adding automation, i.e. to open an Access.Application, again only IE could handle it using either script language.

Thanks, DaveBo

[Cander]

Yeah. Dont touch Vbscript as Firefox is slowly erroding IE market share. And if using javascript, make sure its standard javascript, not Microsofts bastardized JScript.

[Danial]

Originally posted by Cander
Yeah. Dont touch Vbscript as Firefox is slowly erroding IE market share. And if using javascript, make sure its standard javascript, not Microsofts bastardized JScript.

I keep banging on about not using VBScript in client side, but a lot still uses it

Long live FireFox