I have been using VBScript for some time in my Admin duties for login
scripts, reports, and information gathering. I have recently started looking
at VB.NET and have become interested in learning a more robust language than
VBScript. Can I do everything in VB.NET that I can do in VBScript? What are
the pros and cons of this?

Thanks in advance.

"Primera" <Primera (AT) discussions (DOT) microsoft.com> wrote

Yes, you can do everything in VB.Net that you can do in VBScript and then
some

Pros:

VB.Net is a compiled language, so you gain performance benefits of that.
VB.Net can do more than VBScript can.
VB.Net is a managed language.
VB.Net is easier than VBScript, IMO.
VB.Net means you are learning a .Net language and will one day, hopefully,
make the step to C# :P

Cons:

VB.Net is a compiled language, you have to compile the app for every change
you make to the code.
Umm, yeah...can't think of any other con's atm.

Mythran

So you feel that C# is better than VB.NET? If so....why?

Thanks very much for your help.


"Mythran" wrote:

agreed with pros and cons

BUT

whatever u script in vbscript, u must learn where to find the correct synatx
in vb.bet, it is not copy and paste and expect vb.net to work for u.

What i did was for my vbscript (usually console based), i used vb.net to
create fanciful windows forms, then pass paramenters to vbscript to execute
, so in actual fact, my vbscript is executing.

Of course in the long run, vb.net suppose to run better, but u need time to
convert all the "text" scripts into "exe" vb.net


"Mythran" <kip_potter (AT) hotmail (DOT) comREMOVETRAIL> wrote