VBScript in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

ExecuteGlobal Statement

Syntax

ExecuteGlobal statement

statement

Use: Required

Data Type: String

A string expression containing zero or more statements for execution.

Description

Executes zero or more statements in the global namespace of a script.

Rules at a Glance

• statement must evaluate to a string containing one or more executable statements. An executable statement is any call to a user-defined procedure or function, or to an intrinsic VBScript command.

• If statement contains multiple statements or lines of code, you can separate them with colons.

• You can also separate statements or lines of code with embedded line breaks (i.e., vbCrLf).

• If statement includes an equal sign, it is interpreted as an assignment rather than an evaluation. For example, x = 3 assigns the value 3 to the variable x, rather than comparing the value of the variable x with 3.

• Code created by ExecuteGlobal is executed in the script’s global namespace. The global namespace is the following:

  • In ASP and IE, code within a <SCRIPT>...</SCRIPT> tag, but outside of individual functions or procedures.

  • In Outlook, form-level code outside of individual event handlers, functions, or procedures.

  • In WSH, code outside of individual functions and procedures.

Example

The example WSH script illustrates the difference between Execute and ExecuteGlobal. Each is called within the MainProc procedure to define a subroutine. Execute creates a procedure named Proc2; however, it is only visible if called from MainProc. ExecuteGlobal creates ...