Here we shall talk about user defined procedures.
Procedures are set of executable statements.
In VBScript, there are two types of procedures:
- Sub Procedures
- Function Procedures
Sub Procedures
A sub procedure is a series of VBScript statements, enclosed by Sub and End Sub statements which perform actions but do not return a value. A sub procedure can take arguments. If a sub procedure doesn’t receive any arguments, its Sub statement must include an empty parenthesis().The following Sub procedure uses two intrinsic, or built-in, VBScript functions, MsgBox and InputBox , to prompt a user for information. It then displays the results of a calculation based on that information. The calculation is performed in a Function procedure created using VBScript. The Function procedure is shown after the following discussion.
Sub ConvertTemp()
temp = InputBox("Please enter the temperature in degrees F.", 1)
MsgBox "The temperature is " & Celsius(temp) & " degrees C."
End Sub
Function Procedures
A function procedure is a series of VBScript statements enclosed by the Function and End Function statements. A function procedure is similar to a sub procedure but it can return value to the calling function. A function procedure can take arguments (constants, variables or expressions that are passed to it by a calling procedure). If a function procedure has no arguments, it Function statement must include an empty set of parenthesis. A function returns a value by assigning a value to its name in one or more statements of the procedure. Since VBScript has only one base data type, a function always returns a variant.In the following example, the Celsius function calculates degrees Celsius from degrees Fahrenheit. When the function is called from the ConvertTemp Sub procedure, a variable containing the argument value is passed to the function. The result of the calculation is returned to the calling procedure and displayed in a message box.
Sub ConvertTemp()
temp = InputBox("Please enter the temperature in degrees F.", 1)
MsgBox "The temperature is " & Celsius(temp) & " degrees C."
End Sub
Function Celsius(fDegrees)
Celsius = (fDegrees - 32) * 5 / 9
End FunctionTips:- To get data out of a procedure, you must use a Function. Remember, a Function procedure can return a value; a Sub procedure can't.
- A Function in your code must always be used on the right side of a variable assignment or in an expression.
- To call a Sub procedure from another procedure, type the name of the procedure along with values for any required arguments, each separated by a comma. The Call statement is not required, but if you do use it, you must enclose any arguments in parentheses.
- The following example shows two calls to the
MyProcprocedure. One uses the Call statement in the code; the other doesn't. Both do exactly the same thing.
Call MyProc(firstarg, secondarg)
MyProc firstarg, secondarg
Notice that the parentheses are omitted in the call when theCall statement isn't used.



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