Add a line to the top of a text file
April 1st, 2008 by 
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Loading ...ForReading and ForWriting – that we’ll use when working with our text file.
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Read just the last line of a text file
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Reading the last line of a file is a workaround. There is no script that reads just the last line of a text file. But here’s a script that will make it look like you read just the last line of a text file:
Generate GUID
April 1st, 2008 by daniva 
Loading ...GUID (global unique identifier) is a term used by Microsoft for a number that its programming generates to create a unique identity for an entity such as a Word document. GUIDs are widely used in Microsoft products to identify interfaces, replica sets, records, and other objects. Different kinds of objects have different kinds of GUIDs - for instance, a Microsoft Access database uses a 16-byte field to establish a unique identifier for replication.
Generate random string
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Sometimes we need to generate a random string to use in our tests. The following code generates a random string of alpha characters. You can extend the function to generate additional strings.
Adding quotes
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Adds quotes to a filename… especially useful when sending an argument to a program (ie a filename) and it has spaces in it (with spaces if shows up as multiple arguments.
Formatting messages and strings
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...The following function formats messages, using the Dot.Net format principle.
Convert string to lowercase/uppercase
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the LCase function and to convert a string to lower-case.
Use the UCase function and to convert a string to upper-case.
Trim trailing or leading white spaces
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the LTrim, RTrim, and Trim to trim whitespace from a string.
Concatenating Strings
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...The string operator & performs a string concatenation also the + operator.
Case-sensitive string compare
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the Space and String to create a string having a single character repeated N times.
Case-insensitive string compare
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the StrComp function and vbTextCompare argument to compare strings without case sensitivity.
Extract sub string from the end of a string
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the Right Function to extract a substring from the end of a string.
Modify characters within a string
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the Mid Function to modify a substring within a string
Get length of string
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the Len Function to return the length of a string.
Extract sub string from the beginning of a string
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the Left Function to extract a substring from the beginning of a string.
Determine if a string contains a valid date
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use IsDate to determine if a string contains a valid date.
Find last occurrence of sub string within a string?
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Find the starting position of the last occurrence of a substring within a string. ( With strings, the first character is at position 1 )
Where Is ‘93′ hides?
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...VBScript has no built-in function where we can find all occurrences of a substring inside a string. Only regular with expressions ( Regexp ) the task is easier. However you need to use Regexp, Matches, and Match objects.
String contains sub string?
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the CItn function to Determine if a string contains a substring.
Convert number to a string
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...Use the CStr to convert a number into it’s string representation
Convert ASCII value to character
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...The Asc function takes an ASCII character code and returns the character.
Return ASCII character code of a letter
April 1st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...The Asc function returns the ASCII code of the first character in the string.
Determine the day of the week
March 31st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...VBScript has a built-in function called DatePart that can take any date you give it and tell you everything from the hour to the minute to the day of the week. All you have to do is pass DatePart two items:
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Tomorrow and Yesterday’s dates
March 31st, 2008 by daniva Loading ...what if you want to retrieve today’s date? But what about yesterday’s date? it’s just as easy to determine yesterday’s date as it is today’s date. That’s because VBScript can do date arithmetic: give it today’s date, and then you can simply subtract 1 day to determine yesterday’s date. In other words:
VBScript Nitpicking (the good kind) - part.2
March 30th, 2008 by Yaron Assa Loading ...Possible ByRef catastrophes
The example from part 1 (regarding passing objects as ByVal parameters) might lead us to believe that when passing an object to a function, we shouldn’t care less if it’s passed ByVal or ByRef, as we’re passing the object’s reference in any case. Any change to the object within the function’s scope will […]
VBScript Nitpicking (the good kind) - part.1
March 30th, 2008 by Yaron Assa Loading ...A very refreshing debate at SQAForums has really opened my eyes on the small details involved with Objects, Scopes and Procedure calls. I thought it was a good idea to write a summary of what went on there, and I took the opportunity and added a very detailed background about many basic terms that may […]
VS2008 & PDM.DLL dramatically improves QTP’s debug engine
March 30th, 2008 by Yaron Assa 
Loading ...Yesterday I was in for a very pleasant surprise - I’ve just installed Visual Studio 2008, and was working on a QTP test, when I’ve noticed a something strange with QTP’s Debug view.
Usually when you add a watch to an Object, QTP will present it as an enigmatic “<Object>”, with no further description. If you’re […]
VBScript Tutorial
March 29th, 2008 by Yaron Assa Loading ...We are already proud to present the very first addition to the First Steps section - a unique VBScript tutorial.
The tutorial is composed of 18 presentations (11 basic + 7 advanced), which ease you into the world of VBScript usage, and allow you to understand the simple concepts of programming before moving into the actual code examples and more advanced subjects.
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