Default Startup Module Name in VBScript

[George Bleck]

Quick question that I just can't seem to find a straight answer on...

Is there a default first called module in VBScript akin to PBMAIN?

I know you can have code outside of modules in VBScript but I was trying to determine if there was a default module name which would override/replace stuff that was outside of modules.

[Eros Olmi]

Looking at MS documentation at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...7y(VS.85).aspx
seems not.

[George Bleck]

Aye, I had been reviewing that but there is nothing that points in either direction that I can find.

I guess I just need to hear "there isn't one" as opposed to not knowing for sure. Programmers mind

[George Bleck]

There is a way to define a default module in a class but i'm not working with classes in this case.

[Eros Olmi]

Usually I do not like "absolute" convinction (there is always someone knowing more than me ) but if you prefer: there is no automatic executed function in VBScript!

But yes, like you said, there is the constructor of a class that is invoked every time a new object of that class is created but you need to create an object of that class and release it at the end:

Function PBMain
   MsgBox("Hi there from PBMain")
End Function
 
Class MyMain
   '---Constructor
   Private Sub Class_Initialize
      PBMain
   End Sub
   '---Destructor
   'Private Sub Class_Terminate
   '   do something at the end
   'End Sub
End Class
 
Set MyApplication = New MyMain
Set MyApplication = Nothing

At this point it is more easy something like:

Function PBMain
   MsgBox("Hi there from PBMain")
End Function
 
Call PBMain

[George Bleck]

Thank Eros... needed that forceful nature

[Knuth Konrad]

As Eros said, there's no default startup procedure in VBScript. Therefore I always fake it by doing

' Possible declarations
Dim ....

' First executing code line
Call Main()

Sub Main()

End Sub

' Other procedures follow if needed and are called from within Sub Main