Archive for April, 2008

Differences Between Siebel eScript, Siebel VB and JavaScript

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The following are some key pointers as to the differences between Siebel eScript, Siebel VB and JavaScript.   Siebel VB is case-insensitive however Siebel eScript and JavaScript are case-sensitive. This applies to functions, methods, variables and control statements (e.g. “if else”). A trailing parenthesis () is required for Siebel eScript and JavaScript ...

Deciding what script to write in a particular situation - Siebel Scripting Coding Best Practice Guidelines

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

When deciding what type of Siebel Script to write in a particular situation the following general guidelines can be used.   ·      If the script has only server centric code, then this should be a server script. Note that both Siebel VB and Siebel eScript are supported for server scripts and in ...

Siebel eScript Coding Best Practices Cheat Sheet

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The following is the Siebel eScript cheat sheet that I use on my current Siebel project. I ensure that all my developers have a copy of this cheat sheet printed out and posted up near their desk to ensure they adhere to the project Siebel coding standards.                           The text for each ...