VBScript Basics, Part 30 | For – Each – Next – Loops

VBScripting (.vbs) Basic tutorial on how to use a For Next Loop, and For Each Next Loop, to loop things a certain amount of times or to loop through a set of objects in a group, such as files and folders inside of a folder.

Code Example:
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Option Explicit
Dim objFSO, objFolder, x

Set objFSO = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(“C:UsersJeremyDownloads”)

For Each x In objFolder.SubFolders

If x.Name = “Dad” then
Exit For
Else
MsgBox x.Name
End If

Next
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Option Explicit
Dim Login, tries

For tries = 1 To 3
Login = InputBox(“Type in the password”)
If Login = “password” Then
Exit For
ElseIf tries = 3 Then
MsgBox “Sorry, you ran out of tries.”, vbCritical
Wscript.Quit
End If
Next
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Know the Basics:
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For countVariable = 1 To Max#
‘code here
Next

For Each object In objects
‘code here
Next
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