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In VBScript we have four looping statements:
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For...Next statement - runs statements a Flash Templates
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Do...Loop statement - loops while or until a
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Exit a For...Next

You can exit a For...Next statement with the Exit For

keyword.

For Each...Next

A For Each...Next loop repeats a block of code for

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each item in a collection, or for each element of an

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You can use Do...Loop statements to run a block of

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Do While i>10
some code
Loop

If i equals 9, the code inside the loop above will never

be executed.

Do
some code
Loop While i>10

The code inside this loop will be executed at least one

time, even if i is less than 10.

Repeating Code Until a Condition Becomes

True

You use the Until keyword to check a condition in a

Do...Loop statement.

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Do Until i=10
some code
Loop

If i equals 10, the code inside the loop will never be

executed.

Do
some code
Loop Until i=10

The code inside this loop will be executed at least one

time, even if i is equal to 10.

Exit a Do...Loop

You can exit a Do...Loop statement with the Exit Do

keyword.

Do Until i=10
i=i-1
If i<10 Then Exit Do
Loop

The code inside this loop will be executed as long as i

is different from 10, and as long as i is greater than
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