<s>
LotusScript	B-Language
is	O
an	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
used	O
by	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Notes	I-Operating_System
(	O
since	O
version	O
4.0	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
IBM	O
Lotus	O
Software	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LotusScript	B-Language
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
are	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
Integrated	O
Development	O
Environments	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
product-specific	O
object	B-Language
classes	O
provided	O
in	O
each	O
language	O
that	O
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VB	O
includes	O
a	O
richer	O
set	O
of	O
classes	O
for	O
UI	O
manipulation	O
,	O
whereas	O
LotusScript	B-Language
includes	O
a	O
richer	O
set	O
of	O
application-specific	O
classes	O
for	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Notes	I-Operating_System
,	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Word	I-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
and	O
Lotus	B-Application
1-2-3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Notes	I-Operating_System
,	O
there	O
are	O
classes	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Notes	O
databases	O
,	O
documents	O
(	O
records	O
)	O
in	O
those	O
databases	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
classes	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
OLE	B-Application
Automation	I-Application
objects	O
outside	O
the	O
Lotus	B-Operating_System
Notes	I-Operating_System
environment	O
,	O
from	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
LotusScript	B-Language
also	O
allows	O
the	O
definition	O
of	O
user-defined	O
types	O
and	O
classes	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
inherit	O
from	O
the	O
product-specific	O
classes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LotusScript	B-Language
programs	O
can	O
access	O
Microsoft	O
Office	O
documents	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
OLE	B-Application
automation	I-Application
in	O
libraries	O
from	O
MS	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
