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I need to get VB Script training so I think it's a good start point.

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VBA is "embedded" usually in MS Office documents. VB Script is run as a script. Please see this link, it can provide more detail http://musannif.blogspot.com/2008/08/difference-between-vb-vba-and-vbs.html

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VBA is Visual Basic for Applications. It is embedded in the MS Office package and it is used to program the applications (form example to automate some task) from the outside (from the VBA engine).

VB Script is Visual Basic Scripting engine that is usally embedded into some application (Internet Explorer, e.g.) and can be used to automate tasks and perform other actions from inside the application itself.

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I'm not sure I buy your "inside, outside" distinction. VBA code is usually found inside the application, while VBScript generally does it's work by manipulating application objects from the outside. – Robert Harvey Nov 30 '12 at 18:02
Also, VBScript is the language used in classic ASP webpages and is more comparable with things like PHP. – Mr Lister Nov 30 '12 at 18:24
Yes, the line inside/outside is very thin and questionable. Unfortunately, I cannot think to another way to explain the differences in really simple words. – AlexBottoni Nov 30 '12 at 19:29

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