>I tried your example and it gives me an error "user-defined type not defined" pointing here:
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>Dim oCtrl As ScriptControl
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>Also, why Eval() function seems unavailable in VB? Is there such a function?

You need to add a reference to the Script Control. If it is not on your system go to: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q184/7/39.ASP