VBScript conditional short-circuiting workaround

Question

I have a large classic ASP app that I have to maintain, and I repeatedly find myself thwarted by the lack of short-circuit evaluation capability. E.g., VBScript won\'t let you

Answer 1

Nested IFs (only slightly less verbose):

if not isNull(Rs("myField")) Then
   if Rs("myField") <> 0 then