Hi,
I noticed that we can call embedded VBScript and JScript in MSI. Which one is
preferred? I mean they both require runtime installed on the destination computer
and which one is most commonly installed? Also, what happens if the destination
computer doesn't have niether one of them installed.
Thanks!
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VBScript or JScript
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quakey
, Dec 01 2004 02:59
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Zweitze
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Posted 01 December 2004 - 10:14
Both languages are installed with the Windows Scripting host. This is available as a separate download, and also part of Internet Explorer 4.0 (maybe even 3.0). So, if you have one, you have the other as well.
There's no big difference between the languages - use the language that matches your programming style. Get the documentation from http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting.
When Active Scripting is not installed, and your CA is a VBScript or JScript CA, the install aborts with run-time error 2738 or 2739. This can happen on Windows 95 or NT 4.0 systems without Internet Explorer, but I've also heard about a few Windows XP systems where Active Scripting was removed one way or another (I have no idea how one can do that).
Note: If you intend to write scripts that access FileSystemObject, consider writing a DLL instead. Norton Antivirus has a feature called script blocking, which kicks in when you use the FileSystemObject.
There's no big difference between the languages - use the language that matches your programming style. Get the documentation from http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting.
When Active Scripting is not installed, and your CA is a VBScript or JScript CA, the install aborts with run-time error 2738 or 2739. This can happen on Windows 95 or NT 4.0 systems without Internet Explorer, but I've also heard about a few Windows XP systems where Active Scripting was removed one way or another (I have no idea how one can do that).
Note: If you intend to write scripts that access FileSystemObject, consider writing a DLL instead. Norton Antivirus has a feature called script blocking, which kicks in when you use the FileSystemObject.
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Posted 01 December 2004 - 19:54
| QUOTE (Zweitze @ 2004-12-01 10:14) |
| Both languages are installed with the Windows Scripting host. This is available as a separate download, and also part of Internet Explorer 4.0 (maybe even 3.0). So, if you have one, you have the other as well. There's no big difference between the languages - use the language that matches your programming style. Get the documentation from http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting. When Active Scripting is not installed, and your CA is a VBScript or JScript CA, the install aborts with run-time error 2738 or 2739. This can happen on Windows 95 or NT 4.0 systems without Internet Explorer, but I've also heard about a few Windows XP systems where Active Scripting was removed one way or another (I have no idea how one can do that). Note: If you intend to write scripts that access FileSystemObject, consider writing a DLL instead. Norton Antivirus has a feature called script blocking, which kicks in when you use the FileSystemObject. |
Thanks! Great explination.