Re: Best Scripting Environment Ever. Best Desktop Technology Ever.

There are HTML Applications (.HTA) that have access to local resources.  In fact the Windows Add/Remote Control Panel applet used to be (still is?) implemented as an HTA.

--- In [email protected], Alan Baljeu <alanbaljeu@...> wrote:
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> I thought JavaScript was limited to browsing activities.  It would be terribly 
> unsecure if a script off the web could access your computer.
> 
>  Alan Baljeu
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> ________________________________
> From: Kim Gräsman <kim.grasman@...>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Wed, April 6, 2011 1:11:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [OT] Best Scripting Environment Ever. Best Desktop Technology Ever.
> 
>   
> Synchronicity. I just used JavaScript with WSH the other day to do
> some shell + automation scripting. Then again, I think it's nice
> mostly in the sense that it's always available on Windows boxes, I
> never have to worry about prerequisites.
> 
> - Kim
> 
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 01:27, Mike <michael.net@...> wrote:
> > IE (even as far back as 5.0) + HTML + JavaScript +
> > Scripting.FileSystemObject on Windows.
> >
> > It has been right under our noses all these years.  Just like AJAX was.
> >
> > I used to do ASP.NET, but now I do a lot of work on very walled off,
> > locked down systems, and am often in need of a scripting language.
> > Usually I end up doing something "creative".  But recently I had the
> > good fortune of being truly checkmated.  I had only a very walled off
> > Windows 2003 machine to work with.  But this turned out to be great
> > because instead of loading Powershell or Visual Studio, it forced me
> > to try writing a utility using JavaScript and HTML.  It was
> > outstandingly productive.  Is there any simpler *desktop* UI
> > technology than HTML in a browser?  And any more powerful scripting
> > language than JavaScript?  How could I have missed this all these
> > years?
> >
> > It is amazing how far backwards we went with ASP.NET, WPF etc.
>