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

Also, Visual Studio Wizards are implemented in HTML and JavaScript.

--- In [email protected], "Bill" <billa@...> wrote:
>
> 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:
> >
> > 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
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > 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.
> >
>