Re: Windows Script Host support

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Hi Luigi,
As best I can tell, recent versions of ActivePerl (AP) are
essentially unusable garbage.
You can probably run basic scripts with it, but I found recent AP to be
very limited in capability and also unextendable - which, in the context of
what one expects from perl, means that it is rubbish.

I know that wasn't always the case, and if you have a build of AP that
supports your WSH needs, then I would recommend sticking with it.
I don't think Strawberry Perl ever has or ever will provide that support.

Cheers,
Rob

On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 9:30 PM Luigi Iotti <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Olivier,
>
>
>
> Yes, ActivePerl still has it, and indeed I use it today. To be precise,
> 5.26 still has it, while I remember I tried a 5.28 build, and it did lack=
.
>
> I need it primary for Vandyke=E2=80=99 SecureCrt scripting, which makes u=
se of the
> same ActiveX scripting engines WSH uses. So, they tell that if cscript
> //E:PerlScript works, then it should work with SecureCRT. And indeed I
> always found this was the case.
>
>
>
> Just to know, somebody out there on the net instructed how to =E2=80=9Cst=
eal=E2=80=9D the
> feature (a dll, which has to be registered with regsrv32) from AP and use
> it with Strawberry, but I hoped there was some native support. AP can be
> freely downloaded but I don=E2=80=99t know if thir license permits someth=
ing like
> this (and I bet it is no) and if this is a reliable solution.
>
>
>
> Thank you, regards
>
> Luigi
>
>
>
> *Da:* Olivier Mengu=C3=A9 <[email protected]>
> *Inviato:* venerd=C3=AC 12 giugno 2020 16:24
> *A:* Luigi Iotti <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* Win32 Perl mailing list <[email protected]>
> *Oggetto:* Re: Windows Script Host support
>
>
>
> Hi Luigi,
>
>
>
> I remember that 20 years ago ActivePerl (from ActiveState) had this.
> https://www.activestate.com/products/perl/
>
> I don't think that StrawberryPerl ever had it.
>
>
>
> But nowadays WSH is just legacy. It still works, but Microsoft has stoppe=
d
> making it evolve, favoring PowerShell.
>
>
>
> I have quite played with WSH in the past (but using, JavaScript) and ofte=
n
> suffered from its limitations.
>
> Do you have a motivation for wanting to use Perl from CScript.exe instead
> of perl.exe?
>
>
>
> Olivier.
>
>
>
> Le ven. 12 juin 2020 =C3=A0 10:21, Luigi Iotti <[email protected]> a =C3=A9=
crit :
>
> Hi all,
>
> somebody know if Strawberry Perl supports Windows Script Host (WSH), aka
> ActiveX scripting host (maybe there is a difference between the two
> terms)?
> I mean, if you may run for example cscript //E:PerlScript myscript.pl,
> maybe
> changing PerlScript with some other string.
> This would permit to use Perl as a scripting engine in applications which
> make use of WSH scripting engines.
>
> Thanks, regards
> Luigi
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Luigi,<div>As best I can tell, recent versions of Activ=
ePerl (AP) are essentially=C2=A0unusable=C2=A0garbage.</div><div>You can pr=
obably run basic scripts with it, but I found recent AP to be very limited =
in capability and also unextendable - which, in the context of what one exp=
ects from perl, means that it is rubbish.</div><div><br></div><div>I know t=
hat wasn&#39;t always the case, and if you have a build of AP that supports=
 your WSH needs, then I would recommend sticking with it.</div><div>I don&#=
39;t think Strawberry Perl ever has or ever will provide that support.</div=
><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Rob</div></div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 9:3=
0 PM Luigi Iotti &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>=
&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div=
 lang=3D"IT"><div class=3D"gmail-m_208377766427783230WordSection1"><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Cal=
ibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hi Olivier,<u></u><u></u></span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-fam=
ily:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-f=
amily:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Yes, ActivePerl still has it=
, and indeed I use it today. To be precise, 5.26 still has it, while I reme=
mber I tried a 5.28 build, and it did lack.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Ca=
libri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">I need it primary for Vandyke=E2=80=
=99 SecureCrt scripting, which makes use of the same ActiveX scripting engi=
nes WSH uses. So, they tell that if cscript //E:PerlScript works, then it s=
hould work with SecureCRT. And indeed I always found this was the case.<u><=
/u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"f=
ont-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=
=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Jus=
t to know, somebody out there on the net instructed how to =E2=80=9Csteal=
=E2=80=9D the feature (a dll, which has to be registered with regsrv32) fro=
m AP and use it with Strawberry, but I hoped there was some native support.=
 AP can be freely downloaded but I don=E2=80=99t know if thir license permi=
ts something like this (and I bet it is no) and if this is a reliable solut=
ion.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" st=
yle=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">=
<u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" =
style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)=
">Thank you, regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span l=
ang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(31,73,125)">Luigi<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color=
:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div style=3D"border-top:no=
ne;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1.5pt solid blue;paddin=
g:0cm 0cm 0cm 4pt"><div><div style=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;=
border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibr=
i,sans-serif">Da:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calib=
ri,sans-serif"> Olivier Mengu=C3=A9 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:olivier.mengue@gm=
ail.com" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; <br><b>Inviato:=
</b> venerd=C3=AC 12 giugno 2020 16:24<br><b>A:</b> Luigi Iotti &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br><b=
>Cc:</b> Win32 Perl mailing list &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
rg" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br><b>Oggetto:</b> Re:=
 Windows Script Host support<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi Luigi=
,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></di=
v><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I remember that 20 years ago ActivePerl (from=
 ActiveState) had this.=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.activestate.com/product=
s/perl/" target=3D"_blank">https://www.activestate.com/products/perl/</a><u=
></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I don&#39;t think that St=
rawberryPerl ever had it.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">But nowadays WS=
H is just legacy. It still works, but Microsoft has stopped making it evolv=
e,=C2=A0favoring PowerShell.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I have =
quite played with WSH in the past (but using, JavaScript) and often suffere=
d from its limitations.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
Do you have a motivation for wanting to use Perl from CScript.exe instead o=
f perl.exe?<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u=
>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Olivier.<u></u><u></u><=
/p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">Le=C2=A0ven. 12 juin 2020 =C3=A0=C2=A010:21, Luigi Iott=
i &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]<=
/a>&gt; a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style=3D"bor=
der-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb=
(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi all,<br><br>somebody know if Strawberry Perl suppo=
rts Windows Script Host (WSH), aka<br>ActiveX scripting host (maybe there i=
s a difference between the two terms)? <br>I mean, if you may run for examp=
le cscript //E:PerlScript <a href=3D"http://myscript.pl" target=3D"_blank">=
myscript.pl</a>, maybe<br>changing PerlScript with some other string.<br>Th=
is would permit to use Perl as a scripting engine in applications which<br>=
make use of WSH scripting engines.<br><br>Thanks, regards<br>Luigi<u></u><u=
></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div>

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