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Few are willing to run random programs in interpreted languages. Most wouldn't have the required runtime(s), and things like PowerShell have a stigma that an .X
by j_s 9y ago
Few are willing to run random programs in interpreted languages. Most wouldn't have the required runtime(s), and things like PowerShell have a stigma that an .XLSX does not.
- PurpleRamen 9y agoEveryone has a javascript-interpreter installed.
- j_s 9y agoIf you are talking about the browser, they are all locked down to prevent JavaScript execution from local files. If you are talking about WScript on Windows (I doubt it), it has an even worse reputation than PowerShell.
- PurpleRamen 9y agoYes, browser. Are you talking about Same-Origin-Policy? This shouldn't prevent a script being executed local. It only limits what it can do. Because of security, there is heavy sandboxing with javascript. Anyway, it wouldn't be hard to transform browsers in full fledged local scripting-engines, without dismanteling security.