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Internet Explorer used to support any language that Windows Script Host could run. By default, that was JScript and VBScript, but there were third-party engines
by joshuaissac 7mo ago
Internet Explorer used to support any language that Windows Script Host could run. By default, that was JScript and VBScript, but there were third-party engines for Python, Perl, Ruby, Lua, and many others.
Possibly disabled now as they announced VBScript would be disabled in 2019.
- tech234a 7mo agoAlso Visual Basic: https://news.microsoft.com/source/1996/10/28/microsoft-introduces-visual-basic-5-0-control-creation-edition/ https://news.microsoft.com/source/1996/10/28/microsoft-intro...
- joshuaissac 7mo agoThat was something else entirely. Not for scripting but to write compiled ActiveX browser add-ons.
- pjmlp 7mo agoYes, we used the plugins from ActiveState on Tcl.
- exabrial 7mo agoThis is exactly what we need!