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Re: Applescript or bust ... ?
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Re: Applescript or bust ... ?


  • Subject: Re: Applescript or bust ... ?
  • From: Patrick Wynne <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:23:59 -0800 (PST)

> Window's has a jillion little scripting engines built into it,
> including vbscript which in the hands of someone in the know can be
> pretty damned powerful (e.g. Melissa virus). In theory windows could
> be very automated, but in fact, for the average user its pretty darn
> inconceivable, and I know few users who take advantage of any of it.

And even for the not so average user. While I am by no means an AS
expert, I have been using it for years and consider myself a reasonably
capable scripter. But recently I have tried to do some stuff on Windows
using VBScript and the Windows Scripting Host and even the simplest
tasks cause me no end of grief. Many, many times have I cursed MS and
prayed for the comfort of AppleScript!

Patrick Wynne
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