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This text surveys a variety of Scripting Languages, illustrating their use in a wide variety of application domains, including Perl V, Tcl, Word Basic, Java Script, Visual Basic, and VB Script. It also explores object architectures such as COM, OLE and ActiveX and how they rely on scripting.

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"…it makes a decent introduction to the concept of scripting languages…" (Functional Programming, July 2003)

Table of Contents
THE BIG PICTURE.

Introduction to Scripts and Scripting.

LANGUAGES.

Getting the Job Done in Perl.

Advanced Perl.

Tcl.

Advanced Tcl.

Tk.

Visual Basic and VBA.

Advanced Visual Basic.

SCRIPTING WEB CLIENTS AND SERVERS.

JavaScript.

VBScript.

Scripting Web Clients and Servers.

Dynamic HTML and the DOM.

THE MICROSOFT SCRIPTING MODEL.

Scripting Microsoft Office.

The Microsoft Scripting Runtime Library.

The Windows Script Host and the Script Control.

AND FINALLY.

Loose Ends.

Epilogue.

Appendix.

Indexes.

The World of Scripting Languages

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/05/2000
      ISBN13: 9780471998860, 978-0471998860
      ISBN10: 0471998869

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text surveys a variety of Scripting Languages, illustrating their use in a wide variety of application domains, including Perl V, Tcl, Word Basic, Java Script, Visual Basic, and VB Script. It also explores object architectures such as COM, OLE and ActiveX and how they rely on scripting.

      Trade Review
      "…it makes a decent introduction to the concept of scripting languages…" (Functional Programming, July 2003)

      Table of Contents
      THE BIG PICTURE.

      Introduction to Scripts and Scripting.

      LANGUAGES.

      Getting the Job Done in Perl.

      Advanced Perl.

      Tcl.

      Advanced Tcl.

      Tk.

      Visual Basic and VBA.

      Advanced Visual Basic.

      SCRIPTING WEB CLIENTS AND SERVERS.

      JavaScript.

      VBScript.

      Scripting Web Clients and Servers.

      Dynamic HTML and the DOM.

      THE MICROSOFT SCRIPTING MODEL.

      Scripting Microsoft Office.

      The Microsoft Scripting Runtime Library.

      The Windows Script Host and the Script Control.

      AND FINALLY.

      Loose Ends.

      Epilogue.

      Appendix.

      Indexes.

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