WSH works

[jlwpc1 <jl...@mail.earthlink.net>]

 
From: "William A. Rowe, Jr." <wr...@rowe-clan.net>>


> From: "Sebastian Bergmann" <sb...@sebastian-bergmann.de>
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 2:03 AM
> 
> 
> > Jerry Baker wrote:
> > > All better. Thanks.
> > 
> >   Hm, it bails on a missing 'awk' executable here. I'll search for
> >   a Win32 port of it now and try again.
> > 
> >   Just curious: Why is awk now needed on Win32?
> 
> Actually, bison and awk will soon be required, but not for final distros 
> (I HOPE!) only for intermediate builds from CVS.  But the SSL bison output
> is stored in CVS, so it doesn't frequently have to be regenerated (although
> the win32 project will now do so, when required.)
> 
> There has been a request out there for some time to version stamp the Win32 
> binaries.  From the installer point of view, I've agreed, but refused to
> attack the problem by adding more manually updated cruft in the tree.
> 
> Specifically, we have 6 binaries, and some 20 dlls out there.  We aren't
> about to go stamping each and every when we roll the tarball.  Worse, they
> don't follow the same conventions, each really needs it's own description,
> and MS decided that x,y,z,b (with commas) is the way to specify versions :(
> 
> So, I've created a simple awk script that tears the current version from
> include/ap_release.h.
> 
> win_compiling.html has references to the awk95 port, and gawk is tested and works.
> If too much of the world complains, I may drop these into cvs.  But they will
> need regular updating (scripted) on every release.  Simpler if the Win32 RM just
> cuts these images for the tarball.
> 
> Someday soon, awk will be manditory, once .dsp files are also auto-generated ...
> The evil alternative is to force everyone to install WSH at several MB :(
> 
> Bill
> 
> 

Say what? 

What does MSI need?

What does IE use and install?

Welcome to WSH!

What version of IE is now required for Apache?

Really, what "developer" or even user doesn't
have IE installed?

Do not most, if not every Windows developer 
and user of Apache Windows already 
have Windows Script Host installed (WSH)? 

Go to a command line window and type: 
cscript.exe //logo 
or 
wscript.exe //logo 

What happens?

WSH general info follows:

The pattern syntax in the Version 5 script engines is the same as that in Perl 5.0. Refer to the V5 scripting engine documentation at http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/default.htm for further detail and http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/languages/clinic/scripting051099.asp 
for examples. 

End info.

Remember, that Apache will always use "native ways" if available! 

No download needed!

Try it,
JLW

Re: Win32 Survey [Was: WSH works]

[jlwpc1 <jl...@mail.earthlink.net>]

From: "William A. Rowe, Jr." <wr...@rowe-clan.net>

> Ok, there is the challenge, Win32 users;
> 
> > Go to a command line window and type: 
> > cscript.exe //logo 
> > or 
> > wscript.exe //logo 
> 
> (drop the "file:" part if it pops up, again)
> 
> > What happens?
> 
> Any Win32 user, feel free to confirm (give the version while you are at it.)
> 

Cscript.exe says:
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

Input Error: There is no script file specified.

and

Wscript.exe:

Displays a nice error window with a
big red circle with a X in it and says
There in no script file specified.

WSH works great!

> Of course, it would be a problem to use JScript, since MS is depreciating
> the default distribution of that scripting engine in XP.

Say what?

ECMA JScript is not Java!

Windows .NET uses JScript in a big way
via JScript .NET  (hint - learn it) !

WSH also uses XML. 
 Windows .NET uses XML in a 
big way!
(hint - learn it! )

So WSH lets you "do" Apache
while learning XML, JScript, VBScript 
and COM usage 
(hint:  - all used in Windows .NET.)
A win win or all!

> Although Perl works
> very nicely,

If you remember,  
is it a backslash or forward slash,
for each and every function/extension?  :)

>to use it  it's not installed by default.  Which leaves ... VB.  At least
> the had the common sense to add the Option Explicit pragma, so that it works
> rather like a real language.
>

That is VBScript (not VB) and it works great in WSH.

(hint - remember there is more VB code around
than any other code out there, 
and a lot can be easily used in VBScript.)
 
> Bill
> 
> 

Haven't you ever tried any Windows
Script Host actions?  Lots can
be used with Apache admins and in
development too!

Try it!

JLW

Win32 Survey [Was: WSH works]

["William A. Rowe, Jr." <wr...@rowe-clan.net>]

From: "jlwpc1" <jl...@mail.earthlink.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 1:49 PM


> Really, what "developer" or even user doesn't
> have IE installed?

> Do not most, if not every Windows developer 
> and user of Apache Windows already 
> have Windows Script Host installed (WSH)? 

Ok, there is the challenge, Win32 users;

> Go to a command line window and type: 
> cscript.exe //logo 
> or 
> wscript.exe //logo 

(drop the "file:" part if it pops up, again)

> What happens?

Any Win32 user, feel free to confirm (give the version while you are at it.)

Of course, it would be a problem to use JScript, since MS is depreciating
the default distribution of that scripting engine in XP.  Although Perl works
very nicely, it's not installed by default.  Which leaves ... VB.  At least
the had the common sense to add the Option Explicit pragma, so that it works
rather like a real language.

Bill