Is there an ActiveScripting version of Perl available?
Yes. On December 4, 1996, ActiveWare released a beta version of PerlScript, an ActiveScripting engine for the Perl language. ftp://ftp.activeware.com/beta/PlSEi302.exe or on CPAN at http://www.perl.com/CPAN/ports/win32/Perl5/beta/PlSEi302.exe You’ll also need to download either the Perl for Win32 5.003 binary or source format package in the same directory (see question 1.13). There’s no documentation to speak of, but there are several examples. ActiveScripting works a lot like OLE Automation, so if you review that documentation, plus the ActiveScripting documentation, you should be able to get along. 1.12. What other scripting languages are available for Win32 platforms? Although it’s possible to program in batch language or with QBASIC (a 16-bit BASIC interpreter that comes with Windows 95 and Windows NT), serious programmers will probably prefer one of the following other options: • Python (http://www.python.org/): a very full-featured language, widely-used. OOP, networking, CGI, dat
