ActiveScript is the term used to describe a set of interfaces
that permit a scripting language interpreter to be used by an
application that wants to provide scripting capability to the user.
It is an abstraction mechanism which allows the user to specify
what scripting language to use without having to change the application.
For example, the user can use
PerlScript [http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePerl/Components/Windows/PerlScript.html]
if she wants to script in [Perl], rather than VBScript.
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An Active Script engine exposes a scripting language interpreter
through the Active Script interfaces.
Two Tcl Active Script engine prototypes exist, as of spring 2002:
[Tclscript]
and
[tcom] 3.8 and above.
[IIS], Internet Explorer and Windows Script Host
[http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/wsconwhatiswsh.asp] are examples of applications that host Active Script engines through the Active Script interfaces.
IIS might be able to interpret this [ASP]:
<%@ LANGUAGE = "TclScript" %>
<%
Response Write "Hello world!"
%>
In Internet Explorer:
TclScript Test
In Windows Script Host:
WScript Echo "Hello world!"
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