ActiveScript is the term used to describe a set of [COM] interfaces
that permit a scripting language interpreter to be used by a scripting
site or client. The interfaces provide an abstraction mechanism such
that an ActiveScript client need not know or care what language is
being used. This means that the user of such an application can use
[Perl] if she so chooses rather than VBScript and the client application
doesn't need to be changed.
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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!"