&| What        | '''Ticol''' |&
&| Where       | http://ticol.kerys.co.uk |&
&| Description | A hobby Tcl interpreter originally based on [Picol]. |&
&| Platforms   | Windows NT 4.0 SP6a ReactOS 0.4.14+ to Server 2012. 32 and 64 bit |&
&| Updated     | January 2022 |&
&| License     | Proprietary non-commercial |&
&| Contact     | See website |&
&| Support     | None |&

'''Recent Changes of this page and other news'''
* '''30 Jan 2022''' New build has been released with amendments and bugfixes. See [http://ticol.kerys.co.uk/downloads/]

'''Features'''

  * Released as an EXE binary and linkable DLL version (ANSI only)
  * Sample Windows GUI and command-line stub test interfaces linking to the DLL version
  * Example C++ code to link dynamically to the DLL version
  * Extensive help file at about 900+ pages, command-line help. HTML and Windows CHM file versions
  * Small footprint portable binary at about 250kb (compressed) with no external dependencies
  * Supports {*}, dynamic linking to external DLLs, double-dereferencing
  * Single-step debugging, execution profiling/graphing
  * C-like Macro Preprocessor language with static expression simplification and basic syntax checking
  * Password protected file obfuscation and localised execution locking via TCX files
  * Can obfuscate via execution unlock, input password, username, hostname, MAC address or Windows version
  * Built-in MD5 script verification for security use with obfuscated files
  * Flow constructs include: while, loop, goto_block, sub, switch, for, foreach, on, try/catch, catch, time
  * Supports Tcl lists, arrays, dictionary, basic structs, linked lists, C-like arrays, stacks
  * Provides an experimental pseudo-assembler language plugin (TicASM)
  * Offers a range of about 40 add-in plugin DLL modules
  * ANSI art viewer plugin, CScript (VBScript), DHCP, DNS, ARP, drive-mapping and big number plugins
  * Zip plugin, SMTP email, SQLite, DBase and Ticol DB plugins, event logging, CPU query, FTP etc.
  * HASP and RLM utility plugins
  * argc, argv handling which is supported via source, load, run and command-line
  * Emulated namespaces
  * Offers autoexec.tcl startup script support
  * Configurable via startup INI file with command-locking/restrictions
  * Designed to support Windows HTTP webserver CGI use
  * Standard error handling, stepping into the debugger if enabled. Offers halt/resume commands
  * Introspection via assert, #NDEBUG, walk, array walk, dump, trace, watch, vars, info, debug print
  * About 350 unit tests
  * Tested on a variety of legacy platforms including NT4/SP6a, Win2k, XP, Windows 7, Windows 10, Server 2012
  * Aims to work on recent builds of ReactOS (0.4.14 passes all unit tests including plugins)
  * Was designed with IT Department use in mind and was used in an IT department for several years

'''Disadvantages'''

  * Sorry, ANSI only. Unicode, non-Roman languages are not supported
  * No Linux or DOS versions. A cut-down legacy DOS version is mooted
  * Is updated whenever I find time. This is a fun/hobby project only
  * Unit tests need expanding
  * A few features are incomplete
  * 32-bit release only
  * No multi-threading
  * No built-in socket support, but some TCP/IP and network support available via plugins
  * Not recommended for production use (yet)
  * No support! (Sorry, I just don't have time)

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