RE: simple platform independent scripting language (now using Shell Scripts on *NIX)
- From: D'Hooge Freek <Freek.DHooge@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "jeremy.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jeremy.schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "nigel.cl.thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <nigel.cl.thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:45:03 +0100
Question is, is there a scripting language that is really platform independent?
I'm just working on a little script that needs to pass some sql statement to
sqlplus and this needs to be done differently on linux and windows (yes, I know
DBI, but on this particular script it is not a solution).
So, yes Perl itself is platform independent, but if you start to interface with
other applications it becomes platform dependent again.
PS) you can retrieve the OS type by using the $^O variable
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Freek D'Hooge
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Subject: Re: simple platform independent scripting language (now using Shell
Scripts on *NIX)
I would second this actually... there's a small learning curve to perl
but it's really very easy to get started with basic stuff - and I think
you'll find it a very worthwhile investment of your time. Basic scripts
are just about as simple as bash, but there's lots more room for
growth... and your code will run literally anywhere. :)
-Jeremy
On 11/10/2011 12:18 PM, Nigel Thomas wrote:
> Really, why not Perl? It is included on many Oracle distributions (See
> ORAFAQ <http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Perl>) so you can sidestep your Windows
> admins. It really isn't as complicated as all that! Just different...
> There is lots of information available via google - and a nod to Jared
> Still, who has written this up in much more detail than I ever could.
>
> Regards Nigel
>
> On 10 November 2011 14:51, Sven Aluoor <aluoor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I am not an experienced programmer so I am searching for something
>> simple. In the past years I did all my scripting needs with Bash
>> (Shell Script) scripts and SQL*Plus. Now more and more Windows
>> platforms, so Bash doesn't work anymore.
>>
>> What simple scripting language do you recommend me that runs on
>> Windows and UNIX? No Perl, it's too complicated.
>> Scripts are mostly in combination with SQL*Plus.
>>
>> cheers
>> Sven
>>
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