Thanks, Laura -- with your background, that's particularly meaningful! Jamal On Thu, 7 Feb 2008, tribble wrote: > Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 12:04:28 -0500 > From: tribble <lauraeaves@xxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Announcing Interactive JScript > > Cool -- sounds quite useful -- great job > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jamal Mazrui" <empower@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:13 AM > Subject: Announcing Interactive JScript > > > Now available at > http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/ijs.zip > > Interactive JScript > Version 1.0 > February 7, 2008 > Copyright 2008 by Jamal Mazrui > Modified GPL License > > I have wanted to build a JScript .NET interpreter. I recently found an > article with code by Andrew Norris that got me started: > > "A Simple JavaScript Command Line Interpreter for Windows in JScript.Net" > http://listeningtoreason.blogspot.com/ > The original code has now been rewritten and extended considerably. > > Interactive JScript (IJS) is a console mode environment that can > dynamically execute code in the JScript .NET language. The source code is > in a single file, ijs.js. a batch file, build.bat, calls the JScript > compiler, jsc.exe, which is distributed with the .NET Framework. The > resulting executable, ijs.exe, is about 40K in size. It may be run from > any directory on a computer that has the .NET Framework 2.0 (or above) > installed. > > IJS may be used to run or test code in either standard JavaScript or the > enhanced Microsoft JScript 8.0, which also serves as the script language > for web development with ASP.NET. The home page of the language is at > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/72bd815a(VS.80).aspx > > For example, a .js file can define a sophisticated snippet that may be > invoked with the Alt+V command of the EdSharp editor, available at > http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/edsetup.exe > > JScript code can also be evaluated by IronCOM, a COM server that provides > traditional Win32 applications with access to functionality of the .NET > Framework, available at > http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/comsetup.exe > > The HomerKit library for JAWS > http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/kitsetup.exe > includes a function called JSEval that wraps a JScript call via IronCOM, > thereby enabling JAWS scripts to make .NET calls for functionality not > available in the native scripting language. > > IJS may also be helpful for programming in .NET languages other than > JScript. Built in commands are defined for inquiring about available > methods, properties, and events via reflection. You can explore an object > model, test expressions, save working code, and then convert it to the > syntax of another .NET language. > > Reflecting on a COM object requires that a DLL be registered on the > computer, described in the article > "Inspect COM Components Using the TypeLib Information Object" > http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/1200/TypeLib/ > > Registering this DLL (included in the archive) may be done at a command > prompt as follows: > RegSvr32 TlbInf32.dll > Installing EdSharp does this automatically, and makes IJS conveniently > available with the Go to Environment command, Control+Shift+G. > > IJS works well with a screen reader, since new output to the console is > automatically read. Periodically, the cls command is useful for clearing > the screen and eliminating extra verbiage. IJS may also be used as a > simple, speech-friendly calculator, since most algebraic, trigonometric, > and date calculations may be done with JScript. > > Below is the online documentation, available by entering the help command > in Interactive JScript. Questions, comments, or code contributions are > welcome. > > Jamal > > Type a JScript statement, followed by Enter > (a closing semicolon is not needed). > Use UpArrow to repeat a command. > End a line of input with a space and underline ( _) to continue > a multiline block of code. > The prompt then changes from a > to _ character. > > Most classes of the .NET Framework 2.0 may be used in expressions. > Variable types are inferred. > To ease typing, the following namespaces are imported > (there classes may be referenced without a namespace prefix): > Microsoft.VisualBasic > System > System.Collections > System.Data > System.Diagnostics > System.IO > System.Reflection > System.Text > System.Windows.Forms > > In addition, the following built-in commands are available: > quit = end this program > cls = clear the screen > eval FileName = execute a JScript file > eval clipboard = execute JScript code on the clipboard > cmd = pass any statement to the Windows command interpreter (cmd.exe) > dos = execute a console-mode command and display its output > log FileName = log output to a file > log off = suspend logging > log on = continue logging > net Object = list members of a .NET object > constructors Object = list its constructors only > events Object = list its events only > fields Object = list its fields only > methods Object = list its methods only > properties Object = list its properties only > com Object = list members of a COM object > dir Object = directory of members of either a .NET or COM object > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind