Scripting Languages for NT

ActiveState Tool (formerly ActiveWare Internet) http://www.activestate.com

Perl for Win32 5.003, Build 310

A port of most of the functionality in Perl, with extensive support for Win32; an excellent tool for gluing together small utility programs, redirecting I/O, managing logs, and creating reports. Distributed free under the GNU Artistic License; no official support.

Perl for ISAPI (PerlIS)

ISAPI DLL that runs Perl scripts on Win32 platforms

PerlScript

ActiveX scripting component; runs under the Microsoft Windows Scripting Host.

Advanced Systems Concepts http://www.advsyscon.com

XLNT 1.1

The eXtended Language for NT, based on Digital Equipment's DCL command language; facilitates enhanced logon scripts and remote systems management.

Ataman Software http://www.ataman.com

Regina Rexx for Win32 (included in the NT Server resource kit)

Restructured Extended Executor; supports OLE automation, Registry, and event log functions; NetRexx and ObjectRexx for NT also available (http://www2.hursley.ibm.com).

FastLane Technologies http://www.fastlanetech.com

Final For Windows NT Server 6.01

FastLane Integrated Network Application Language; Pascal-like scripting language with comprehensive support for Win32; includes Exchange and ODBC components as product add-ons. The Exchange functions let you create, manage, and delete Exchange users and folders using Final scripts. The ODBC functions provide database connectivity.

Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/ ntserver/info/adsi/htm

Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI)

Not a scripting language; an enabling technology that lets systems administrators create administration tools using a variety of technologies: Visual Basic, VBA, VBScript, C, C++, Java.

http://www.microsoft.com/ management

Windows Scripting Host

Language-independent script environment for 32-bit Windows platforms; provides enhanced logon and administrative scripting capabilities.

http://www.microsoft.com/ jscript

Java Script

ActiveX scripting component; runs under the Windows Scripting Host.

http://www.microsoft.com/vbscript

Visual Basic Script

ActiveX scripting component; runs under the Windows Scripting Host.

http://netnet.net/~swilson/kix

KIXtart 95 3.20 (included in the NT Server resource kit); developed by RuudVan Velsen of Microsoft Benelux

Freeware logon script processor and enhanced batch language; version 3.36 available.

Sun Microsystems http://sunscript.sun.com

Tcl/Tk, (Tcl 7.6 and Tk 4.2)

Tool Command Language/Tool Kit, (pronounced tickle); main advantage over Perl for Win32 is GUI support; current support for Win32 not as extensive as Perl; Christopher Sedore's NT Extensions to TCL also available (http://zazu.maxwell.syr.edu/nt-tcl/index.html)

Wilson WindowWare http://www.windowware.com

WinBatch 97 32I-97b

Enhanced batch language capabilities with support for GUI components, keystroke automation, DDE, and Registry.