Holy wars aside, if we *must* have a scripting language,
I think something that more people are familiar with is
a good direction to go.
Me? I'd prefer plain old Java, at least it *can* be made
secure. Python/Perl/Javascript are all painfully poorly
protected against exploits. Do NOT lecture me about the
programmer being capable of writing secure programs in
perl... I know all about the "suspect" bit on data structures.
That requires the scripter to be a smart coder, which
most users of word processors are NOT.
IMO, scripting languages are only appropriate for word
processors that exist in environments without command
lines, where batching is "hard".
>
> No, I probably won't back up this suggestion with code. It is just a
> suggestion and you are free to take it or leave it.
Well I will back up MY opinion with code: None. See? Wasn't that
easy? <laughs expected here, that was a joke>
> --
> Paul Prescod - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for only himself
-Jeff
-- Jeff Evarts jde@eng.us.uu.net http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~amarth Do not mistake my opinions for those of my employer.