Alintex Script .NET 1.1 Released

Alintex Script .NET brings multi-language .NET and Java™† scripting to your desktop.

You can use it to produce lightweight, distributable programs that take advantage of the power and richness of Microsoft's .NET Framework and Java™† JDK 1.1.4 libraries.

Alintex Script .NET 1.1 has now been released (press release) and is available for download from www.alintex.com

This release introduces a large number of features which are listed below:-

• supports VB.NET, C#, JScript.NET and Java™† (J#) languages
• supports both the .NET Framework Class Library (FCL) and Microsoft's implementation of the Java™† JDK 1.1.4 libraries
• allows one to write .NET and Java™† applications without the purchase of any additional products
• provides for the sharing of frameworks, objects, metadata and code between Java and supported .NET languages

• a single Alintex script can contain multiple script files in different languages
• within a script, a script file can automatically access the functionality in other script files
• script files can be reused across multiple scripts, providing an effective form of code reuse
• automatic script caching and referencing ensures minimal compilation across languages

• supports typeless programming and late binding by default in the languages that support it - VB.NET and JScript.NET
• JScript.NET offers backwards compatibility with JScript by default

• support for new script language file extensions allow a script to be executed by simply clicking on it's icon
• a compact script #region code construct is provided as a quick and convenient alternative to having to create a class/module/method code entry point
• command line arguments are supported in all languages, including implicitly within a script #region
• language extensions are included to support access to application, environment and script information at runtime
• additional language extensions include support for a convenient new "print" method and InputBox dialog

• a Gui/Cui/Unattended (GCU) design pattern, with supporting language extensions, allows one to create a single script which can be run from the command line, as a Windows application, or unattended (no user interaction)
• supports the inclusion of author, script and code information within the script itself - which can then be retrieved at runtime

• multiple script files, script settings, author and script information can be packed into a single Portable Script File for convenient reuse and distribution
• a Portable Script File can be unpacked to a folder, modified by the user, then repacked back into a Portable Script File with a mouse click
• the contents of a Portable Script File are self documenting and can be dynamically viewed in your web browser. Author information, script information, script settings and code are all displayed in the resulting web page

• both Console (AxScript) and Windows (AxWscript) application versions are included
• the Windows application (AxWscript) captures and displays console output. Doing so allows it to offer the versatility of running both command line and Windows targeted scripts
• AxWscript supports a user interface which includes a notification icon and context menu. Scripts can be terminated manually, or automatically after a specified period of time. Errors can be optionally written to the application event log on supported operating systems

• built in diagnostic support allows one to display the programmatic types contained in a script
• modular architecture allows the easy inclusion of additional languages
• example scripts are provided in all supported languages
• a Getting Started tutorial is included

• requires only the installation of the free .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable Package (23Mb). Java™† (J#) support is optional and requires the installation of the free Visual J# .NET Version 1.1 Redistributable Package (7Mb)
• runs on Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Windows Server 2003
• Alintex Script .NET is free for personal use. Commercial use of the product, which includes any use within a commercial environment, requires the purchase of a commercial license
• a distributable edition is available for inclusion with your product