Does VBScript run on Mac OS X?

Does VBScript run on Mac OS 10?

mr_unreliable

2007-12-30 15:47:40 UTC

Peter, this may be the wrong forum to ask about what is
available for the mac os, but I strongly suspect the
answer will be _NO_.

The very idea of Steve Jobs implementing anything invented
by Bill Gates boggles the imagination. After all, you
can't make claims of being consistently superior to windows
if you are just offer "me too" capabilities.

There is always applescript and others. If you know
vbScript, you will have no trouble with the various
mac scripting languages.

cheers, jw
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Post by Peter Olcott
Does VBScript run on Mac OS 10?

Nex6

2008-01-08 18:32:28 UTC

Post by Peter Olcott
Does VBScript run on Mac OS 10?

No,

use applescript, Perl, python, and shell scripting.

-Nex6

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2020-07-15 04:27:06 UTC

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Auric__

2020-07-15 08:01:58 UTC

Post by k***@gmail.com
ur gay

And you're an idiot.

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a***@gmail.com

2013-07-24 22:29:48 UTC

Post by Peter Olcott
Does VBScript run on Mac OS 10?

no it does not work on mac os x how ever you can use apple script editor you can find it in the utilities folder

Auric__

2013-07-25 03:34:01 UTC

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Post by Peter Olcott
Does VBScript run on Mac OS 10?

no it does not work on mac os x how ever you can use apple script editor
you can find it in the utilities folder

Google Groupies strike again. The original post is 5-1/2 years old; Peter is
probably not still waiting for an answer.

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Mayayana

2013-07-25 03:51:10 UTC

| Google Groupies strike again. The original post is 5-1/2 years old; Peter
is
| probably not still waiting for an answer.
|

And since when do Apple devotees know about
Usenet, anyway? I wonder about these kind of
posts. They seem completely out of touch, and
I don't think I've ever seen one of these people
follow up in any way. It makes me wonder whether
it might be some kind of oddball spam. Could anyone
really be so stupid as to intentionally answer a
6-year-old question?

Auric__

2013-07-25 04:17:03 UTC

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Dave "Crash" Dummy

2013-07-25 10:30:57 UTC

Post by a***@gmail.com

Post by Peter Olcott
Does VBScript run on Mac OS 10?

no it does not work on mac os x how ever you can use apple script editor
you can find it in the utilities folder

Google Groupies strike again. The original post is 5-1/2 years old; Peter is
probably not still waiting for an answer.

I've begun treating Google Groupies like trolls and decline to feed them.

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and there's not a damned thing you can do about it.

Evertjan.

2013-07-25 11:34:39 UTC

Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote on 25 jul 2013 in

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy
I've begun treating Google Groupies like trolls and decline to feed them.

So why not use a general ploncking-rule?

[I do this for this NG and sleep better.]

You won't miss an accidental genuine posting,
since you won't be aware of it.

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The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

Dave "Crash" Dummy

2013-07-25 13:44:12 UTC

Post by Evertjan.
Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote on 25 jul 2013 in

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy
I've begun treating Google Groupies like trolls and decline to feed them.

So why not use a general ploncking-rule?
[I do this for this NG and sleep better.]
You won't miss an accidental genuine posting, since you won't be
aware of it.

I considered that, but I don't see how I can do that with the limited
filtering
available in my old TBird reader, and I don't want to change newsreaders
just to get rid of Google Groupies.

--
Crash

Today is the first day of the rest of your life,
and there's not a damned thing you can do about it.

Auric__

2013-07-25 14:47:15 UTC

Post by Evertjan.
Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote on 25 jul 2013 in

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy
I've begun treating Google Groupies like trolls and decline to feed them.

So why not use a general ploncking-rule?
[I do this for this NG and sleep better.]
You won't miss an accidental genuine posting, since you won't be
aware of it.

I considered that, but I don't see how I can do that with the limited
filtering
available in my old TBird reader, and I don't want to change newsreaders
just to get rid of Google Groupies.

Blinky the Shark suggested setting up your own private server to do the
filtering for you...

http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/filters_ex2.html

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Dave "Crash" Dummy

2013-07-25 15:20:59 UTC

Post by Evertjan.
Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote on 25 jul 2013 in

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy
I've begun treating Google Groupies like trolls and decline to feed them.

So why not use a general ploncking-rule?
[I do this for this NG and sleep better.]
You won't miss an accidental genuine posting, since you won't be
aware of it.

I considered that, but I don't see how I can do that with the
limited filtering available in my old TBird reader, and I don't
want to change newsreaders just to get rid of Google Groupies.

Blinky the Shark suggested setting up your own private server to do
the filtering for you...
http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/filters_ex2.html

Thanks! That's more work than switching newsreaders! I'll save that
link for when I am really, really desperate or really, really bored.

--
Crash

"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory."
~ W. Edwards Deming ~

Todd Vargo

2013-07-25 22:36:03 UTC

Post by Evertjan.
Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote on 25 jul 2013 in

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy
I've begun treating Google Groupies like trolls and decline to feed them.

So why not use a general ploncking-rule?
[I do this for this NG and sleep better.]
You won't miss an accidental genuine posting, since you won't be
aware of it.

I considered that, but I don't see how I can do that with the limited
filtering available in my old TBird reader, and I don't want to
change newsreaders just to get rid of Google Groupies.

Blinky the Shark suggested setting up your own private server to do
the filtering for you...
http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/filters_ex2.html

Thanks! That's more work than switching newsreaders! I'll save that
link for when I am really, really desperate or really, really bored.

I set up a filter in TB to tag all posts where Message-ID contains
@googlegroups.com so I know before even reading a post that it may be a
nuisance to read/respond. If you don't want to see them at all, you can
simply switch from tag to delete and not read any gg posts at all.

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Dave "Crash" Dummy

2013-07-25 22:50:39 UTC

Post by Todd Vargo

Post by Evertjan.
Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote on 25 jul 2013 in

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy
I've begun treating Google Groupies like trolls and decline to feed them.

So why not use a general ploncking-rule?
[I do this for this NG and sleep better.]
You won't miss an accidental genuine posting, since you won't
be aware of it.

I considered that, but I don't see how I can do that with the
limited filtering available in my old TBird reader, and I don't
want to change newsreaders just to get rid of Google Groupies.

Blinky the Shark suggested setting up your own private server to
do the filtering for you...
http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/filters_ex2.html

Thanks! That's more work than switching newsreaders! I'll save that
link for when I am really, really desperate or really, really bored.

I set up a filter in TB to tag all posts where Message-ID contains
@googlegroups.com so I know before even reading a post that it may be
a nuisance to read/respond. If you don't want to see them at all,
you can simply switch from tag to delete and not read any gg posts at
all.

My TB 2.0.0.24 doesn't have the "Message-ID" option, just "From,"
"Subject" and "Date." Most of the Google Groupie posts have "@gmail" in
the "From" entry. I've been using that in combination with "Re:" in the
"Subject" entry. I currently have it set to ignore thread and delete,
but it hasn't been active long enough to judge its effectiveness.

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Crash

"I am not young enough to know everything."
~ Oscar Wilde ~

Todd Vargo

2013-07-26 21:29:55 UTC

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy
My TB 2.0.0.24 doesn't have the "Message-ID" option, just "From,"
the "From" entry. I've been using that in combination with "Re:" in the
"Subject" entry. I currently have it set to ignore thread and delete,
but it hasn't been active long enough to judge its effectiveness.

Sorry to hear this. It may be time to upgrade to a current version that
is supported with security updates. Note, not all posters having an
@gmail address are gg posters so you would erroneously be deleting
worthy posts along with the bad ones.

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Dave "Crash" Dummy

2013-07-26 21:55:29 UTC

Post by Todd Vargo

Post by Dave "Crash" Dummy
My TB 2.0.0.24 doesn't have the "Message-ID" option, just "From,"
"Subject" and "Date." Most of the Google Groupie posts have
with "Re:" in the "Subject" entry. I currently have it set to
ignore thread and delete, but it hasn't been active long enough to
judge its effectiveness.

Sorry to hear this. It may be time to upgrade to a current version
that is supported with security updates. Note, not all posters having
worthy posts along with the bad ones.

I know that a lot of people have gmail addresses, but all the ones I've
seen posted without brackets as "From" entries have been Googlers.

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Crash

"Never underestimate the power of the Dark Side."
~ Obi-Wan Kenobi ~

a***@gmail.com

2016-12-19 23:38:57 UTC

Post by Peter Olcott
Does VBScript run on Mac OS 10?

I know that I can't run .vbs directly on my mac without bootcamp or other virtual machine. Is there any way on macOS 10.12.3 to convert .vbs to .scptd?

Mayayana

2016-12-20 02:04:33 UTC

<***@gmail.com> wrote

| I know that I can't run .vbs directly on my mac without bootcamp or other
virtual machine. Is there any way on macOS 10.12.3 to convert .vbs to
.scptd?
|

By definition script is interpreted. VBS is interpreted
by Windows Script Host. In IE it's intrerpreted by IE.
Likewise with javascript. Perl can be run on Windows
but the Perl interpreter must be installed.

I have no idea what scptd is. Mac script? My
impression was that Macs only had "Apple script",
which seems to be simple commands written as
sentences. Someone would have to write a VBS
interpreter if you want to run it on a Mac. Though
Windows Script host can be installed under WINE
in Linux, so that's also a possibility.

The next issue you'd run into would be what to
do with it once you got it working. VBS is designed for
Windows and gets much of its power from COM
libraries. So you'd need to install the basics,
like scrrun.dll. Then you'd also have to figure out
how to use COM libraries on the Mac. What makes VBS
in WSH so different from browser script is the function
CreateObject. That allows VBS to load and use any
compatible COM object. But COM libraries are Windows.
They usually call Win32 API functions and/or other
Windows libraries. So it gets complicated. It's sort
of like asking if you can speak English in France. You
can, but it will only be useful when you find English-
speaking French people to talk to.

Auric__

2016-12-20 07:54:01 UTC

Post by Mayayana
| I know that I can't run .vbs directly on my mac without bootcamp or other
virtual machine. Is there any way on macOS 10.12.3 to convert .vbs to
.scptd?
By definition script is interpreted. VBS is interpreted
by Windows Script Host. In IE it's intrerpreted by IE.
Likewise with javascript. Perl can be run on Windows
but the Perl interpreter must be installed.
I have no idea what scptd is. Mac script? My
impression was that Macs only had "Apple script",
which seems to be simple commands written as
sentences. Someone would have to write a VBS
interpreter if you want to run it on a Mac. Though
Windows Script host can be installed under WINE
in Linux, so that's also a possibility.

There are a few ports of Wine for OSX. I'm unwilling to try any of them on
*my* Mac, but they exist.

Post by Mayayana
The next issue you'd run into would be what to
do with it once you got it working. VBS is designed for
Windows and gets much of its power from COM
libraries. So you'd need to install the basics,
like scrrun.dll. Then you'd also have to figure out
how to use COM libraries on the Mac. What makes VBS
in WSH so different from browser script is the function
CreateObject. That allows VBS to load and use any
compatible COM object. But COM libraries are Windows.
They usually call Win32 API functions and/or other
Windows libraries. So it gets complicated. It's sort
of like asking if you can speak English in France. You
can, but it will only be useful when you find English-
speaking French people to talk to.

...except you're a *lot* more likely to find English-speaking Frenchmen than
VBScript interpreters on any *nix system.

alexdesanmartin: There are BASIC interpreters available for OSX. They
generally aren't compatible with VBScript, and in fact are often
incompatible with any variant of MS BASIC. The one that comes immediately to
mind is Chipmunk Basic:

http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/

There are also some OSX *compilers* that are VB-compatible to some degree
(and it's a fairly short step from VBScript to Visual Basic) if you'd like
to try that route. KBasic comes closest, IMHO:

http://www.kbasic.com/mac.html

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Mayayana

2016-12-20 15:27:36 UTC