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Supported Program and Script Languages
You can write programs and scripts in several supported languages. The following table lists the supported languages and their descriptions:
Supported Program and Script Languages
Language
Description
Java
Cross-platform, object-oriented programming language.
COM
Windows Component Object Model. COM is not actually a language but a standard. It is supported by several languages, including C++ and Visual Basic.
JavaScript
Cross-platform, object-oriented scripting language, not directly related to Java. The standard it follows is called ECMAScript.
JScript
A COM-based, loosely-typed scripting language, not directly related to Java but similar to JavaScript.
VBScript
A COM-based scripting language that is a subset of the Visual Basic for Applications programming language.
ACL
Arbortext Command Language, a proprietary scripting language from PTC Inc.