Available Scripting Engines
| Name | Language | File extensions | Availability | Produced By | Status | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBScript | Microsoft Visual Basic, Scripting Edition | .vbs | Installed by default | Microsoft | default install | 1999 | |
| JScript | Microsoft JScript | .js | Installed by default | Microsoft | default install | 1999 | |
| PerlScript | Perl | .pls | with ActiveState Perl | ActiveState | Open source | 1999 | |
| ooRexxScript | REXX | .rxs | with Open Object Rexx | Open Object Rexx team | Open source | ||
| PythonScript | Python | .pys | SourceForge | The Pywin32 project | Open source | ||
| TclScript | Tcl/Tk | .tcls | SourceForge | ActiveState or third party | Open source | ||
| ActivePHPScript | PHP | .phps | with PHP | PHP team | Open source | ||
| RubyScript | Ruby | .rbs | with Ruby | Ruby team | Open source | ||
| Object REXX engine | Object REXX | with IBM Object REXX | IBM | Commercial | 2002 | ||
| Delphi scripting engine | Delphi | In some Delphi distributions or resource kits | Commercial | 2003 |
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