RE: [PDK-Beta] VBSPerl-Beta1
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Hi,
I tried tool and made successful conversions VBScript to Perl,
However, I don't know much about VBScript, and is of little use to me.
Would it be possible to have a reverse switch ? IE Perl to VBScript.
That would possibly help new Perl programmers.
John Rogers,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Dubois [mailto:jand@[...].com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:11 AM
> To: pdk-beta@[...].com
> Subject: RE: [PDK-Beta] VBSPerl-Beta1
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> It's been 2 weeks since we uploaded this tool, and the only
> feedback so
> far has been from Jenda (and from one person letting me know
> that he has
> no interest in VBScript whatsoever).
>
> I understand that this tool is probably of interest only to a
> subset of
> PDK users, especially programmers new to Perl. Those people are poorly
> represented in this group. I would hope that it is also useful for
> developers needing to use OLE Automation and finding only VBScript
> sample code for a particular object model.
>
> Anyways, I would still like to get a quick reply (even just to me
> personally) of what you think of this tool at all. For example:
>
> * Didn't have time to look at it.
> * Never look at VBScript, never will. Tool is useless for me.
> * I tried it. It works. Release it.
> ...
> * Could you write a tool to translate Python code to Perl instead?
> * Other...
>
> Cheers,
> -Jan
>
>
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Jan Dubois wrote:
> > We have uploaded the next PDK Beta feature to the FTP
> server: VBSPerl,
> > a VBScript (and VBA) to Perl converter.
> >
> > A Windows binary is available from this location:
> >
> > ftp://pdkbeta:grett0uf@ftp.activestate.com/VBSPerl-Beta1.zip
> >
> > From our point of view, this tool is really only useful on
> the Windows
> > platform, so we don't intend to create binaries for Unix. Please let
> > us know if you disagree with this decision.
> >
> > Please refer to the documentation included in the ZIP file for
> > information about installing and using the tool. If you have any
> > questions not covered by the documentation, please send
> them to us so
> > that we can record them in the bug database.
> >
> > We are also interested in both interesting examples that could be
> > translated with VBSPerl, as well as in VBScript code that
> is not being
> > treated correctly by this tool.
> >
> > We are planning to add a GUI interface to the converter in
> the future.
> > If there are specific features you would like to see, please let us
> > know about those as well.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PDK-Beta@[...].com
> http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/pdk-beta
>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2>Hi,</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2>I tried tool and made successful conversions VBScript to Perl,</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>However, I don't know much about VBScript, and is of little use to me.</FON
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2>Would it be possible to have a reverse switch ? IE Perl to VBScript.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>That would possibly help new Perl programmers.</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2>John Rogers,</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> From: Jan Dubois [<A HREF="mailto:jand@ActiveState.com">mailto:jand@[.
..].com</A> ]</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 9:11 AM</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> To: pdk-beta@[...].com</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: RE: [PDK-Beta] VBSPerl-Beta1</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> Hello everyone,</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> It's been 2 weeks since we uploaded this tool, and the only </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> feedback so</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> far has been from Jenda (and from one person letting me know </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> that he has</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> no interest in VBScript whatsoever).</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> I understand that this tool is probably of interest only to a </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> subset of</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> PDK users, especially programmers new to Perl. Those people are poorly
</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> represented in this group. I would hope that it is also useful for</FO
NT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> developers needing to use OLE Automation and finding only VBScript</FO
NT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> sample code for a particular object model.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> Anyways, I would still like to get a quick reply (even just to me</FON
T>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> personally) of what you think of this tool at all. For example:</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> * Didn't have time to look at it.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> * Never look at VBScript, never will. Tool is useless for me.</F
ONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> * I tried it. It works. Release it.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> ...</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> * Could you write a tool to translate Python code to Perl instead?</FO
NT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> * Other...</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> Cheers,</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> -Jan</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, Jan Dubois wrote:</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > We have uploaded the next PDK Beta feature to the FTP </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> server: VBSPerl,</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > a VBScript (and VBA) to Perl converter.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > A Windows binary is available from this location:</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > <A HREF="ftp://pdkbeta:grett0uf@ftp.activ
estate.com/VBSPerl-Beta1.zip" TARGET="_blank"> ftp://pdkbeta:grett0uf@ftp.activestate.com/VBS
Perl-Beta1.zip</A> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > From our point of view, this tool is really only useful on </FONT
>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> the Windows</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > platform, so we don't intend to create binaries for Unix. Please
let</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > us know if you disagree with this decision.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > Please refer to the documentation included in the ZIP file for</F
ONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > information about installing and using the tool. If you have any<
/FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > questions not covered by the documentation, please send </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> them to us so</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > that we can record them in the bug database.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > We are also interested in both interesting examples that could be
</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > translated with VBSPerl, as well as in VBScript code that </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> is not being</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > treated correctly by this tool.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> ></FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > We are planning to add a GUI interface to the converter in </FONT
>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> the future.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > If there are specific features you would like to see, please let
us</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> > know about those as well.</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> _______________________________________________</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> PDK-Beta@[...].com</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2>> <A HREF="http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/pdk-beta" TA
RGET="_blank"> http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/pdk-beta</A></FONT>
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