Question from newbie - How to program

wobblyboy wrote on 4/12/2003, 6:32 PM

I just downloaded Microsoft.net. Current scripts provided in Vegas 4 run fine. I tried to find JScript or Visual Basic.net to program and can't fine programs. Do I have to download these seperatly?

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bcbarnes wrote on 4/12/2003, 8:01 PM

You can create JScript or VBasic programs with just a simple text editor if you'd like, but you would probably find that having some of the development tools, available from Microsoft, would help.

wobblyboy wrote on 4/12/2003, 8:33 PM

What are these tools and how does one obtain them? Thanks, Wobbly Boy

bcbarnes wrote on 4/12/2003, 9:13 PM

The tools that I refer to are the "Microsoft Visual Studio .NET" development environment. If you are doing a lot of Windows programs, I would recommend it. They don't come cheap, however. If you are simply interested in creating V4 scripts, then a good text editor, and a book on the .NET framework and the language of choice (JScript or VBasic) would probably be more appropriate.

wobblyboy wrote on 4/13/2003, 2:16 PM

Thanks, I will look for a book and language specifications. If you know where one is available I would appriciate the info. Wobbly Boy

bcbarnes wrote on 4/13/2003, 6:38 PM

Sorry to say that I've avoided both Java (JScript ancestor) and Visual Basic like the plague, so I can't make any recommendations on those. The .NET framework is common to both (and to all .NET languages) so there's probably a wide variety out there to choose from.

I am starting to look at JScript, though, since it has similar syntax to C++. Unfortunately, the first book I got (JScript .NET) was pretty worthless. At least I can give you one title to avoid...