What are the pre-requisites for Scripting 101?

doncarp wrote on 6/26/2003, 12:22 AM

I am exploring scripting in Vegas.

Under "Creating Scripts" the manual has a one sentence reference to Microsoft JScript and another to Visual Basic.

An article from jetdv's Vegas Tips Vol.1 No.1 by Edward Troxel begins way beyond my current knowledge level.

Does one need to be fluent with Visual Basic before getting into Vegas scripts? Where can I go to get the most basic principles to understand Vegas scripts?

TIA

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jetdv wrote on 6/26/2003, 8:34 AM

Yes, you really do need to have a reasonable understanding of A programming language. My best understanding was in Visual Basic but could be easily translated to JScript.

Here's a link to the answer I posted to a similar question:
http://www.creativecow.net/forum/read_post.php?postid=105593919855286&forumid=24

This information should give you a good starting point. You can also e-mail me directly - an address is in the newsletter.

Edward

p.s. I haven't intended the scripting articles to this point to be a "Scripting 101" type series but the fade in/out script DOES present some of the basics.

johnmeyer wrote on 6/26/2003, 9:31 AM

You need to have some experience with an object oriented programming language. This could be visual basic, or it could be the application language used in the various Microsoft Office applications (which is pretty much Visual Basic). The scope of any modern language is very intimidating because there are so many objects and methods available, plus you can link to Windows calls, and the possibilities there are bigger than the latest Harry Potter book.

Even if you don't have the time to learn all this stuff (and I certainly don't) you can often get what you want by cutting and pasting bits and pieces from other people's code. I've gone over this before in another thread. Click here to read what I said there:

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