ActiveX Scripting Hosts
ActiveX scripting architecture supports powerful scripting using languages such as VBScript, JScript, Perl, and others. Microsoft currently provides three hosts for running these scripting languages across the Windows platform:
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Microsoft® Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer can execute scripts on client computers from within HTML pages.
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Internet Information Server (IIS). IIS supports Active Server Pages, so scripts can run on Web servers. In other words, IIS supports server-side scripting over the Internet or an intranet.
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Windows Scripting Host. Windows Scripting Host provides a low-memory scripting host so scripts can execute directly on the Windows desktop or Command Prompt window; the scripts do not need to be embedded in an HTML document. Windows Scripting Host is an ideal host for non-interactive scripts that perform logon and administrative tasks.
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