What is a Windows scripting language that: does not rely on .NET and offers the most OOP support and has simplest deployment?

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What is a Windows scripting language that: does not rely on .NET and offers the most OOP support and has simplest deployment?

It doesn't necessarily need to be a scripting language; It can be in the form of a compiled executable, however it needs to be self contained--only ONE file, no DLL's and it cannot be declared to "include" other files. I cannot rely on the user having any .NET installed and it needs to be able to run on Windows 7 64 bit.

By "most OOP support", I basically mean anything that has better OOP support than VBScript.

A little context: Everything I have done thus far is in VBScript and writes a bunch of data into an .html file, which in the end is to be viewed by Internet Explorer. It also zips up a bunch of directories and files. It heavily relies on accessing the registry, file-system, and WMI (I can probably do without accessing WMI though, as long as I have good registry access).

I can bring myself to write in any language so long as it meets me ridonkulous requirements stated above.

I look forward to some good answers from those more experienced than I.

Answer 1

Python has OOP Support. And no .Net. And pretty easy to install: double-click the MSI.

Answer 2

Microsoft JScript

Answer 3

PowerShell is superb. Of course, you should have .NET. But look: it's already installed on Windows 7 and Vista, is widely used and has tons of docs and samples on the net.

Answer 4

I suggest AutoIt v3. It can be compiled to single exe, allows many things that VBS offers and many more. Has ability to build simple and complicated gui and works on all Windows systems (older ones are supported by older autoit v3 version, newest version supports win2k/xp and up). It supports both 32/x64.

Best of all is their forum. Much like SO where they help you with both simple and complicated tasks. It also has great helpfile which describes all commands and shows examples how to use them.

AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages (e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on all versions of Windows out-of-the-box with no annoying "runtimes" required!

AutoIt was initially designed for PC "roll out" situations to reliably automate and configure thousands of PCs. Over time it has become a powerful language that supports complex expressions, user functions, loops and everything else that veteran scripters would expect.

Features:

* Easy to learn BASIC-like syntax
* Simulate keystrokes and mouse movements
* Manipulate windows and processes
* Interact with all standard windows controls
* Scripts can be compiled into standalone executables
* Create Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
* COM support
* Regular expressions
* Directly call external DLL and Windows API functions
* Scriptable RunAs functions
* Detailed helpfile and large community-based support forums
* Compatible with Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / 2008
* Unicode and x64 support
* Digitally signed for peace of mind
* Works with Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC)

It may be not OO, but it can achieve your goals.