On Jan 7, 2008 11:05 AM, Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Visual Basic, is a scripting language by definition. However when do > you not call it as that, when it is compiled? The source is still a > script. >
If it has to be compiled before it can be executed, then by definition, it is not a scripting language. Right? Isn't "scripting language" just another term for an interpreted language, that is, code which is not compiled but is interpreted at run time? VB is not a scripting language, because it has to be compiled to be executed. That was always how I distinguished the two......am i way off? -- I've weighed out every option This scale's not fit for advice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249945 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
