Hi: VBScript has been deprecated from Internet Explorer and MS has said it is Maint Mode which is what they do before deprecating something completely.
That notice was for Windows 7 and going forward MS would consider not shipping VBScript with new Operating Systems but no firm plans for complete deprecation has been set in stone yet. But with the recent deprecation of it for scripting Internet Explorer it looks like they are moving in that direction. So, there are allot of vbscript apps for WE and I am wondering what the Road Map is for the WE Scripting Engine going forward over the next few years. Perhaps JavaScript or will there be a quantum change to something like PowerShell programming or something else? I think they still shipped VBScript with Windows 8.1, not sure, but new versions of Windows are coming out sooner rather than later. Is there a Road Map for the WindowEyes scripting environment? I know WE supports JavaScript and that might be a possibility if no quantum changes are planned to keep up with changing technology. But a notice of a RoadPlan would give scripters an opportunity to start learning a replacement language be it JavaScript, PowerShell, Managed VB.net or others like Python, PHP or whatever. It would be rude to just wait until one day a new release of a MS Operating System is pushed out without support for VBScript leaving App Developers floundering and scrambling to figure out what to do with all their apps and with a high learning curve at the same time they are trying to save their work. Perhaps VBScript will be around for a year, 2, 3, 5 but it is going away sooner or later according to what I've red googling abut this from Microsoft. Rick USA
