Don’t forget the built-in script language no one likes – powershell. And VBScript, almost as bad.
Not being allowed to write or save *.bat scripts is highly unusual in my experience. Sounds like it is directed at non-programmers (who probably should be protected from themselves), but it also caught programmers in the trap and we need to use such tools nearly every day (as least I do). What happens if they save a script file as *.cmd as opposed to *.bat? Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Seymour J Metz Sent: Friday, June 27, 2025 6:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Scripts (was ... filename extensions) Other scripting languages in m$ windoze? ECMAscript Java ooRexx Perl Python Rexx "And there may be mant others but they haven't been invented." -- TL -- ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2025 3:17 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Scripts (was ... filename extensions) On Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:17:37 +0200, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > >BTW, fun fact: nowadays they are not allowed to write .BAT scripts on >their Windows desktop. >Precisely, the can write any file with any extension, but even the >person with "local admin" authority is not allowed to run .BAT script. >That require yet another authority. :-( > No scripts sounds like a major impediment to productivity. What about other scripting languages? Does Windows support bash nowadays? Maybe under cygwin, but I'd hardly expect that to be allowed. What about Word macros? They (used to) be notorious for integrity exposures. I once tried to make a symbolic link with mklink. Failed because it demanded admin authority. Never found out why. No similar restriction in POSIX. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
