On 24/10/13 17:22, Terry Coles wrote:
So here's the question. Are there numerous ways to do this and if so,
does every browser have its own way?
OK, so we discussed this further at work and homed in on the real question:
I understand that all browsers speak Javascript, so a page containing
Hi Terry,
Terry Coles wrote:
I understand that all browsers speak Javascript,
Except those that don't, e.g. lynx(1). :-)
so a page containing js, just gets executed. What if the script is
written in PERL, PHP or even TCL or Python? Presumably the page
includes a mime type, but how
Some browsers do expose an API allowing these things, but my point is more
that I'm not convinced they provide anything that allows someone to add in
support for other languages that is useful in anyway beyond simple toys.
Regarding Python in the browser, this site has some useful info:
Hi Terry,
So if we want to use a browser to execute a script that isn't js,
there's no reliable way to do it that would work across all platforms
/ browsers.
Add some Javascript to interpret it or produce equivalent Javascript on
the fly. :-)
You alternative is to also ship a web server
Hi Andrew,
I'm not convinced they provide anything that allows someone to add in
support for other languages that is useful in anyway beyond simple
toys.
They would be as useful as Javascript, I imagine.
I'm wondering as to _why_ you even want to run scripts in another
language
Thanks Andrew and Ralph,
I'll report back to my colleagues on Wednesday (I'm out Mon / Tues next
week) and see what the consensus is. Stand by for the next thrilling
instalment :-)
For your information, I'm more of a go-between here, but my colleagues
want to be able to create
It's basically javascript, unless you say otherwise. type was a
required attribute until HTML 4. In HTML 5 it's option, and defaults
to text/javascript.
Adrian
On 24 October 2013 17:22, Terry Coles d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk wrote:
Hi All,
Can anyone settle a short discussion that came up at
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