Cross platform scripting language and database

[Ken Moffat]

Joel Hammer wrote:

>On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 07:26:00AM -0800, Ken Moffat wrote:
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>>IMHO perl is confusing. Python is easier.
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>>You could have a look at freepascal if you're up for a learning curve.
>>They have utilities to compile for windows (haven't tried them)
>>Lazarus is a cross platform ide based on freepascal.
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>Does Python give a nice GUI?
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>Freepascal sounds inviting, since I used to do a lot of Pascal programming
>years ago. I loved Pascal, but that was one more technology I liked that
>went away.  Is freepascal mature enuf? Does it produce good code for both
>windows and linux? Does it have a nice GUI for the enduser?
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Boa-Constructor is an ide for python, and uses wxWindows. Pretty nice. 
Probably more than you want.

Python uses tkinter widgets. They are ok. Python is probably in your 
distribution.

Type "python". you will be given a prompt. Enter the following 3 lines 
(You may not have tkinter by default, so this may fail, sorry)

from Tkinter import Label, mainloop
Label(text='This is a test').pack()
mainloop()

There you have a window to see what it looks like.


The gui is whatever the environment provides. Gtk in linux. Have you 
used Delphi? Lazarus is a clone. Very nice.

As for maturity, I think freepascal is usable; it is in progress, but 
works. Lazarus is a bit behind that, especially on windows. I have only 
used the linux version, which works well. The database access is limited 
so far, I think, but coming along. (guessing here.)

MySQL modules are there in freepascal. Haven't tried them.

I think they're at

http://www.freepascal.org
http://lazarus.freepascal.org


-- 
Ken