Top "Scripting" questions

Scripting is a form of programming generally characterized by low formality, loose typing, and no requirement for explicit compilation.

Difference between a script and a program?

What is the difference between a script and a program? Most of the time I hear that a script is …

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Execute SQL script from command line

I need to alter a database using a batch file, for a simple example, drop a table. I´m using …

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Batch files - number of command line arguments

Just converting some shell scripts into batch files and there is one thing I can't seem to find...and that …

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How do I use Ruby for shell scripting?

I have some simple shell scripting tasks that I want to do For example: Selecting a file in the working …

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PuTTY scripting to log onto host

I'm using PuTTY to remotely log onto my school's host. Upon logging in, we are required to do these steps: …

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When is a language considered a scripting language?

What makes a language a scripting language? I've heard some people say "when it gets interpreted instead of compiled". That …

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Checking if a website is up via Python

By using python, how can I check if a website is up? From what I read, I need to check …

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Is there a simple way to convert C++ enum to string?

Suppose we have some named enums: enum MyEnum { FOO, BAR = 0x50 }; What I googled for is a script (any language) …

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What is the most useful script you've written for everyday life?

Just wondering what little scripts/programs people here have written that helps one with his or her everyday life (aka …

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Capture key press (or keydown) event on DIV element

How do you trap the keypress or key down event on a DIV element (using jQuery)? What is required to …

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