Which scripting language?

Hi all -

I have a question for you. I am currently developing a process that compresses files on a Windows Server and ftps the compressed files. I wrote it first in a batch file, then decided that there must be a more robust/better/etc. language than Windows batch. I'm thinking about VB Script. Is this a good choice? Are there others? I've written a lot more Unix scripts, so windows programming is a different beast for me.

Thanks.
Joe.

JScript (not JavaScript) which is really just VBScript with a JavaScript syntax (nice for us web developers), and I believe you can do windows scripting w/ ASP.NET.

JScript, Javascript, VB script etc etc etc are client-side scripting languages, not server-side.

If you want to do heavy server work, you're still better, in my opinion, sticking to C, or Perl.

JScript and VBScript (well, JScript for sure) can be used on a local Windows machine via Windows Scripting Host.

And where does it indicate there's a client/server relationship involved?

Hi,

I would do it in Perl, its quite easy to archive into zip format in Perl and very easy to use the FTP module. If your used to unix scripting then you probably wont like vb scripting. Perl was first developed on a unixy machine so you would find it more familiar. Another advantage is that with a small bit of effort your script could work without change on both unix and windows, something vbscript wouldnt be able to do.

Hope this helps.
Displeaser