XLNT (eXtended Language for Windows NT) is a
scripting language
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for Windows platforms based on the
DCL language for
OpenVMS
OpenVMS, often referred to as just VMS, is a multi-user, multiprocessing and virtual memory-based operating system. It is designed to support time-sharing, batch processing, transaction processing and workstation applications. Customers using Op ...
systems.
Overview
Its proprietary implementation has been maintained by its originator,
Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc., since 1997. The implementation contains the XLNT executable, a
Windows Scripting Host
The Microsoft Windows Script Host (WSH) (formerly named Windows Scripting Host) is an automation technology for Microsoft Windows operating systems that provides scripting abilities comparable to batch files, but with a wider range of supported fe ...
engine, and an integrated development environment.
It can also be used in
CGI mode. It is one of the handful of Windows-VMS emulation and interoperability tools, the others being PC-DCL and Accelr8 DCL Lite, both console mode interpreters which can run in an automated (scripting) mode.
[Command Language Cookbook by German, Hallett; Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992] An older programme of this type,
VCL, is used for VMS functionality under
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few op ...
,
PC DOS
PC or pc may refer to:
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,
OS/2
OS/2 is a Proprietary software, proprietary computer operating system for x86 and PowerPC based personal computers. It was created and initially developed jointly by IBM and Microsoft, under the leadership of IBM software designer Ed Iacobucci, ...
, and
Unix
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variants.
VCL can be run under later Windows versions which provide for
16-bit
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A 16-bit register can store 216 different values. The range of integer values that can be stored in 16 bits depends on the integer representation used. With the two ...
DOS programmes to be run, e.g.
Windows NT
Windows NT is a Proprietary software, proprietary Graphical user interface, graphical operating system produced by Microsoft as part of its Windows product line, the first version of which, Windows NT 3.1, was released on July 27, 1993. Original ...
via its
Win16
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/
DOS environmental subsystem or the program compatibility option in
Windows XP
Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct successor to Windows 2000 for high-end and business users a ...
et seq.
References
External links
XLNT - Advanced Scripting
Scripting languages
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