[Year 12 Its] Programming languages - IT 1&2 & Software 3&4

[David Dawson]

Hi Gordon
In support of actionscript perhaps you might let us know how you use
actionscript to process files? The reason I pulled back from JavaScript
and I think why it has been removed from the language list is that it
does not allow for creating, appending, opening and closing files etc.
together with full string processing for re-insertion of file records.
It only allows for talking to cookies - not true file processing.
All the allowed languages do this - but I cannot find mention of it in
Bill Sander's Flash, Actionscript, book nor in google or
actionscript.org.
I guess I will always be suspicious of languages in which you can make a
full-blown application only by setting screen navigation and linking
movement to keys like arrows keys - without writing one line of code or
manipulating an array using code.
IMHO FoxPro and VisualDB (and I have used them both) are more complete
languages and they are not included either.
David Dawson

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Subject: RE: [Year 12 Its] Programming languages - IT 1&2 & Software 3&4

Every year I wonder why actionscript is not on the list and never get a
really satsfactory answer... 

PHP is accepted and it hardly even meets one of the criteria (gui), yet
an almost full-blown javaesque language that combines with an excellent
animation suite is not?? 
Yes Con i know it comes from one of evil software vendors, but it is
very good, and another way to get kids enjoying their programming
(almost as good as VB!) There are plenty of years of database
programming ahead for those so inclined...
                     
                        gordon