ScriptBasic 2.0.0

This is a free BASIC interpreter. Is it just another after the so many costly and free interpreters? Well, you can decide, here it goes:

ScriptBasic implements a rich set of instructions that are available under Win32 as well as under Linux/UNIX. Programs written in ScriptBasic are portable unless you work hard to insert some system specific code.

If you miss some functions in the language itself there are external modules that implement several features, like CGI handling, MySQL access, regular expressions, graphical user interface, NT/UNIX specific functions (in case you really need something system dependant) and several others.

If you need some more that is not currently available you can ask for it on the ScriptBasic mailing list or you can easily write your own modules in C. ScriptBasic internals, source code and interfaces are well documented. To get a jump start you can even listen to audio/slide show tutorials. Subscribe to the mailing list now!

ScriptBasic is fast, it generates a compact internal code, which is interpreted. This internal code occupies a single, continuous memory chunk and is usually saved into a cache file. The cache file is automatically checked by ScriptBasic and thus it compiles the source only when needed.

You can also save this code into separate file and deliver it as your application without giving out your source code. This is to protect your intellectual property if you wish to use it. What is more ScriptBasic can be compiled to C and this way you can generate standalone executable on UNIX as well as on Win32 operating systems free of charge.

To program web application you can use ScriptBasic as a CGI interpreter, but there is even a better way. ScriptBasic is integrated into a standalone webserver that executes ScriptBasic programs in a single process without the CGI overhead lighting fast. Under Windows NT you can install this web server as an NT service and use it several ways. This application named Eszter SB Application Engine is supported by the CGI and the MT module allowing you to use in-memory application and session variables without file read/write overhead.

New Features

Language features

1. You can now alter the behavior of ScriptBasic in regards to undeclared variables inside functions. Undeclared variables inside functions were treated as global variables until now. From this version you can use the compiler directive declare option DefaultLocal to alter this behavior. The other way around is declare option DefaultGlobal. For more information please read the manual.
2. Module T can serialize an array variable to XML. Unfortunately there is no currently implemented counter function to read the generated XML file back to an array.
3. Mathematical functions gcd and lcm are defined and became reserved words, but are not implemented yet.
4. Initial version of the module XML was added to the release.
5. Floating numbers printed by the command print are printed with many more digits.
6. The debugger handles the console controls under Windows positioning cursor, clearing the console screen and so on providing a more powerful interface towards the programmer.

Interpreter features

1. The Eszter SB Application Engine now can bind on more than one interface and implement an experimental, BASIC programmable FTP daemon as well as the HTTP daemon. The FTP features are experimental, missing some core features and undocumented at the moment.
2. The option -d was enhanced. Now it can be used on UNIX as well as on Windows to aid debugging when a module does not load. This option will print what libraries the module tries to load and also interface versions.
3. Internal preprocessors need not be configured in the configuration file. The interpreter will find them based on the file name if they are stored in the directory where the module DLL/SO files are.

Requirements:	No special requirements
Release Date:	October 07, 2012
Platforms:	Windows2000, Windows2003, WinXP, Windows Vista, Linux
Keyword:	Code Compiler,  Compile,  Compile Code,  Compiler,  Develop Application,  Development
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