What scripting language to use?

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From: Jens_Reineking
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:08

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Hi again.

So, if I'm really going to script InDesign (probably CS, defintively Windows), what scripting language to you recommend?

What are the advantages and disadvantages?

As far as I could figure out so far:

VBA:
+ development environment
+ object library available
+ inter-application scripts possible
- not cross-platform

Java Script:
+ cross-platform
- only Indesign
- no development environment

Further comments?

Jens

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