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Article #15477Re: How to get started with ID scripting (CS on PC)
From: Peter_Kahrel
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 11:12
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 11:12
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Cyndee, In my opinion Javascript is much easier to learn than VB and you don't need a special programming environment, as Ole mentioned (I'm using notepad--great editor!). To reiterate Dave's and Ole's remarks: check the JS sections in the scripting guide, and maybe have another look at Dave's JS pages, especially his walk-through example dealing with fractions, which I think is an excellent guide. There's also a guide at <http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.5/guide/> that you can consult. And read this forum--there's lots of snippets to be picked up. You'll read here and there that the problem with scripting ID is learning its object model. This problem is the same for JS and VB. But you can do yourself a favour by learning a decent programming language (JS). It's really fun. Good luck with it. Peter
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