Hi, Rick. As mentioned, Microsoft themselves relies on the language quite heavily. We won't find ourselves in a situation where it's suddenly no longer supported. It's too widely used in too many markets. They would have to deal with the uproar that would occur from every IT department in existence. It's just not going to happen. Maintenance mode doesn't mean they have any plans to discontinue it. It just means they won't be adding any new features, and that's acceptable.
Thanks, Aaron -- Aaron Smith Web Development * App Development * Product Support Specialist Ai Squared * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825 260-489-3671 * www.aisquared.com To insure that you receive proper support, please include all past correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information pertinent to your situation when submitting a problem report to the Ai SquaredTechnical Support Team. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Thomas [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 11:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: VBScript Alternatives > > Hi Aaron: > VBScript is still in wide use indeed from what I have read. > I am thinking downline a few years and I did read where Microsoft had a > desire to get away from vb script. It was placed in Maintenance Mode several > years ago, as Microsoft does with features it plans on deprecating, and just > recently deprecated from internet explorer. > I have not heard of any timeline for deprecating it from an upcoming release > of the Windows Operating System. > But, based on their past statements, their putting it into Maintenance status > a few years ago and the recent deprecation of VBScript from Internet > Explorer they seem to be following a targeted path. > I try and think in terms of a 3 to 5 year project lifecycle when planning a > larger > project. > Part of the considerations involves environmental and execution risks. > That's why I have to assume you, as a real pro and old-timer, have > considered the ramifications to WindowEyes if Microsoft blindsides us by not > providing the VBScript support in one of ther new Windows releases over > the next 5 years. > Note with something as large as WindowEyes I have to guess you and Doug > and others have looked out further than that perhaps as far as 10 years out > for the product road map based on the best guestimates of future technicals > as indicated by Microsoft, W3c and other major players in the industry. > Rick USA >
