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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.

Finally: ScriptBasic is LGPL. This means that you can use it, alter it, extend it, embed it. The extra L before GPL says that you can embed it even into commercial application that you sell for money. (In that case, however consider the commercial suport delivered by EMMAnet ScriptBasic partners.)Note that some external modules use libraries that have their own licence!

To get more information why we have created another BASIC interpreter and to let us tell you why this is not a JABI (just another BASIC interpreter) see the on-line tutorials with audio support and the documentation.


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