What's the Best Way to Handle Scripting Under XP?

Posted by Cliff on Thursday July 21, 2005 @05:03AM from the automated-task-execution dept.

ChrisZermatt asks: "I've got to build a custom workflow for a customer that has a photography business. His photographers take hundreds of thousands of photos a year, and since he's recently moved entirely to digital, he wants to automate a lot of his current processes. Ideally I'd be able to plonk a recent Mac running Tiger into his shop, and use a combination of AppleScript, iView Pro, Photoshop and an FTP program to handle all his needs. Sadly, he insists on using *cheap* PC's running Windows, so a Mac isn't an option for this project. So, what should I use on the Windows side of things to build a custom workflow?" "iView lets you control the program using VBS or Javascript, but they don't really offer much in the way of advice on building a Windows workflow. I need to be able to copy/move a ton of files around and link the above mentioned programs. I'd really rather *not* spend money on something like VisualBasic. What are the alternatives for scripting on Windows?"

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Re:Jeeezus.... by snorklewacker · 2005-07-21 05:45 · Score: 2, Funny

You're seriously suggesting a Mac Mini for pro photography work?

Holy hell, it's like Mike Meyers in "All Things Scottish" whenever the subject of Macs comes up...

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Re:Some problems cannot be solved by Umbral+Blot · 2005-07-21 06:34 · Score: 3, Funny

have you considered exploiting integer over-flow?

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Easy remedy by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-21 06:43 · Score: 2, Funny

Buy a Mac mini, and conceal it in some hulking ATX case with a few lights on the front and some loud fans in the back.

Then just do what you gotta do to make OS X look like Windows. He'll never know the difference. If he asks about it, tell him it's Longhorn.