Scripting languages are an intermediate stage between HTML and programming languages such as Java, C++, and Visual Basic®. HTML is generally used for formatting text and linking pages. Programming languages are generally used for giving a series of complex instructions to computers. While scripting languages can also be used to give instructions to computers, their syntax and rules are generally less rigid and intricate than those of compiled programming languages. Scripting languages focus on formatting text or calling and using compiled components written in a programming language.
The Corporate Media Library (CML) application uses two scripting languages: Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) and JScript®. Both types of scripts can appear in the same Active Server Pages (ASP) page, but run-time memory requirements can be reduced by using only one scripting language at a time. The CML application uses Microsoft Internet Information Server ASP technology to design ASP (.asp) files that contain both Client-Side Script and Server-Side Script.