Is there any scripting support on Windows Phone?

Question

In Windows Mango OS , is there any scripting environment that is supported?

Does it have support for powershell or python or perl?

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 17 '12 at 09:44

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WP7 does not have Python support, or perl / powershell. See the IronPython request here:

You can use JavaScript within a WebBrowser control.

answered Jan 17 '12 at 09:44

ColinE

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '12 at 15:50

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I may be off-topic here, but there is a way to do in-the-phone scripting. The TouchDevelop app lets you do pretty cool stuff.

If you your question refers to using a scripting language to make apps, then the answer would be NO.

answered Jan 18 '12 at 15:50

Cornel Ghiban

TouchDevelop is JUST about to retire in like a week :-( – Matt May 16 '18 at 20:25

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 17 '12 at 10:30

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You can use Powershell in the service layer, adding System.Management.Automation and Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility to the service project.

answered Jan 17 '12 at 10:30

Alexis Mathieu

Kevin Gosse · Answer 4 · 2012-01-17T10:52:43.503

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There's no official scripting environment for WP7, but there's a working port of IronRuby (although I've never tried it): http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff960707.aspx

edited Jan 17 '12 at 10:52

answered Jan 17 '12 at 10:03

Kevin Gosse

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