KiXtart

KiXtart
Developer(s) Ruud van Velsen
Initial release 1991 (1991)
Stable release 4.66 / July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)[1]
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Type Scripting language Automation
License Closed source Careware
Website KiXtart.org

KiXtart is a closed source free-format scripting language for Windows. It is described as a logon script processor and enhanced batch scripting language by the official website.[2] Its name is a portmanteau of "kick start".

Overview

KiXtart is developed by Ruud van Velsen of Microsoft Netherlands. It is now provided as careware. Development started in 1991 to provide login scripting for the Microsoft LAN Manager environment.

It has rich built-in functionality for easy scripting and provides access to ADSI, ADO, WMI, etc. The language can be used to display information, set environment variables, start programs, connect to network drives, read or edit the registry, change the current drive and directory, and much more.

With KiXforms, the user can create a GUI for KiXtart.

Code example

Read the Windows product ID

; Read value from registry
$ProductID = ReadValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion","ProductId")

; Display result or error message
If @ERROR = 0
    ? "ProductID=$ProductID"
Else
    ? "Error reading product ID"
Endif
?

; Done
Exit @ERROR

Versions

Development of KiXtart as a logon scripting language started in 1991. Later versions were released on these dates:[2]

KiXtart 2001

KiXtart 2010

Related Software

Other graphical software has been built upon KiXtart technology including the popular Open Source solution Script Start Community.

Books

See also

References

External links

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