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Donghyeok Yun
Donghyeok Yun
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Posted by Donghyeok Yun
Donghyeok Yun
4,514 Points

What programming language shall I use for this?? (Help)

Hello, so my friend requested to help him on building a program that checks a power point file for any updates or changes. If it changes then it will start playing the program. But he is thinking of using VBScript for this and neither of us knows to code VBScript. Is there any other programming language that we could use or is there any sites that we could learn about VBScript. Please, any bits of advice on this project will help. Thank you

2 Answers

Abdullah Hashim
Abdullah Hashim
4,546 Points
Abdullah Hashim
Abdullah Hashim
4,546 Points

Hello,

Why not use C#? It is also a Microsoft language and there is a track for it here at Treehouse!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,127 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,127 Points

You might not need to write a program.

There are ready-made "change monitor" tools that can be downloaded. I'm hesitant to give any specific links because I have not tested any of these myself. But you should easily find several choices if you search for "change monitor" or "file changes".

And here's a link to an article that discusses 10 Tools to Monitor Files.