Cannot change script language from VBScript to JScript

I would like to change the scripting language in an event in a Form Script Editor, when when I change the Language pulldown menu from VBScript to JScript, I get an error dialog with the text

Script language changed. Modify existing script's syntax to match selected language's syntax.

and the Language reverts to VBScript. How can I use JScript here?

  • 0
    Hi there. Unfortunately, Customizer does support JScript, even though the underlying scripting engine does.
  • 0 in reply to Bill C
    THEN WHY IS IT EVEN AN OPTION (not picking on you here Bill C)

    What an awful UI. Now I better understand why the higher-ups here are looking at another ERP, which rhymes with Schmenterprise.
  • 0 in reply to cgtyoder
    I won't go out of my way to defend Customizer, it has many quirks and odd design choices, the scripting language drop-down is the least of them. VBScript is as easy to navigate as JScript, in my opinion (JScript was at best a weird cousin to true JavaScript), and certainly better documented. Like any ERP platform, the paths to customizing the UI are varied and require time to master. Learning the frameworks behind competing mid-market ERP platforms may offer more contemporary language choices, but you still have to learn and master their SDK and API models, and all have their own quirks and limitations. There is a certain flexibility with Sage 500, you can attack integration and customization projects from many angles, and we have successfully extended it with a variety of technologies including .NET Winforms, .NET MVC, PHP, and Java.