some direction for a beginner...

Hi folks,


I want to write a small scripting language as a component for a larger
java application I am building. I want to be able to provide the
ability for users to overload / customize some of the system
functionality on a user by user basis. My problem is that I have
never written an interpreter/compiler before and are not sure on how
to go about it. I probably need some introductory stuff on
parsing/scanning algorithms etc. Any other advise would dearly be
appreciated.


Thanks very much in advance
[My standard advice is that the wheel has already been invented, go look
at Python, TCL, and REXX. I'd be surprised if there weren't Java
equivalents. -John]

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