The ActiveX-compliant scripting languages supported by Softimage are:
VBScript is the default scripting language used by Autodesk Softimage. The Softimage installation automatically includes VBScript on Linux and Windows, if it is not already installed. You can also download the Windows version and obtain further documentation from MSDN.
JScript is an ActiveX-compliant version of the JavaScript scripting language. The Autodesk Softimage installation automatically includes JScript on Linux and Windows, if it is not already installed. You can also download the Windows version and obtain further documentation from MSDN.
PerlScript is a version of the Perl scripting language that supports ActiveX. It is included in ActivePerl, which is available for Windows and can be downloaded from ActiveState. The recommended version for Softimage is ActivePerl-5.8.0.805.
Python ActiveX Scripting is a version of the Python scripting language that supports ActiveX. Mark Hammond's script extensions for Python are required for Python ActiveX to work in Softimage and are bundled in a module called pywin32 (formerly called win32all or win32com).
Softimage installs Python and the pywin32 extensions automatically:
If you want to use a different version of Python in Softimage than the one that was installed with Softimage, you can set the location of the Python directory to use with the PYTHONPATH user preference.
For more information on using Python with the Softimage SDK, check out the Python Scripting section.