Learning Adobe Scripts Language

Dear Friends,
I would like to learn adobe scripting language. So I don't have exact root to learn.
Please advise me which l can be start at the basic things and what is the language used in adobe script.
Please let me know if some one have answer..
Thanks in advance..
Regards
Ganesh

You should take a look at this post in the Illustrator general forum…
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/771637?tstart=30
Much depends on what it is you want to script and your OS can make an impact too.

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Then we gathered in the meeting hall and Shai Agassi held a speech and made a summary of the event.
The evening finished in the BoomChicago theater where everybody received a delicious meal, drinks and a great amount of fun with the ChicagoBoom comic crew.
I would like to thank all people that made this event come true! See you soon in Bangalore.
Best Regards,
Vasil Bachvarov
SAP AG

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