George Said:

how do i write a script ?

We Answered:

Simple, have an idea, put it on paper.
Then keep at it until you get it right.
You may want to research a little to build up your self confidence, I recommend the following:
Lewis Carrol (Author of Alice in Wonderland)
JRR Tolkein (Author of Lord of The Rings)
Joseph Campbell (Author of The hero's Journey)

All the best :)

Rosemary Said:

how to write script for stage play?

We Answered:

Actually, Johan's example above is great except that it's more the type used for film. Rarely in theatre do you see indications such as INTERIOR or EXTERIOR--they're more important for film.

Also, do your actors a favour and never indicate the emotion of how a line should be done. It's one of the most irritating things a writer can do, and actors really enjoy having to work it out for themselves (it makes the scene feel much more alive).

My best advice is to look at a few plays. Just go to the library or bookshop and pick up a few, you don't even need to take them with you, just look at the formatting and layout of a few different titles (different publishers have their own layout preferences) and see if that gives you a start. Conventional plays include who says what and stage directions. There are plenty of works out there that experiment with this format, though, so it's not always like this. (In Sarah Kane's 4:48 Psychosis, for example, there is no indication of how many characters there are and who says what line. Every group has to make their own decisions on that.)

When actors read a script, many of them will look very carefully at what their character says and does, as well as what other characters say about their character. That's a very common way of analysing and starting to build a character. There are no hard and fast rules about drama or plot or anything like that (it depends on whether you want to write a well-made comedy or do something completely experiemental). The best way to learn is to read other scripts.

Kathleen Said:

Know any good books on how to write scripts and/or plays?

We Answered:

Read the Screenwriter's Bible by David Trottier.

Read screenplays. Lots of screenplays. You can do this here;

www.script-o-rama.com
www.simplyscripts.com
www.imsdb.com

Learn the Monomyth. You can do this by reading The Writers Journey by Chris Vogler, Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell, and the legendary memo by Vogler that explained the Monomyth in the simplest of terms. You can read the memo here:

www.skepticfiles.org/atheist2/hero.htm

That's all you need.

Nina Said:

I don't know how to write a script and..!?!?

We Answered:

What you're talking about is called a 'screenplay.' Here are some informative sites:

http://www.rain.org/campinternet/cperez/…
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Scr…
http://www.screenwriting.info/

Margaret Said:

Where do I start in order to learn how to write scripts?

We Answered:

Considering you are using the term "shell scripts" instead of "batch scripts", I must assume that you're using a Unix-like operating system.

In the Unix world, you'll find many different kinds of shells on different systems, however for the most part you'll be using Bash (The Bourne Again Shell) as it is the most commonly installed default shell. However, before you jump into learning how to script, you'll certainly need to make sure which shell you'll be using. To do this, open a command line prompt and type "echo $SHELL" (without the quotes).

I recommend before you dive into scripting, that you look into using common Unix commands. This is half the battle of scripting itself. There are plenty of tutorials out on the web these days for shell scripting. Remember that some techniques are specific for certain shells!

Here's a short, free resource for you to look at: http://www.hsrl.rutgers.edu/ug/shell_hel…

Also, I'd recommend trying a quick search around Google to find tons of books and other resources.

Frances Said:

how to write script to convert text file to ascii?

We Answered:

Say your text file is called file.txt and you want to convert it to ascii and store it in a file called file.asc.

Go to the DOS prompt and type copy file.txt file.asc.

Done.