Python or Perl (Score 1)

Have you checked out Python www.Python.org If that does not work for you then try Perl www.perl.org Python is easier to learn but can be taken to extreme depth. Perl is alot harder to learn right off the bat when compared with python. Both work with multi archs and platforms and would seem to have the characterists you are looking for. Check them out. Cheers, Nate Nesler