Re: Writing and debugging VBS
- From: "DJP" <djp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 22:57:37 GMT
Have you got an "on error resume next" somewhere near the top of your code?
If so, rem that out temporarily then re-run your script and see what
happens.
"Tosca" <no-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eyqo6JQzFHA.3124@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm going to need a bit more guidance!
>
> I have a short .vbs file that works fine. I tried to copy and paste it
> into the VBE in Word or Excel 2003 to step through it, but that drew a
> blank.
>
> I did some googling and found out about MSE7.exe which is on my laptop (XP
> Pro SP2). I ran it and then File>Open>"name of vbs file". The vbs file
> opened in Design Mode, so I thought that I'd cracked it! I tried
> Debug>Step Into (or F11), just as I have used "Step Into" in the VBA
> Editor in Excel or Word, in the hope that the editor would step through
> the code for me. If it had, I'd be able to edit the code, or create new
> code, to modify my project. I was able to run the code (with F5) and the
> screen changed for a few seconds, before reverting to the design mode. I
> have tried this with breakpoints set and disabled, but that didn't make
> any difference. Although the code seems to run, it doesn't produce any of
> the message boxes that it should, or wait for user interaction.
>
> What am I doing wrong? I've looked at the locals window but it says that
> I cannot evaluate an expression whilst in design mode. I suspect that I
> need to be out of design mode but have no idea how to do that. I've not
> been able to find anything in the help facility. How do I use this editor
> (in a similar way to the VBA editor) to step through my VBS code?
>
> Thanks again for your patience!
>
>
>
> "MikeB" <m.byerleyATVerizonDottieNettie> wrote in message
> news:%23$D5g1NzFHA.3588@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Also,
>> It is quite common to simply plunk you vbscript code into a code module
>> in the VBA editor of any Office App and prototype it there before
>> launching it in the pure scripting environ.
>>
>>
>> "Tosca" <no-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23$20rFNzFHA.2880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Thank you Bob for the rapid reply. The first hit is the Microsoft
>>> Script Debugger so it looks like I need that one. There's no indication
>>> about how to get hold of a copy so I'll do some research. There's no
>>> suggestion that it's on my PC already.
>>>
>>> "Bob Barrows [MVP]" <reb01501@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OtIzr7MzFHA.3312@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Tosca wrote:
>>>>> Hi everyone
>>>>>
>>>>> I've used the Visual Basic Editor in Word and Excel 2003 and have
>>>>> decided to delve into VBS. I've managed to copy script samples from
>>>>> various sites, paste them into Notepad and save the file with a .vbs
>>>>> extension. Needless to say, the samples do what they're supposed to
>>>>> but, if I modify the code to do something slightly different, it
>>>>> either works or it doesn't. If it doesn't, an error messagebox is
>>>>> displayed which gives an idication of where the error is.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if there's any software available to allow me to step
>>>>> through the VBS and identify exactly what's happening as it runs,
>>>>> just as I can with the VB editors in Word and Excel. I don't know if
>>>>> there's anything on my laptop already (XP Pro SP2) or if I'd need
>>>>> third party software. Whilst experts here are just that, I'd find it
>>>>> hard to believe that they can just generate a perfect piece of
>>>>> complicated code out of thin air or debug it, almost as if it's
>>>>> running in their heads!
>>>>> Thanks for your time and patience.
>>>>
>>>> Google is your friend (if you use it <grin>):
>>>> http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=gd&q=script+debugger
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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