Re: Writing and debugging VBS

Thank you - at last I can step through the code! The editor isn't quite as
sophisticated as the VBA editor in Word or Excel 2003 as I can write code in
there and it gives an indication of the syntax to be used. I guess VBS
isn't so easy after all!

"MikeB" <m.byerleyATVerizonDottieNettie> wrote in message
news:u4tmTtazFHA.3408@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 1. open a command prompt to the directory of your vbscript file
>
> 2 Enter the following command syntax:
> wscript //x TheNameOfMyScript.vbs
>
> This will determine if a debugger is working on your machine or not.
>
> It will start whatever debugger is available and enabled. If it starts,
> the distinguishable difference in operation, is you must set breakpoints
> inside of functions if you wish to step through line by line...
>
>
>
>
> "Tosca" <no-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%231YKKhWzFHA.2064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> No - I don't have that line in the code. I've done a considerable amount
>> of googling but haven't found any explicit instructions about how to use
>> this editor!
>>
>> Any other ideas? I've tried repairing the "Tools" within MS Office from
>> the installation disc but that's not helped. Similarly, I've run a full
>> AV scan, just in case the editor isn't working correctly because of viral
>> infection. It showed no infection!
>>
>> "DJP" <djp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:Bfh2f.12283$U51.7859@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Have you got an "on error resume next" somewhere near the top of your
>>> code? If so, rem that out temporarily then re-run your script and see
>>> what happens.
>>>
>>> "Tosca" <no-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:eyqo6JQzFHA.3124@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> I'm going to need a bit more guidance!
>>>>
>>>> I have a short .vbs file that works fine. I tried to copy and paste it
>>>> into the VBE in Word or Excel 2003 to step through it, but that drew a
>>>> blank.
>>>>
>>>> I did some googling and found out about MSE7.exe which is on my laptop
>>>> (XP Pro SP2). I ran it and then File>Open>"name of vbs file". The vbs
>>>> file opened in Design Mode, so I thought that I'd cracked it! I tried
>>>> Debug>Step Into (or F11), just as I have used "Step Into" in the VBA
>>>> Editor in Excel or Word, in the hope that the editor would step through
>>>> the code for me. If it had, I'd be able to edit the code, or create
>>>> new code, to modify my project. I was able to run the code (with F5)
>>>> and the screen changed for a few seconds, before reverting to the
>>>> design mode. I have tried this with breakpoints set and disabled, but
>>>> that didn't make any difference. Although the code seems to run, it
>>>> doesn't produce any of the message boxes that it should, or wait for
>>>> user interaction.
>>>>
>>>> What am I doing wrong? I've looked at the locals window but it says
>>>> that I cannot evaluate an expression whilst in design mode. I suspect
>>>> that I need to be out of design mode but have no idea how to do that.
>>>> I've not been able to find anything in the help facility. How do I use
>>>> this editor (in a similar way to the VBA editor) to step through my VBS
>>>> code?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again for your patience!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "MikeB" <m.byerleyATVerizonDottieNettie> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23$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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
>>>>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> "NO SPAM"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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