Re: How do I...

From: Bill (stanton_at_jps.net)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:09:13 GMT

Hi Torgeir,

Okay, I get the whole picture now. I'll look into my needs
for an editor product. In the meantime, I'll try using the VBA
editor to create the new code, then copy/paste into Notepad
to create the "vbs" file.

You've been a great help.

Thanks,
Bill

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com> wrote in message
news:%232Sdc2w0EHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Bill wrote:
>
>> Torgeir,
>> I see what you're suggesting via Visual Basic Script as I
>> looked at the two URL's you sent in your post. I only
>> have experience in writing VBA where the codesheets
>> run as part of Access reports, forms, etc.
>>
>> Is there a VBS editor as part of Office 2000? Where
>> do I store VBS code modules and then get them started
>> via the Registry Run keys? I gather from what I see in
>> you post that the file extension is "vbs"?
> Hi
>
> It is just a plain ASCII text file with the file extension .vbs
> (usually).
>
> You can use Notepad to create scripts, but I would have used an
> editor that have syntax coloring as well as code completion.
>
> More information in this thread:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=OY2NCrdvEHA.2536%40TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl
>
>
> From the registry Run key you can start a VBScript file like this:
>
> wscript.exe "path to .vbs file here"
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx