General Macro Scheduler discussion
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BlackWisdom
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by BlackWisdom » Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:52 pm
Very important question:
when you compile a macro into a stand alone exe file. If the macro contains VBScript does macro scheduler call on the windows VBScript engine or is the code inside the exe file. In other word if a user has VBScript disabled on thier system and runs an exe with VBScript commands in it - will it fail???
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by support » Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:17 pm
A VBScript compiled macro has the VBScript runtimes built in. You will notice that a VBScript compiled macro is larger than a non-VBScript macro. So the macro will not fail on a machine that doesn't have VBScript installed.
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by ghopkins » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:16 pm
I tried to the example vbscript compile exe and received an error saying the script engine was install properly on my machine. I just read the it should matter even if I do not have the engine install, that exe should have run. Very strange. Any ideas?
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by support » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:36 am
Hi,
Which example script was it? Could be a problem with it and maybe we should replace it. Can you send more details of the target system to
[email protected]. We'll also send some other examples to try. We've not seen problems before running vbscript .exes on machines with no runtimes, but there's always a first time for everything! Please send more details to support and we will investigate.
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by ghopkins » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:33 pm
support wrote:Hi,
Which example script was it? Could be a problem with it and maybe we should replace it. Can you send more details of the target system to
[email protected]. We'll also send some other examples to try. We've not seen problems before running vbscript .exes on machines with no runtimes, but there's always a first time for everything! Please send more details to support and we will investigate.
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Hi, sorry for the delay in responding. For some reason I never got notified of an append to this thread.
I ran the vbscript example found at this link:
http://www.mjtnet.com/script_compiler.htm
I received an error that the vbscript runtimes were not installed properly.
I had our IT folks re-install the runtimes, check for proper installation and operation. I then ran the example script again, and got the exact same error. I also tried this on my home computer.
If the runtimes are self contained in the compiled exe file, why do I get this error? Why should it be looking to my system for something that should be internal to the program? I'm confused. Thanks for helping me to understand.
Greg
