bogus "Varaible used without being declared" script error message

[donald2]

The following code results in the error "AutoIt Error" "Line -1: variable used without being declared"

$CmdString = """C:\Program Files\Citrix\ICA Client\pnagent.exe"" /CitrixShortcut: (2) /QLaunch ""PRD1Farm:Muse Editor"""

RunWait($CmdString)

As you can see the variable is declared. The intersting thing to me is that if I run the AU3 file as a parameter of AutoIt3.exe, i get the same bogus "Line: -1" line number message. What is causing the error?

[somdcomputerguy]

I can see it being defined.. Try Local $CmdString = """C:\Program Files\Citrix\ICA Client\pnagent.exe"" /CitrixShortcut: (2) /QLaunch ""PRD1Farm:Muse Editor"""

RunWait($CmdString).

Or,

Local $CmdString

$CmdString = """C:\Program Files\Citrix\ICA Client\pnagent.exe"" /CitrixShortcut: (2) /QLaunch ""PRD1Farm:Muse Editor"""
RunWait($CmdString)

Edited March 20, 2010 by snowmaker

[cueclub]

The following code results in the error "AutoIt Error" "Line -1: variable used without being declared"

$CmdString = """C:\Program Files\Citrix\ICA Client\pnagent.exe"" /CitrixShortcut: (2) /QLaunch ""PRD1Farm:Muse Editor"""

RunWait($CmdString)

As you can see the variable is declared. The intersting thing to me is that if I run the AU3 file as a parameter of AutoIt3.exe, i get the same bogus "Line: -1" line number message. What is causing the error?

try adding " Local $CmdString " to the top of your line there.

not sure why, but it seems to help. Edit: i see snowmaker and i posted at same time lol.

Edited March 20, 2010 by cueclub

[GEOSoft]

That error is from a compiled script and does not in fact point to the line where the error is occuring so there is no way of knowing from what you posted where the error is. Try running it as a script from Scite instead of compiled to see what the true error is.

[donald2]

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately putting Local $CmdString above yields the same error. I already knew that the -1 Line number is because the code is compiled and had tried running the script AU3 file (as a parameter of AutoIt3.exe), but oddly, I get the same -1 Line error message. I don't really know how to use SciTE for debugging, but I get the same error using F5 (Go). Even running the command directly without a variable gives the same error message! ShellExecute (or ShellExecuteWait) has the same result as Run (or RunWait). Very strange! Stranger yet, exiting the script after the Citrix connection is made, and then launching a shortcut (that has nothing to do with AutoIt3) results in the same error!

Edited March 22, 2010 by donald2

[GEOSoft]

Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately putting Local $CmdString above yields the same error. I already knew that the -1 Line number is because the code is compiled and had tried running the script AU3 file (as a parameter of AutoIt3.exe), but oddly, I get the same -1 Line error message. I don't really know how to use SciTE for debugging, but I get the same error using F5 (Go). Even running the command directly without a variable gives the same error message!

Is that script calling another compiled file by any chance? If it is then take a good look at the other script for the problem.

[donald2]

Is that script calling another compiled file by any chance? If it is then take a good look at the other script for the problem.

No, its not calling another script. But there certainly do seem to be some strange things happening with AutoIt in memory. Even after rebooting, and no AutoIt script running, I get the AutoIt error when I launch the shortcut after the AutoIt script establishes the Citrix connection.

Edited March 22, 2010 by donald2

[donald2]

I've determined that the AutoIt error is actually coming from the Citrix server. I'm in the process of gaining access to that.

[donald2]

I've determined that the AutoIt error is actually coming from the Citrix server. I'm in the process of gaining access to that.

The error was from teh server on a different AutoIt script that threw the error because I was setting a variable to @OSVersion only for workstation OSs. Didn't know scripts were running on our Citrix servers!