@ScriptLineNumber started returned -1 (Negative one)

[Gubba1]

Used very successfully the @ScriptLineNumber in my 1042 line script to write out the line number to my logfile. After making a few minor changes (<20 new or updated lines), now @ScriptLineNumber is returning -1 (negative one) for all calls to it. I copied the first few 100 lines of code or so, compiled and found @ScripLineNumber then works fine. I am a loss what to do, other than throw today's work away. Any thoughts or suggestions?

P.S. One can not search these forums for "-1" (with or without quotes) for the results always state: "No results found for '1'."

[Gubba1]

Compiled a version of the code from last Thursday that was working as expected.

After today's compilation it is broke too.

[water]

The help file states for @ScriptLineNumber: "(Not significant in complied script)"

I never got anything else than -1 from a compiled script (but I don't use it very often).

[Gubba1]

Based on the previous comment and some additional experimentation, I've figured out my issue. When I run the script from within the Scite editing environment via the F5 (Go) key, I get line numbers appearing in the log file as expected. When I run the compiled .EXE (e.g., activating from MS Windows Explorer), I get the "-1" as the Help indicates.

Drat - wish there was some way to get line numbers all the time, regardless of what is being run where, even if this meant a script that ran slower or needed additional configuration.

[ProgAndy]

@ScriptLineNumber only returns a valid number when you run the uncompiled .au3 like SciTe does. You can execute the .au3 from Explorer, too and the numbers will show. Only with the exe it does not work.