Compiling Autoit Scripts and Error Messages

[mattw112]

When compiling an Auto it script that gave us an error a dialog poped up. Is there a way to compile scripts and only have the exit codes or whatever go to the std out? In otherwords a completely silent compile?

Thanks,

Terry

[The Kandie Man]

Here is a way around this problem:

If $CmdLine[0] > 0 Then
    If Not StringInStr($CmdLineRaw,"-NoErrors",1) Then RunWithoutErrors()
Else
    If @compiled Then
        RunWithoutErrors()
    Else
        Msgbox(0,"Not Compiled","Script is not compiled.  Fatal errors will be shown.")
    EndIf
EndIf

#region Main Script Goes in here

;your main script goes here
Run("asdfqwerty.exe");this would normally cause a fatal error because the executable doesn't exist, but the script exits silently

#endregion

Func RunWithoutErrors()
    Run(@AutoItExe & ' /ErrorStdOut -NoErrors')
    Exit
EndFunc

The script must be compiled for this to work correctly.

- The Kandie Man ;-)

[Jos]

When compiling an Auto it script that gave us an error a dialog poped up. Is there a way to compile scripts and only have the exit codes or whatever go to the std out? In otherwords a completely silent compile?

Thanks,

Terry

Sure ... Many.. here are a few:

- Tell SciTE4AutoIt3 NOT to run au3Check

- Don't use SciTE4AutoIt3 at all and run aut2exe manually.

either option is "not smart" but hey ... thats only what I think ...

[mattw112]

Sure ... Many.. here are a few:

- Tell SciTE4AutoIt3 NOT to run au3Check

- Don't use SciTE4AutoIt3 at all and run aut2exe manually.

either option is "not smart" but hey ... thats only what I think ...

Thanks, actually we are running aut2exe stand alone.

[mattw112]

Kandie Man,

Hi I'm curious how this works?

Is it the part in the function with the command line:

/ErrorStdOut -NoErrors

If so can I just add this to the end of the aut2exe command line?

for example

aut2exe /in myscript.au2 /ErrorStdOut -NoErrors

?

Basically we currently are running an automated proces for compiling au3's when they change.

The automated process runs aut2exe

We recently had an error window appear when compiling one... so they asked me how to make this silent even with errors because in many cases no one will be around to see them.

Thanks,

Terry

[/dev/null]

When compiling an Auto it script that gave us an error a dialog poped up. Is there a way to compile scripts and only have the exit codes or whatever go to the std out? In otherwords a completely silent compile?

Thanks,

Terry

I think you don't want a silent compile, but a silent run option (as you mentioned the msgbox with the error message). Run your compiled script with the commandline option /ErrorStdOut. Like this: badscript.exe /ErrorStdOut > error.txt

EDIT: O.K. I just read your update. So, you are looking for a silent compile. Then, please post the actual error message you got!

Edited June 19, 2007 by /dev/null

[mattw112]

I think you don't want a silent compile, but a silent run option (as you mentioned the msgbox with the error message). Run your compiled script with the commandline option /ErrorStdOut. Like this: badscript.exe /ErrorStdOut > error.txt

EDIT: O.K. I just read your update. So, you are looking for a silent compile. Then, please post the actual error message you got!

lol,

yep a silent compile using aut2exe is what I'm looking for. The errors could be any errors, missing files, bad syntax, anything... I just dont want any message boxes because it then throws off our automated process for building these hundreds of autoit scripts. I just want a std out if there is an erro that I can get and go back to later.

Thanks,

Terry

[/dev/null]

lol,

yep a silent compile using aut2exe is what I'm looking for. The errors could be any errors, missing files, bad syntax, anything... I just dont want any message boxes because it then throws off our automated process for building these hundreds of autoit scripts. I just want a std out if there is an erro that I can get and go back to later.

Thanks,

Terry

O.K. then run Au3Check before you compile the script. If Au3Check returns an error, skip the compilation for that file!

Au3Check.exe error.au3
AutoIt3 Syntax Checker v1.54  Copyright (c) Tylo 2006

error.au3(1,15) : ERROR: MsgBix(): undefined function.
MsgBix(0,"","")
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
error.au3 - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

[mattw112]

O.K. then run Au3Check before you compile the script. If Au3Check returns an error, skip the compilation for that file!

Au3Check.exe error.au3
AutoIt3 Syntax Checker v1.54  Copyright (c) Tylo 2006

error.au3(1,15) : ERROR: MsgBix(): undefined function.
MsgBix(0,"","")
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
error.au3 - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Thanks, I dont think that'll work either. Simply because we have tons of these scripts and we're trying to do this hands off, just automated.

Background: We have an automated process which picks up when a scripter has made changes to an autoit script (which is checked into a code repository called perforce). It moves things around and automatically builds these fioles in the background on a build server. it then moves the output to the required places which then gets picked up by Configuration manager (SCCM) and distribution points are then updated.

I guess I was just hoping that there was some command line I didn't know about for running aut2exe silently with no message boxes if something is wrong, just a std our err code, which could be monitored for.

Thanks,

Terry

[FreeFry]

Maybe it would be a good future feature.

Edited June 20, 2007 by FreeFry

[/dev/null]

Thanks, I dont think that'll work either. Simply because we have tons of these scripts and we're trying to do this hands off, just automated.

O.K. and what stops you to run AU3Cehck "hands off"? That's a perfect solution to your problem, I don't think you want to compile a bogus script, do you?

I guess I was just hoping that there was some command line I didn't know about for running aut2exe silently with no message boxes if something is wrong, just a std our err code, which could be monitored for.

That's exactly what AU3Check gives you!

Edited June 20, 2007 by /dev/null

[FreeFry]

oh, au3check.exe -q

Didn't know that.

[mattw112]

oh, au3check.exe -q

Didn't know that.

I see. So I need to add to my process an Au3check -q across the packages before the aut2exe is run? Sounds good I think I can make that work.

We dont want to run a bogus script we just dont want to have it hold up the compiling of the other scripts which is what happens if a dialog box opens.

I do think this would be a good future request for aut2exe though 'a completely silent compilation with a std out for err codes'

Thanks,

Terry

Edited June 20, 2007 by mattw112