Using WSCript.Sleep in a AU3 script file ! Help !

[Angelo55]

Hi all,

as I have the intention to continously use my old VBS script file running on many PCs in my company, I have the issue on autoIt to load and execute any

VBS script istruction made up of an istance of WScript.

For example, if you create a au3 file like this :

$vbs = ObjCreate("ScriptControl")

$vbs.language = "vbscript"

$vbs.timeout = -1

;

$code="WScript.Sleep 5000"

$vbs.addCode($code)

$vbs.executeStatement ($code)

;

It does not work !!

It is not simply for a Sleep, ANY WScript.something sems not be working on my AutoIt3.

As I have ta huge amount of VBS script to load in , I kindly request your precious help..

Anybody ready there ?

Bye..

Angelo55

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[Airwolf]

This article explains the problem - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279164

Why not convert all of the VBS to AutoIt?

[Angelo55]

This article explains the problem - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/279164

Why not convert all of the VBS to AutoIt?

Hi Airwolf,

thanks a lot !

By the way, if you run an autoit file with others VBS command, you will see in the task manager both process : AutoIt AND WSCRIPT.exe

It seems that you could instanciate a wscript some how ...

Furthermore, as I have istantiated a 'scriptcontrol' object trying then use the sleep, do you know any workaround to execute a sleep or others similar WSCRIPT dependent command, in a autoit3 file ?

Consider I have plenty of VBs to manage and I would not like to rewrite every thing ... ok ??

Bye !

Angelo55

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[Airwolf]

Hi Airwolf,

thanks a lot !

By the way, if you run an autoit file with others VBS command, you will see in the task manager both process : AutoIt AND WSCRIPT.exe

It seems that you could instanciate a wscript some how ...

Furthermore, as I have istantiated a 'scriptcontrol' object trying then use the sleep, do you know any workaround to execute a sleep or others similar WSCRIPT dependent command, in a autoit3 file ?

Consider I have plenty of VBs to manage and I would not like to rewrite every thing ... ok ??

Bye !

Angelo55

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The Microsoft article explains that you cannot use the following properties or methods outside of an actual script run with WScript:

The following properties and methods are dependent on WSH to be running and will cause an error if they are accessed outside of the context of WSH: Properties ApplicationArgumentsFullNameNamePathScriptFullNameScriptNameVersionMethods Echo (for Visual Basic applications, use the MsgBox function or Debug.Print)Sleep (for Visual Basic applications, use the Sleep() Win32 API or SetWaitbleTimer() Win32 API [see "References"]).Popup (for Visual Basic applications, use the MsgBox function)

You can replace the entire program you posted in your original post with 1 line in AutoIt:

Sleep(5000)

This is why I would recommend converting the VBS to AutoIt. Even if you've got quite a few scripts, it is a fairly quick process to convert them to AutoIt. You'll also alleviate the many problems I'm sure you'll run into trying to execute the VBS in AutoIt.

[PsaltyDS]

Hi Airwolf,

thanks a lot !

By the way, if you run an autoit file with others VBS command, you will see in the task manager both process : AutoIt AND WSCRIPT.exe

It seems that you could instanciate a wscript some how ...

Furthermore, as I have istantiated a 'scriptcontrol' object trying then use the sleep, do you know any workaround to execute a sleep or others similar WSCRIPT dependent command, in a autoit3 file ?

Consider I have plenty of VBs to manage and I would not like to rewrite every thing ... ok ??

I think the link Airwolf already gave you indicates you are out of luck on certain properties and methods:

The following properties and methods are dependent on WSH to be running and will cause an error if they are accessed outside of the context of WSH:

Properties

Application

Arguments

FullName

Name

Path

ScriptFullName

ScriptName

Version

Methods

Echo (for Visual Basic applications, use the MsgBox function or Debug.Print)

Sleep (for Visual Basic applications, use the Sleep() Win32 API or SetWaitbleTimer() Win32 API [see "References"]).

Popup (for Visual Basic applications, use the MsgBox function)

These are all easily replaced with other AutoIt functions, but you'll have to do the work.

Edit: Oops, Airwolf was already on it...

Edited November 18, 2008 by PsaltyDS

[Angelo55]

I think the link Airwolf already gave you indicates you are out of luck on certain properties and methods:

These are all easily replaced with other AutoIt functions, but you'll have to do the work.

Edit: Oops, Airwolf was already on it...

Hi all ,

thanks for quick reply .. Yes, I understand that no workaround is available.

I guess I will have to parse all the source VBS code when loaded in au3 and change all the WS.SCRIPT commands

with the similar basic function available out of the WSCRIPT object.

Thanks a lot and keep in touch !

Ciao !

Angelo55

[RDSchaefer]

Angelo,

You can use the attached script to do most of the work for you.

VBS2AU3.zip