The meaning of The Meaning of Life, then.
From: ozzyapeman Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 12:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amibroker] Re: Problem using Automation with AB 5.28.1 Nah. A Monty Python movie already solved that one for me. --- In [email protected], "sidhartha70" <sidharth...@...> wrote: > > The meaning of life...? > > --- In [email protected], "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote: > > > > UAC turned off, now all scripts work again. No more mystery. Only the cold > > hard facts of micro circuits and computer code. > > > > You have taken all the mystery out of my life! Now what should I ponder on > > rainy days? :-) > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote: > > > > > > Arghh... there is NO such thing as "mystery" in computers. You are > > > attempting to do operation that requires elevation and you get > > > the error because > > > Vista does not allow you to do that. That's all. It does not matter what > > > version of AB you are using. All it matters is that you are > > > trying to do priviliged op. And "No files are written outside of the > > > AmiBroker directory" is simply not true, because if you are not > > > setting the current working directory > > > explicitely it may easily be C:\windows\ if you are using OLE from such > > > folder and then all your relative paths may land there. > > > You may consult Microsoft web site about what operations require > > > elevation in Vista (links were listed in my previous post). > > > That is entire story to it. > > > Short resolution: turn this stupidest "feature" of Vista (i.e. UAC) off > > > or run AmiBroker with correct working directory set (from > > > the shortcut, for example). > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Tomasz Janeczko > > > amibroker.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 7:27 PM > > > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Problem using Automation with AB 5.28.1 > > > > > > > > > > Thanks TJ. I appreciate your feedback, as always. > > > > > > > > But the point I was trying to make is that I have been running AB fine > > > > for many months on this Vista PC (starting with 5.10 FULL > > > > install, then 5.20 FULL install, then upgrade to the various betas > > > > thereafter). > > > > > > > > On each install and upgrade there were no problems - I could run my > > > > automation scripts without incident. It's only with the latest > > > > 5.28.1 that the scripts stopped working, giving the elevation error. > > > > > > > > No files are written outside of the AmiBroker directory. Everything was > > > > installed there (again, FULL install). And then the 5.28.1 > > > > Beta upgrade was run, in the exact same way that I have run every other > > > > upgrade since 5.20 (and I've installed all the betas, one > > > > after another, as soon as they were available). Never had any problems > > > > before, and that's why the current problem is a mystery. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Hello, > > > >> > > > >> No, you completely miss how User Access Control works on Vista. The > > > >> fact that you are logged as admin on vista means NOTHING. > > > >> Admin is normally degraded on vista and has NO rights other than > > > >> normal user unless it is elevated. On Vista unelevated Admin > > > >> account means nothing. > > > >> Admin can NOT even create single > > > >> file in C:\Program Files\ without elevation, you can not register OLE > > > >> servers, ActiveX controls, and you can not write to > > > >> registry > > > >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. > > > >> You really NEED to read about UAC. > > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_Control > > > >> > > > >> You are getting prompts because you either did not run FULL (not > > > >> upgrade) setup of 5.20, > > > >> or you are attempting to create files inside C:\Program Files\ write > > > >> to registry or such. > > > >> > > > >> You must run FULL setup and you MUST NOT write anything outside > > > >> AmiBroker directory (as installed by FULL 5.20 setup) on the C: > > > >> drive, > > > >> otherwise you need elevation. > > > >> > > > >> Best regards, > > > >> Tomasz Janeczko > > > >> amibroker.com > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > >> From: "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> > > > >> To: <[email protected]> > > > >> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:50 PM > > > >> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Problem using Automation with AB 5.28.1 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >I had googled. My point is that I have always been using Vista, > > > >> >automation has always worked with AB, and I've made no changes > > > >> >on > > > >> >my PC to any Vista settings, and yet automation no longer works with > > > >> >AB 5.28.1 > > > >> > > > > >> > So something might have changed with AB 5.28.1 vs 5.27 and previous > > > >> > versions that somehow affects that script call. > > > >> > > > > >> > The elevation error usually refers to the requirement to run > > > >> > something with administrator privileges. But I am already logged > > > >> > in > > > >> > as administrator, and AB has always been installed under Admin. > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > --- In [email protected], "paultsho" <paul.tsho@> wrote: > > > >> >> > > > >> >> google your message, you'll get a lot of hits. its a Vista problem. > > > >> >> not a AB problem. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> --- In [email protected], "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote: > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > I recently upgraded to the 5.28.1 beta. I just notice that it no > > > >> >> > longer > > > >> >> > works with my various scripts (which all worked fine with previous > > > >> >> > versions of AB). > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > When I try to launch an external VBscript, to do some batch > > > >> >> > optimizing, > > > >> >> > I get this script error: > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > "The requested operation requires elevation" > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > for this line in my script: > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > set AB = CreateObject("Broker.Application") > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > Never seen this error before, and I've been running scripts like > > > >> >> > this > > > >> >> > for months. I am using Vista 64-bit, logged in as Administrator, > > > >> >> > and > > > >> >> > nothing has changed on my PC except for upgrading AB. > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > Anyone else see this issue, or have any ideas why it is > > > >> >> > happening, and > > > >> >> > what can be done to correct it? > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > ------------------------------------ > > > >> > > > > >> > **** IMPORTANT PLEASE READ **** > > > >> > This group is for the discussion between users only. > > > >> > This is *NOT* technical support channel. > > > >> > > > > >> > TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT send an e-mail directly to > > > >> > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > >> > > > > >> > TO SUBMIT SUGGESTIONS please use FEEDBACK CENTER at > > > >> > http://www.amibroker.com/feedback/ > > > >> > (submissions sent via other channels won't be considered) > > > >> > > > > >> > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > > >> > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > >> > > > > >> > Yahoo! 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