J.M.,
Windows Scripting Host and VBScript newest versions are FREE downloads at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/
Be sure to download the following:
Windows Script Host
VBScript Engine
Windows Script Debugger
Windows Script Host Documentation
VBScript Documentation
VBScript will give you most of the functionality of VB5 but runs as
interpreted code (interpreted by the Windows Script Host Engine), so there
is No EXE to compile. You have the HUGE arsenal of VB functions available
as well as the ability to Instantiate ANY Automation Capable Application or
Object or Component. I have said before many times, go to a formal class on
Visual Basic (usually 6 or 8 two hour sessions) to familiarize yourself with
VB and Object Oriented languages in general. There are LIMITLESS numbers of
Books written on the VB programming language. A great amount of help on
VBScript can be had in a couple of NewsGroups:
microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript (mostly about VBScript)
microsoft.public.scripting.wsh (Windows Script Host Issues)
About 6 years ago, I was developing an application for a Lumber Company. Mid
development, one of the owners had one of the young employees start doing
something in VBA Access/Excel that appealed to him. When it was put to me
whether I was interested in going the VBA route, I told them "I wasn't
interested in learning another programming language" ( I was using RBase and
'C' at the time). It was about a year later when I started to look at VB.
At this juncture, I consider it was a mistake to have outright stated that I
wasn't interested in VB. I think this is an important language that can
easily be added to any programmers Bag of Tricks.
BTW, I will make you an ActiveX Component that will do your INI file work
for you and give you some sample code to interface it with RBase by Mid Week
Next.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "J.M. GRATIAS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 5:17 AM
Subject: Re: How to call Windows API from RBW ?
>
> Mike, Larry :
>
> >>
> Yes, you can modify them through the Windows API by writing an ActiveX
DLL.
> Or More Simply, you can use VBScript and The FileSystemObject and process
> the INI file Line by Line and Change the Values this way. Both are fairly
> easy, the easiest being a VBScript that would take a command line argument
> and process and update the File ...
> <<
>
> I am not familiar with Visual Basic.
> Do I need to own VB to use VBScript ?
> Do you know any book where I could learn about ?
>
> >>
> You can only call the Windows API from a compiled
> programming language that supports the Windows API (C,
> Delphi, and, I presume, VB). To do what you want to
> do, you need to write a little program and ZIP (or
> LAUNCH) it, or else write a little DLL function and
> call that.
> <<
>
> If some of you is interested in writing this for me, please send a private
> mail ...
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> J.M. GRATIAS, Logimatique, France
