Rick, The VBA IDE has its own learning curve, so you'd have to be in VBScript for something significant before it's worth it. I don't know if you're dedicated to this project that much?
Once you learn it though, it's much like visual studio in that you can type your variables etc., which then gives you intelli-sense, and you can "compile" your code, which error checks it not only for line syntax, but as Jonathin says, for a lot more including proper use of variables, function/sub calls, and all that stuff which you never can test for until you're sure that branch of the code has been executed. It's very much like a true compiler in that way. It also has other advantages (an object browser, an editor with search/replace which can be scoped to the current routine, the current app, or across all your apps, navigational commands which allow you to move between subs/functions, or to move to the sub/function under the cursor, and you can add references to other DOMs which you may need to use (I preload it with the various scripting shell, windows shell, dictionary, file system, and other commonly used objects)). The only other VBS IDE I know of is VBSedit, which you will need to pay around $75 for, and which I never could find a way to get the WE root level objects to be available in its environment so that you could make use of its intelli-sense. It also has a learning curve similar to the VBA IDE. Still, it only helps prevent run-time errors, nothing is really going to teach you VBScript except practice. Chip -----Original Message----- From: Scripting [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rick Thomas via Scripting Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 9:01 AM To: 'Window-Eyes Scripting List' Subject: Script IDE or Project Control Process Hi: I will create a simple script to test MSAA and the Overlap Window or, as John mentioned, some other way of hooking up the script event handlers. Right now I use NotePad. Chip uses vba in Word I think. What tools does vba offer? Any better choices for a VbScript IDE? Rick USA 1) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com/attachme nts/20150321/5026cfd9/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com/lists3717 %40comcast.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/scripting-window-eyes.com
