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Title How to run Visual Basic Scripts
Date Updated 5/16/2002
Versions affected 4.0 and later
OS affected Not a bug
Description User tries to run a visual basic script using the WinCommand or Command tasks.  The task fails with an internal error = 193.  The task exit code = 101 or 1, depending on your version.
Causes Visual basic scripts are not executables.  They have to run within a shell.
Solution 1) Run your visual basic script from within a batch file.  Then run this batch file using the WinCommand task.  This has been reported to work well.
2) In a Command task, use the following code:
commandline = cmd.exe /c c:\your_dir\your_script.vbs
working dir = c:\your_dir
2) Try using the 'Open Documents' task.  This task is equivalent to clicking on the script manually.  This task returns immediately, and is generally not useful within a chain.
Output Log ...........
CreateProcess: C:\TEMP\bsym2dx.vbs error=193

Oct 4, 2001 8:07:00 AM
Command - sym2dx - Exit Code = 101
Debug Log

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