[RESOLVED] Difference between using Windows Script Host Object Model and not

[Nightwalker83]

Hi,

Could someone explain to me why the script in post #43 here returns the results found and all I needed to do was reference "Windows Script Host Object Model" in the project. However, westconn1's total VB6 conversion which, does not require "Windows Script Host Object Model" keeps encountering "Permission Denied" when it gets to

Open sRegTmp For Input As q

What does the "Windows Script Host Object Model" do that operating system does not do on its own? I know that if I run the script version of the "RegEdit" does not still active in memory after the script has finished doing what it is supposed to do. With the "shell" it just leaves it in memory.

Shell "regedit /e /a " & sRegTmp & " " & RegHives(j)        '/a enables export as Ansi for WinXP

Thanks,


Nightwalker

[Nightwalker83]

I found Windows Script Host object model which, says what each method does.

[Siddharth Rout]

Nightwalker83, we have received your request to delete this thread? I feel that this should be left just like it is. This may help future visitors

[Nightwalker83]

Nightwalker83, we have received your request to delete this thread? I feel that this should be left just like it is. This may help future visitors

I can't even find the information I am looking for! Although, it does not seem to be a common problem. That and I have no idea of where to start looking for a solution we, I have westconn1 and maxXPsoft helping me to figure a solution via the thread in the first post. If we figure out what the problem is there might lend itself to this thread.

[Nightwalker83]

It turns out that the reason why the vb script worked and the VB6 version of the code failed was because the script used the "Windows Script Host Object Model" run to carryout the command in post #1 rather than shelling it. I will have to do some research as to why the "Shell" method fails in such cases.