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#153730 - 2005-12-20 07:47 PM $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Hi guys and gals.!

It's been a while since I was last here, so I am a little rusty.!

I have a function that looks alot like the wshShortcut UDF (http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=83318)

However, the problem I have is that the particular line that create the shell object does not always work.

Everytime I run my script, it may work, it may not.

I have tried adding...

Code:
 
    $oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

    If NOT $oShell
        $oShell = 0
        $oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
        If NOT $oShell
            MessageBox("There was an error creating your Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts." + "@CRLF" + 
                       "Please contact a systems administrator.", "Error...", 48)
            Exit
        EndIf
    EndIf


But it still doesn't work.
Does anyone have any ideas.?

Oh, I'm running Kix v2010.

Thanks
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#153731 - 2005-12-20 07:51 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Hee Wiz!

It seems that all oldtime members are getting back to KORG...
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#153732 - 2005-12-20 07:54 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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What does the following yield on a failure?
Code:
    $oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    ? @error + " " + @serror
    ? "VarType = " + vartypename($oShell)
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#153733 - 2005-12-20 11:47 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Howard, I'll let you know in the morning when I try again.

Thanks
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#153734 - 2005-12-21 11:22 AM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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OK, the error gives...

-2147024769 The specified procedure could not be found
VarType = Empty


Is there another way of creating shortcuts, that does not use WSH or the built-in ADDPROGRAMITEM function.?

I have seen one other UDF (softlink), but that failed completely for me.!


Wiz

Edited by Wizard (2005-12-21 12:41 PM)
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#153735 - 2005-12-21 11:55 AM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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I have also just found this...

http://www.adminlife.com/247reference/msgs/9/49074.aspx

but since I am working as a consultant for a company, I can't really get them to test this for me.!
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#153736 - 2005-12-21 06:26 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Quote:

I have seen one other UDF (softlink), but that failed completely for me.!





I don't see how that could be. Perhaps you were unable to get the right syntax of the command or something of that nature.

Please give it another try and add some @SERROR stuff to the code if needed. It should work just fine.
 

SoftLink() - Creates a shortcut anywhere
http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=82353
 
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#153737 - 2005-12-22 12:46 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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fixed the udf.
dunno how, but the udf just stopped working as it surely worked before
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#153738 - 2005-12-22 02:01 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Sounds to me like your VBS or the COM CreateObject functionality is corrupt or missing. Try using CreateObject for a different non-VBS object and see if it also fails. If not, the try reinstalling VBS and see what happens.
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#153739 - 2005-12-22 03:14 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Sounds to me like you VBS or the COM CreateObject functionality is corrupt or missing.



Usually I would agree, but this problem on happens every other time. It works perfectly well once, but run it again and it fails.! Run it again and it'll work, etc...

That's the annoying thing - if it constantly failed then yes we would have an issue with VBS/COM, but its not.

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#153740 - 2005-12-22 03:29 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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I agree with Howard - you got something corrupt with WScript or COM ... my gut tells me its COM but thats kinda hard to believe (maybe in the *OLE*.DLL theres an issue idk) ... i would try this:

1) Lookup WScript.Shell in HKCR

2) Open the CLSID key

3) Copy the Default Value to your clipboard.

4) Go back to the root or HKCR and ^F then paste in the key - find it.

5) Look at the InProcServer key - the default value should be something like

C:\WINNT\System32\wshom.ocx

I would check-out the file, the version, idk. I would also try creating other objects on your workstation - how well does ADSI and WMI and stuff work ?

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#153741 - 2005-12-22 03:30 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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and your AV system is working fine?
could be a scanning tool that makes too much lag, and com createobject fails.

anyway, you can still try the new softLink()
it's a pure kixtart solution, so it should not fail.
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#153742 - 2005-12-22 07:33 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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thanks guys.
I won't be back on site until after the holidays, so I'll try then.

Thanks for 'fixing' the softlink Jooel.!
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#153743 - 2005-12-22 08:36 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Found a couple minor issues with SoftLink but they should be fixed by the time you get back from vacation.

As for the COM thing, yeah I'd fix it.

You can also try installing VBScript again - quick and easy and should repair any issues with it by doing the install

Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...;displaylang=en

If it's an XP system you can also run DCOMCNFG
Then drill down to Component Services, then Computers, then My Computer, then COM+ Applications and if something is not registered it should prompt and tell you and offer to register it for you.
 
Maybe run an up to date Anti-Spyware tool against the system as well.
 
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#153744 - 2006-01-16 02:31 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Sorry to bring this up again, but I am also getting the following error message in the event log...

"
Entry Point Not Found: The procedure entry point DoOpenPipeStream could not be located in the Dynamic Linked Library ScrRun.dll
"

The script is packaged into an EXE with KiXScript Editor 1.7

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#153745 - 2006-01-16 04:26 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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wizard, what's the version of your scripting host?
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#153746 - 2006-01-16 07:37 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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Please try re-installing Windows Scripting Host on the system that runs this.


Here are the downloads from Microsoft.


Windows Script 5.6 for Windows Server 2003
Version: 5.6.0.8825
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...;DisplayLang=en

Windows Script 5.6 for Windows XP and Windows 2000
Version: 5.6.0.8825
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...;DisplayLang=en

Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, and Windows NT 4.0
Version: 5.6.0.8825
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...;displaylang=en

 
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#153747 - 2006-01-17 02:26 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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OK, thanks guys, it was the WSH that was broken.

As a plus point, we managed to replace just the DLL with a new one and everything is working great. This saves us installing WSH on 30 servers and rebooting them all.!
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#153748 - 2006-01-17 03:06 PM Re: $shell = createobject("wscript.shell") not working as it should...
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just thinking out loud...
you most likely had a windows hotfix/security fix installed in the past that screwed up the file in the first place.
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