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I have a simple JavaScript utility that saves specific files to a directory.
It was originally developed on my XP machine and I recently made some
changes for the Vista machine I am now using. I also added several files to
the lists, and I saw an "Object Error", which I traced to a specific file. I
saw that it was ReadOnly, so I changed that without success. But if I
renamed it, the script ran fine, even if the renamed file was made ReadOnly.

Here is a portion of the script that throws the error:

Path = "C:\\Users\\Paul\\Documents\\Delphi\\PStechLib \\"
DestFolder = "LibCode\\";

WScript.Echo("Saving PStechLib project files to Folder " + Path +
DestFolder);

SourceFile[0] = "Debug.*";
SourceFile[1] = "xygraph.*";
// ....
SourceFile[13] = "SerialNG.dcu";
SourceFile[14] = "SerialNGx.pas"; // Error if I use SerialNG.pas or
SerialNG*.*

MAXFILES = 15; //Set to one higher than last index
FileList = "";
FilesSaved = 0;

try {
for (i=0; i < MAXFILES; i++) {
fso.CopyFile ( Path+SourceFile[i], Path+DestFolder);
FileList += SourceFile[i] + " ";
FilesSaved++; }
}

catch(e) {
WScript.Echo("Error " + e); }

finally {
WScript.Echo( FileList );
WScript.Echo( FilesSaved + " Files Saved"); }

I'd rather not use the workaround of renaming a file, but rather understand
and fix this odd behavior. If I put the offending file earlier in the list,
it throws the error and does not process the rest. I no longer have a
working XP machine to see if it's an OS quirk. Ideas?

Thanks,

Paul

On Apr 5, 2:48*pm, "Paul E. Schoen" <p...@pstech-inc.com> wrote:
> I have a simple JavaScript utility that saves specific files to a directory.
> It was originally developed on my XP machine and I recently made some
> changes for the Vista machine I am now using. I also added several files to
> the lists, and I saw an "Object Error", which I traced to a specific file.. I
> saw that it was ReadOnly, so I changed that without success. But if I
> renamed it, the script ran fine, even if the renamed file was made ReadOnly.
>
> Here is a portion of the script that throws the error:
>
> * Path = "C:\\Users\\Paul\\Documents\\Delphi\\PStechLib \\"
> * DestFolder = "LibCode\\";
>
> * WScript.Echo("Saving PStechLib project files to Folder " + Path +
> DestFolder);
>
> * SourceFile[0] = "Debug.*";
> * SourceFile[1] = "xygraph.*";
> // *....
> * SourceFile[13] = "SerialNG.dcu";
> * SourceFile[14] = "SerialNGx.pas"; * *// Error if I use SerialNG..pas or
> SerialNG*.*
>
> * MAXFILES = 15; //Set to one higher than last index
> * FileList = "";
> * FilesSaved = 0;
>
> * try {
> * * for (i=0; i < MAXFILES; i++) {
> * * fso.CopyFile ( Path+SourceFile[i], Path+DestFolder);
> * * FileList += SourceFile[i] + " *";
> * * FilesSaved++; }
> * }
>
> * catch(e) {
> * WScript.Echo("Error " + e); }
>
> * finally {
> * WScript.Echo( FileList );
> * WScript.Echo( FilesSaved + " Files Saved"); }
>
> I'd rather not use the workaround of renaming a file, but rather understand
> and fix this odd behavior. If I put the offending file earlier in the list,
> it throws the error and does not process the rest. I no longer have a
> working XP machine to see if it's an OS quirk. Ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul

It looks like the code you pasted is missing a semicolon at the end of
the first line, maybe that has something to do with it?

"err_" <> wrote in message
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On Apr 5, 2:48 pm, "Paul E. Schoen" <p...@pstech-inc.com> wrote:
> I have a simple JavaScript utility that saves specific files to a
> directory.
[snip]
>
> Path = "C:\\Users\\Paul\\Documents\\Delphi\\PStechLib \\"
> DestFolder = "LibCode\\";
[snip]

It looks like the code you pasted is missing a semicolon at the end of
the first line, maybe that has something to do with it?

Thanks for pointing that out, but it did not fix the problem. I think
semicolons at the end of lines are optional for WSH scripts.

Paul

"Paul E. Schoen" <> wrote in message
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> "err_" <> wrote in message
> news:387b240d-1e9c-49a7-9094-...
> On Apr 5, 2:48 pm, "Paul E. Schoen" <p...@pstech-inc.com> wrote:
>> I have a simple JavaScript utility that saves specific files to a
>> directory.
> [snip]
>>
>> Path = "C:\\Users\\Paul\\Documents\\Delphi\\PStechLib \\"
>> DestFolder = "LibCode\\";
> [snip]
>
> It looks like the code you pasted is missing a semicolon at the end of
> the first line, maybe that has something to do with it?
>
> Thanks for pointing that out, but it did not fix the problem. I think
> semicolons at the end of lines are optional for WSH scripts.

Now it seems that the name SerialNGx.pas has also been "poisoned" so I had
to rename it as SerialNG0.pas. Maybe Vista has a memory of files that caused
problems and checks them first?

Paul