Comments on: Debug VBScript with Visual Studio

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:08:09 +0000

Hey David — I’m with you but, honestly, even with this I still hate VBScript.

Regards,
Frank

By: David

David — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:12:08 +0000

You are my hero! I’ve hated using vbs for that very reason.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:25:49 +0000

I’m sorry to hear that… Unfortunately, I don’t use Windows 7, so I can’t test this out nor can I find a solution.

Although, if you are using the express editions, you might want to try VbsEdit instead. I found this via: http://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech_debugging.php#Editor

By: R. N. Chanon

R. N. Chanon — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:18:17 +0000

Although this approach has worked in the past, I haven’t been able to launch a debugging session supporting a VBScript script on Windows 7 and the Visual Studio 2010 C# Express Edition.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:06:11 +0000

I will try to help, certainly. I’d also suggest Stackoverflow.com — someone there might be able to help too.

As for the problem on hand, can you first make sure that the script is in a place such as Documents. I’m concerned that permissions may be interfering. Also, can you post which operating system you are using? This could also make a difference. I had tested this on WinXP and Vista. Finally, which version of Visual Studio do you have? Do you have multiple versions of VS installed, per chance?

Regards,
Frank

By: Abhishek

Abhishek — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:41:06 +0000

Hi,

I tried to debug VBScripts this way and could do it if the VBScript had no errors.
But when the VBScript had even 1 error, Visual Studio opens but the VBScript does not appear and thus can’t be debugged.
Can u help me out on this.

Regards,
Abhishek Jain

By: Bill S

Bill S — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:10:25 +0000

This is great info but the one thing I am trying to find out is whether all this will work if you only have VB express installed. (Or one of the other free express languages, etc.). If this gets answered please post it ….. you will be the first place ever to answer that question and thus be first on my search.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:48:20 +0000

Hey there Rolf,

The file may have been created or saved in a format not readily supported by the debugger. This is the most popular article on this site, hundreds of people tried it so the file in itself works. Either way, I’m glad you were able to get it to work.

Best wishes,
Frank

By: Rolf Hemmerling

Rolf Hemmerling — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:27:09 +0000

Ups I found my fault: Neither the free MS_ScriptDebugger nor VS load a script file for debugging, if there is a fault detecting during “compilation” ( check before execution ). Somehow your file “example.vbs” causes an error, so it does not load. With proper VBS files, VS loads VBS files .

By: Rolf Hemmerling

Rolf Hemmerling — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:42:04 +0000

Unfortunately, it does not work with VisualStudio2005-pro on W2k:
I don´t have any project open, and the VBS code is not included in a project.
After calling the instance of VS2005-pro, just Wscript.exe is available as object in the object browser, but no VBS script code is displayed.

Sincerely
Rolf