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arcray
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 Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 10:57 am Post subject: Is it possible to auto compile scripts? |
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I have an application in the wild called FLUS that requires weekly keys to stay working and I currently produce these semi-manually with a script that when run generates another script called something like week0703.EXE
See code snippet below
The FLUS application will not run unless it is the correct version and the date is between today and the encrypted end date.
It has worked fine so far, but now I have to add a whole load of user specific info to the weekly keys, and whilst I can produce individually tailored keys automatically, I have to compile them manually, which with 50 odd users takes a long while. 
And so, my question is:-
Is there a way to auto compile these new scripts!
Thanks in advance!
| Code: | external blowfish.dll,BLANKED OUT
LIST CREATE,16
%%Today = @FORMAT(@DATETIME(),5.0)
%%Today = @FADD(%%Today,7)
REM Flight version Number
%%Ver1 = 653
REM NU version Number
%%Ver2 = 475
%%Week = 1
%%Pass = XXXXXX
%%Commission = 0.15
LIST ADD,16,"external blowfish.dll,BLANKED OUT"
LIST ADD,16," "
LIST ADD,16," "
LIST ADD,16,"%%Pass = XXXXXX"
LIST ADD,16,"DIALOG CREATE,New Dialog,-1,0,240,160"
LIST ADD,16,"DIALOG ADD,BUTTON,BUTTON1,69,145,,,BUTTON1"
LIST ADD,16," "
LIST ADD,16,"REM Weekly Key for Version:- "%%Ver2
LIST ADD,16,"REGISTRY WRITE,LOCAL,Software\FLUS,Last Update,"@DATETIME(dd mmmm yyyy)
LIST ADD,16,"REGISTRY WRITE,LOCAL,Software\FLUS,Version1,"@Blowfish(CryptStr,%%Pass,%%Ver1)
LIST ADD,16,"REGISTRY WRITE,LOCAL,Software\FLUS,Version2,"@Blowfish(CryptStr,%%Pass,%%Ver2)
LIST ADD,16,"REGISTRY WRITE,LOCAL,Software\FLUS,Date,"@Blowfish(CryptStr,%%Pass,%%Today)
LIST ADD,16,"REGISTRY WRITE,LOCAL,Software\FLUS,Commission,"@Blowfish(CryptStr,%%Pass,%%Commission)
LIST ADD,16,"EXIT"
LIST SAVEFILE,16,Week@DATETIME(ddmm).dsc
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Serge
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 11:29 am Post subject: |
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what about writing a program that will control the vds interface in that you can make it compile the files for you
vds was designed to be able to control other programs and i don't see why you can't write a program to control vds
once you have written the code, you would basically run it while you go and get a cup of coffee so that when you come back, it's all done
i myself wrote a program that processes email registrations i receive in ms outlook
i used to compile things by hand too until i wrote the program which does processes my registration automatically 
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 11:46 am Post subject: |
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Hmm, you just gave me a good idea Serge.
I have like 50 email addresses and it's a realy pain having to type in all the info when I have to add the accounts in Outlook.
I do alot of testing on my laptop and I often re-install different Windows versions. So if I made a program that would read the info from a text file and then automacially add all the email accounts in Outlook that would save me from alot of hard work 
I tried this with AutoIt but it's just too limited and it's Window handler isn't that good. But I think VDS could do the trick.
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glad to help 
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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If i remember right someone created a command line compiler to compile VDS scripts. Can't remember where it is or what is called. But i do recall a lot of talk about it . Try searching the archives !
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The compiler I believe was included with VDS 2 or something... S.A.D.E.
wrote it. It won't work for other VDS versions.
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| Man, version 2 had some nice features! A command line compiler would be very nice to have in version 5. |
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I know, VDS 2 had integrated EXEs too! 
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| FreezingFire wrote: | | I know, VDS 2 had integrated EXEs too! |
Integrated? You mean the runtime file was included in the compilation?
That would be cool for a new version.
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| Yes. You can also achieve that by using tools like PGWARE's Alloy... |
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Yes, but VDS 2's integrated executables were true integrated executables,
not a self-extracting type executable. I'd like to see a true integration of
the runtimes sometime in the future of VDS.
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arcray
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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IT IS AFTER ALL AMAZINGLY EASY!
My key file generator writes a dsc file using LIST and then runs a compile.exe script like so:-
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RUNH COMPILE.EXE %%NAME@DATETIME(ddmm).dsc,WAIT
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And the compile script is simply:-
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RUNH c:\Progra~1\Visual~1\VDS.EXE %1
WAIT 10
WINDOW SEND, Visual DialogScript,@ALT(C)
WAIT 10
WINDOW SEND, Create Exe,@ALT(C)
WAIT 10
WINDOW SEND, Create Exe,@ALT(O)
WAIT 10
WINDOW SEND, Visual DialogScript,@ALT(X)
EXIT
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Terrific!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2003 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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I have a context menu compile script here somewhere if you need it.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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excellent!!!
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I have a context menu compile script here somewhere if you need it.
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Yes, Garrett. I'd like a look!
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