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Feb 16, 2001, 8:43pm

I'm making a new bot (in VB) for the new create light command in AW 3.1.
Usually, I make stand-alone bots that won't be publicly available anyway, so
I only test it myself before releasing it, but since this bot is gonna be a
public MBE/KAHBOT release, I have started a closed beta. Now, the testers
all got run-time error 450, but I don't get it. The VB reference didn't help
much, so I'm asking you guys what it really means (the stuff in the
reference is quite weird) and how I can fix it. Because I don't get the
error, I don't know where it is.

KAH

Feb 16, 2001, 10:21pm

Run-Time errors are coding problems.. check that.. I dont know the number
errors tho.. but I do know Run-Time refers to the code..

Feb 17, 2001, 5:36am

Run-time errors are simply errors that weren't (or couldn't be) picked up at
compile time. Quite often they are caused by trying to use different
interfaces (for example, to ActiveX components) than the ones expected at
design time.

As far as AwSdkOcx2 not being found, this is why VB ships with the
Application Setup Wizard ... you identify all the dependencies and the VB
ASW packages all the right components from your machine into a distributable
package (Set Up program, CAB, etc). VB applications need too much in the way
of infrastructure components to safely distribute as an executable alone.

At the end of the day, the one thing Run-Time errors DO indicate is that
there is insufficient error trapping one of the components, whether it is
your code or someone elses. A Runtime 450 indicates a call to a procedure or
member function with the wrong number of arguments (a classic symptom of
having the wrong ActiveX interface installed) or you are trying to get/set a
property that doesn't support that activity (like trying to set a read-only
property on a control).

Make a SetUp package and distribute your application that way to ensure you
avoid this type of problem. If you package it up properly, identifying all
the components that YOUR CODE needs, then AwSdkOcx2 will be shipped with
your application. I believe there is not a dependency file for AwSdkOcx so
you need to remember to include aw.dll in the package manually. You'll end
up with at least a 2MB distributable package, but then that's VB for you. If
you stick a Jet database call (to MS Access for example) into your code,
that package size will jump to around 3.5MB - 4MB. That's the payback for
the ease of use you get with VB.

Grims.


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Feb 17, 2001, 11:39am

well, I actually tryed to make a setup, but it couldn't find AwSdkOcx2's
dependencies and I tought hat there was no point to make a setup app then.
So if anybody knows how to fix that, please contact me :-))

KAH
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Feb 17, 2001, 4:53pm

LOL.. it asks if you want it to have dependencies.. and it asks if you want
it to be shared.. nothing to worry about :o]

Feb 17, 2001, 5:07pm

oh...well, it wasn't that anyway

KAH
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Feb 17, 2001, 9:49pm

Like I said, there isn't a dependency file for AwSdkOcx2, so you need to add
aw.dll manually to the package. Unless you distribute the components you use
from your machine, you aren't going to guarantee avoiding these types of
errors.

Its your choice at the end of the day ... distribute YOUR components or risk
runtime errors.

Good luck whichever way you try.

Grims.

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Feb 18, 2001, 4:55pm

thanx :-)) another VB programmer that is on the beta team got the error with
the exe, but the source-code worked fine...it's a pretty weird problem...

KAH
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Feb 18, 2001, 9:59pm

If you think you know the part of the code that's giving you trouble,
try this:

Sub (subnameandotherstuffgoeshere)
On Error Resume Next
.... code ...
If Error Then MsgBox "Error in sub (subname): code=" & Error & ", " &
Error.Description
End Sub

--
- Tony56 (Tony M.) [chandler56 at mail.com]
"All typos are optical illusions"
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Feb 19, 2001, 10:21pm

run time 450 is Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment. now
this should be picked up at compile time.... but...

[View Quote] > I'm making a new bot (in VB) for the new create light command in AW 3.1.
> Usually, I make stand-alone bots that won't be publicly available anyway, so
> I only test it myself before releasing it, but since this bot is gonna be a
> public MBE/KAHBOT release, I have started a closed beta. Now, the testers
> all got run-time error 450, but I don't get it. The VB reference didn't help
> much, so I'm asking you guys what it really means (the stuff in the
> reference is quite weird) and how I can fix it. Because I don't get the
> error, I don't know where it is.
>
> KAH

Feb 20, 2001, 11:39am

works now...with the setup thingy...even if one of the testers got it again
after one error free build...

KAH
PS. Shouldn't be too long before I release it
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