PRB: Script Code Runs During AddCode Method

• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
• Microsoft Visual Basic Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions, 32-bit only, for Windows, version 4.0
• Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

Script code runs when you load code into the script control using the AddCode method.

CAUSE

The script contains statements outside of a procedure definition.

RESOLUTION

Remove any statements outside of procedure definitions.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

With Active Scripting, unlike Visual Basic and most other languages, statements are allowed outside procedure definitions. This is to allow the script to automatically initialize itself at load time.

IMPORTANT: Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. In Visual Basic, create a new project (Form1 is created by default).



2. Click Components on the Project menu, and then select the "Microsoft Script Control 1.0" check box.



3. Add the Script control (ScriptControl1), a text box (Text1), and a command button (Command1) to a form. Set the MultiLine property of the text box to TRUE. For ease of use, change the size of Text1 so that it accommodates 5 lines of 60 characters.



4. Add the following code to Form1:

   
         Private Sub Command1_Click()
           On Error Resume Next
           With ScriptControl1
             .Language = "VBScript"
             .AllowUI = True
             .AddCode Text1.Text
           End With
         End Sub 




5. Run Form1 and open the Debug window.



6. Type the following script in the text box:

   
         Sub Test()
           MsgBox "Hello World"
         End Sub
         Test 




7. Click the command button. The message box appears.



8. Remove the line "Test" from the script and run Form1 again. The Test code is not executed upon loading the code.

REFERENCES

For information about obtaining the Script control, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184739 FILE: Script Control

Additional query words: kbVBA500 kbScript kbCtrl kbVBp400 kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbVBp kbdsd kbDSupport

Keywords : kbGrpVB
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Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb