Re: Build Problem with Lode

On 14/12/2016 10:29 AM, Jason Marshall wrote:
> I have created a text file test script in compliance with your
> instructions and called 'cscript' by directly defining the script
> engine using the '/e:javascript' parameter.  The call and output are
> as follows, but it seems that despite using the parameter, the same
> error arises as with the build:
>
> Jason and Emma@JasonandEmma-PC ~
> $ cscript /e:javascript scripttest.txt
> Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> C:\cygwin\home\Jason and Emma\scripttest.txt(1, 1) Microsoft JScript
> runtime error: Automation server can't create object
>
> I guess that this would imply an issue with my individual set-up, as
> it seems that the use of the parameter that you and Thorsten have
> identified would work in the majority of cases.
>
> Would anybody know what may have prevented this from working?
You seem to be running cscript from the cygwin bash shell. Does the same
problem occur when running it from
a) the windows cmd shell (c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe)
b) a 32bit cmd prompt (c:\windows\syswow64\cmd.exe)

yossi