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How to import .VBS code to VB Express?


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So i have a lot of .VBS files i created and wanted to imoprt them to VB Express which is free from MS and i have installed.

I believe i can compile them to .exe if i do this?

Question is, am i right? If so, how do i do it, beacuse i cant see an easy way?

Sorry for such n00b questions, but im VERY new at this.

Cheers,

Rich

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A script is simply executing commands. Your program IS the command, in a sense. Now, you can have your program "script" things, but fundamentally it's doing the same thing as your script.

Let me ask you this. Why do you want to compile your scripts into a EXE?

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  Endo. said:
You can not simply convert a .vbs script into an executable, but you could transform the code so that it was compatible with whichever outcome you wanted. Its hard to explain, but possible, if you think outside the box.

Its not that i want to compile it to a .exe as such.

  John said:
A script is simply executing commands. Your program IS the command, in a sense. Now, you can have your program "script" things, but fundamentally it's doing the same thing as your script.

Let me ask you this. Why do you want to compile your scripts into a EXE?

Basically i think programming is something i should start looking at as i find it fasinating. A few web sites have said that script language is very similar to VB.

However, what i really want to do is create a VB program which does all the same things as some scripts i have created.

I have created a script that asks you to enter a location of a file, such as Word.exe and once you have entered it, it will run with the admin username and password, however all i can do to hide the admin password is encrypt the file, which is easy to decrypt, so in the wrong hands the file could be dangerous to our system.

So if i could create a program which does the same function, then surely that admin password would be safer?

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  Endo. said:
So you want to make simplistic login system? Question... is the username and password data subject to change?

Not to log in, just to run a file with the admin account instead of the account you have logged in with.

So rather than right clicking the file and selecting run as and then entering the user name and password, they will run this file instead, enter the file location and then it will run that file automatically with the admin user name and password.

The password and username are not subject to change any time in the forseeable future.

Perhaps i need to know if there is anywhere which can teach me basic VB language skills?

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Please be clear on this. VBScript is the scripting derivative of Visual Basic 6.

In VB Express you code VisualBasic.net - a completely new language.

VBS and VB6, although vastly different, share a syntax to an extent. VB.net is totally new.

As such, you need to map out what your VBS does logically (not code but more a flowchart) and then learn VB.net to completely re-code it.

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  njlouch said:
Please be clear on this. VBScript is the scripting derivative of Visual Basic 6.

In VB Express you code VisualBasic.net - a completely new language.

VBS and VB6, although vastly different, share a syntax to an extent. VB.net is totally new.

As such, you need to map out what your VBS does logically (not code but more a flowchart) and then learn VB.net to completely re-code it.

Thanks Nik. I think my head is about to explode now! :laugh:

In that case i guess what im asking is not technically possible.

Is there some resources you guys know of that will help me learn even basic VB.net?

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Hi Rich,

It should definitely be technically possible to do what you want, yes.

I'm not a VB.net programmer, however I do code in VB6 and VBA on a daily basis and there are certain things that are similar.

Take a look over here---->http://www.programmersheaven.com/2/VB-NET-School

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  Adaytay said:
Hi Rich,

It should definitely be technically possible to do what you want, yes.

I'm not a VB.net programmer, however I do code in VB6 and VBA on a daily basis and there are certain things that are similar.

Take a look over here---->http://www.programmersheaven.com/2/VB-NET-School

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Cheers mate. will take a look at home some point.

Any other suggestions from anyone else?

Cheers,

Rich

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Rich

Let me give some advice that was given to me, and I found worked FOR ME. Ditch Visual Basic - you are learning a new language so take the opportunity to use C# instead (some people prefer it).

Post your VBS (rename to something else) and also a breakdown of what it does.

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  njlouch said:
Rich

Let me give some advice that was given to me, and I found worked FOR ME. Ditch Visual Basic - you are learning a new language so take the opportunity to use C# instead (some people prefer it).

Post your VBS (rename to something else) and also a breakdown of what it does.

Cheers

Ok, here is the vbs script, without the real username and password for our desktop admin:

Hint=MsgBox("To use this program you need to input the program location in the next screen and NOT THE SHORTCUT LOCATION! If you are unsure of the software location, then right click the programs shortcut and select properties, then copy the target information and paste it in the next screen. Make sure you remove any quotation marks otherwise this program will not work!", vbOkOnly+vbInformation, "Runas")

Location=Inputbox("Please type the location of the file you wish to run below, then press OK.", "Runas")

If IsEmpty(Location) Then

Wscript.Quit

End If

Confirm=MsgBox("You entered the following location:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & Location & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Click ok to run the file, or cancel to re-type the location.", vbOkCancel+vbInformation, "Runas")

If Confirm=vbOk Then

Dim oShell

set oShell= Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

oShell.Run "runas /noprofile /user:administrator " & chr(34) & Location & chr(34)

WScript.Sleep 100

oShell.Sendkeys "password here~"

Wscript.Quit

Else Confirm=vbCancel

Location2=Inputbox("Please type the new location of the file you wish to run below, then press OK.", "Runas")

If IsEmpty(Location2) Then

Wscript.Quit

End If

Confirm2=MsgBox("You entered the following location:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & Location2 & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Click ok to run the file, or cancel to Exit the program.", vbOkCancel+vbInformation, "Runas")

If Confirm2=vbOK Then

set oShell= Wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

oShell.Run "runas /noprofile /user:administrator " & chr(34) & Location2 & chr(34)

WScript.Sleep 100

oShell.Sendkeys "password here~"

Wscript.Quit

Else Confirm2=vbCancel

Wscript.Quit

End If

End If

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  njlouch said:
Let me give some advice that was given to me, and I found worked FOR ME. Ditch Visual Basic - you are learning a new language so take the opportunity to use C# instead (some people prefer it).

Indeed, C# will give you a grounding in fundamental programming logic and also make you familiar with Object Oriented programming styles - so you can progress to C++, Java, PHP, or other such languages easier... (if you should so wish).

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This might save you some time

C#

http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/RunAs.asp

VB.NET

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1235871

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  Endo. said:
Indeed, C# will give you a grounding in fundamental programming logic and also make you familiar with Object Oriented programming styles - so you can progress to C++, Java, PHP, or other such languages easier... (if you should so wish).

uh so does VB.NET, VB.NET is just a syntax change from C# its the same language besides syntax changes... uses the same objects and classes, same OOP approach, if you can code in VB.NET learning C# is easy, and vice versa... so saying ditch one is meaningless, if you know one you can pick up the other VERY quickly since they use all the same namespaces (if you leave out, and which you should, the legacy microsoft.visualbasic namespace, of which you can still use in C# if you want to)

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