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How could we share .vbs scripts under WDIR on both Windows and Linux when mapped path names (actually pointing to same location) are different? Or could we put both paths in .vbs?

Question asked by ping_hao on Feb 15, 2012
Latest reply on Feb 20, 2012 by ping_hao

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This is a DxDesigner and ENV related issue, even thought is not directly related to 'Licensing and Installation', you guys may have experience on that, and we are piloting this community anyway, so I use it as a test as well.

I'm trying to share same scripts under WDIR for DxDesigner on both Windows and Linux. The scripts are located on same place, and are accessible from both systems, just the path names are different. For example:

On Windows: U:\Site_WDIR\Site_Menu.vbs or \\server001\Site_WDIR\Site_Menu.vbs

On Linux: /apps/lib/Site_WDIR/Site_Menu.vbs

If U:\Site_WDIR\Site_Menu.vbs has following contents:

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Script#0=U:\Site_WDIR\Site_Menu.vbs

When launch DxDesigner on Linux (use same WDIR with recognizable paths on Linux), it will complain:

Could not find file 'U:\Site_WDIR\Site_Menu.vbs' in Primary Project Directory or in WDIR path.

So I'm think if DxDesigner could take something like:

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Script#0=U:\Site_WDIR\Site_Menu.vbs:/apps/lib/Site_WDIR/Site_Menu.vbs

then we can maintain single Site_WDIR. Any suggestions? Thanks in Advance!

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john_dube Feb 16, 2012 6:16 AM

Just remove the paths from the scripts.ini, the scripts will be found by searching the WDIR environment variable, which can be set appropriately for each platform.

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Script#0=Site_Menu.vbs

On windows, set WDIR=C:\local_WDIR;u:\Site_WDIR;%SDD_HOME%/standard

On Linux, setenv WDIR /home/username/local_WDIR:/apps/lib/Site_WDIR:${SDD_HOME}/standard

John

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ping_hao @ john_dube on Feb 16, 2012 10:28 AM

Hi John, Thank you for the quick response! That's great news, I do use different WDIR on Linux vs. Windows, and will remove the path for .vbs in scripts.ini. Does that mean I could remove other paths (in Red below) for .vbs under the WDIR as well? For example:

In Site_Menu.vbs:

sButton.Caption="Create Status BOM"
sButton.OnAction="Run U:\Site_WDIR\Scripts\Status_BOM.vbs"

Set sButton = sMenu.Controls.Add
sButton.Caption="Create EC BOM"
sButton.OnAction="Run U:\Site_WDIR\Scripts\EC_BOM.vbs"

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john_dube @ ping_hao on Feb 16, 2012 10:33 AM

Yes, the Run command will search the WDIR to find the script file, you can remove those paths as well.

John

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ping_hao @ john_dube on Feb 16, 2012 11:29 AM

I just tested (removed the paths in U:\Site_WDIR\scripts.ini, and U:\Site_WDIR\scripts\Site_Menu.vbs), it seems not working for us. After the change, when launch DxDesigner, it says "Could not find file 'Site_Mennu.vbs' in Primary Project Directory or in WDIR path" on both Windows and Linux.

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john_dube @ ping_hao on Feb 16, 2012 12:12 PM

Typo possibly? Site_Mennu.vbs

Also, on Linux this will be case-sensitive, Windows is case-insensitive.

You can double-check the WDIR environment variable by running the 'system' command in DxDesigner, and using the vlwhich program.

John

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ping_hao @ john_dube on Feb 16, 2012 2:23 PM

the typo not in the real file, and not in WDIR. because I can see the Site_Menu from DxD right before I remove the paths from those two files, and everything else was/is working (ie. library), only saved those files & reinvoke Dxd, and see the error message.

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ping_hao @ john_dube on Feb 20, 2012 4:46 PM

John's recommendation works! It did not work for us before, because our scripts are located under a sub-folder of the WDIR path (Thank Roger McNeil to identify that!). Once adding the sub-folder to WDIR, the .vbs scripts are found by DxD. Thank you for the greate solution!

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john_dube Feb 16, 2012 6:16 AM
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Just remove the paths from the scripts.ini, the scripts will be found by searching the WDIR environment variable, which can be set appropriately for each platform.

[Viewdraw]
Script#0=Site_Menu.vbs

On windows, set WDIR=C:\local_WDIR;u:\Site_WDIR;%SDD_HOME%/standard
On Linux, setenv WDIR /home/username/local_WDIR:/apps/lib/Site_WDIR:${SDD_HOME}/standard

John
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ping_hao @ john_dube on Feb 16, 2012 10:28 AM
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Hi John, Thank you for the quick response! That's great news, I do use different WDIR on Linux vs. Windows, and will remove the path for .vbs in scripts.ini. Does that mean I could remove other paths (in Red below) for .vbs under the WDIR as well? For example:

In Site_Menu.vbs:

sButton.Caption="Create Status BOM"
sButton.OnAction="Run U:\Site_WDIR\Scripts\Status_BOM.vbs"
Set sButton = sMenu.Controls.Add
sButton.Caption="Create EC BOM"
sButton.OnAction="Run U:\Site_WDIR\Scripts\EC_BOM.vbs"
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john_dube @ ping_hao on Feb 16, 2012 10:33 AM
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Yes, the Run command will search the WDIR to find the script file, you can remove those paths as well.

John
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ping_hao @ john_dube on Feb 16, 2012 11:29 AM
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I just tested (removed the paths in U:\Site_WDIR\scripts.ini, and U:\Site_WDIR\scripts\Site_Menu.vbs), it seems not working for us. After the change, when launch DxDesigner, it says "Could not find file 'Site_Mennu.vbs' in Primary Project Directory or in WDIR path" on both Windows and Linux.
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john_dube @ ping_hao on Feb 16, 2012 12:12 PM
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Typo possibly? Site_Mennu.vbs

Also, on Linux this will be case-sensitive, Windows is case-insensitive.

You can double-check the WDIR environment variable by running the 'system' command in DxDesigner, and using the vlwhich program.

John
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ping_hao @ john_dube on Feb 16, 2012 2:23 PM
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the typo not in the real file, and not in WDIR. because I can see the Site_Menu from DxD right before I remove the paths from those two files, and everything else was/is working (ie. library), only saved those files & reinvoke Dxd, and see the error message.
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ping_hao @ john_dube on Feb 20, 2012 4:46 PM
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John's recommendation works! It did not work for us before, because our scripts are located under a sub-folder of the WDIR path (Thank Roger McNeil to identify that!). Once adding the sub-folder to WDIR, the .vbs scripts are found by DxD. Thank you for the greate solution!
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How could we share .vbs scripts under WDIR on both Windows and Linux when mapped path names (actually pointing to same location) are different? Or could we put both paths in .vbs?

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