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Q184739: INFO: Where to Obtain the Script Control

Article: Q184739
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbCtrl kbScript KbVBA kbVBp kbVBp400 kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbVBScript kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications version 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the procedure for obtaining the Script control.

MORE INFORMATION
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On The Web
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The Script control provides a simple way for your application to host a scripting
environment. Supported scripting languages are VBScript, JavaScript, and any
other compliant scripting language that will work with the Microsoft Internet
Explorer web browser.

You can download the script control from the following Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/scripting/scriptcontrol/default.htm

This page also provides a link to documentation on how to use the control. The
file name you will receive is sct10en.exe.

NOTE: Registration is required before downloading this control.

Visual Basic 6.0
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The Script control ships with Visual Basic 6.0; however, Visual Basic 6.0 setup
does not install the Script Control for you. The control is located in the CD
directory Common\Tools\VB\Script. To install the script control, try the
following steps:

1. Copy msscript.ocx to Windows\system or WinNT\system32.

2. Copy msscript.hlp and msscript.cnt to Windows\help or Winnt\help

3. Copy dispex.dll, jscript.dll and vbscript.dll to Windows\system or
  Winnt\system32.

NOTE: If you have newer copies of these DLLs on your system, do not overwrite
them.

4. Register msscript.ocx using RegSvr32.exe. Example:

  Regsvr32.exe c:\windows\system\msscript.ocx

Using the Script Control
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The script control installs both as an ActiveX control that you can place on a
form and as an ActiveX server that you can instantiate in code.

To make the control available to your project, click on the Projects Menu and
select Components. This also makes the ActiveX server available.

To make just the ActiveX server available, click on the Projects Menu and select
References.


REFERENCES
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The help file for the script control contains limited sample code. For
additional sample code, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q184742 : HOWTO: Use the Script Control Error Object

  Q184745 : HOWTO: Use Script Control Modules and Procedures Collections

  Q184740 : HOWTO: Call Functions Using the Script Control

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1998, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Malcolm
Stewart, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbCtrl kbScript KbVBA kbVBp kbVBp400 kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbVBScript kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport kbVBA500 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB600Search kbVBA500 kbVBA600 kbVB500 kbVB600 kbVB400Search kbVB400 kbVBASearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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