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Old 09-22-2014, 09:32 AM
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Programmatically creating an action

I am creating a script to modify multiple scripts. I have a loop function that goes in and cycles through all our script files and tries to create a "Write Registry" step in the script, I have the index figured out so its really an issue with recreating the steps through vbscript. I have the following so far:

'Create Sub Call
Option Explicit

Dim objApp, objStep, iNewIndex

Set iNewIndex = Application.Macros(vbldMacroTemporary).Item("TMP_N EW_INDEX")

' create VisBuildPro app object
Set objApp = CreateObject("VisBuildSvr8.Application")
objApp.Project.Load "%PROCFILES_FULLPATH%"

Set objStep = objApp.Project.Steps(vbldStepMain).Add("Write Registry", iNewIndex)
objStep.Name = "VS2013 MSI Project Update"
objStep.Indent = 3
objStep.Checked = False
objStep.Property("RootKey") = -2147483647
objStep.Property("SubKey") = "Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\12.0_Config\MSBui ld"
objStep.Property("ValueData") = 0
objStep.Property("ValueName") = "EnableOutOfProcBuild"
objStep.Property("ValueType") = 4

objApp.Project.Save

Here is the XML from the Step I am trying to recreate
<step action='Write Registry'>
<RootKey type='3'>-2147483647</RootKey>
<SubKey>Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\12.0_Confi g\MSBuild</SubKey>
<ValueData>0</ValueData>
<ValueName>EnableOutOfProcBuild</ValueName>
<ValueType type='3'>4</ValueType>
<buildfailsteps type='11'>0</buildfailsteps>
<indent type='3'>2</indent>
<name>VS2013 MSI Project Update</name>
</step>

My question is around RootKey, ValueType, and indent, how do I set the Type paramater and the actual value in my script sample above.

PS using VB 8.7
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Old 09-22-2014, 10:08 AM
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The KeyRoot property values are:

-2147483647 = HKEY_CURRENT_USER
-2147483648 = HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
-2147483646 = HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

The ValueType property values are:

1 = String
4 = DWORD

The ValueData property holds the value to be assigned, and can be a string or integer value.

The indent property indicates the indent level of the step as shown in the step grid.
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Old 09-22-2014, 10:13 AM
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How can I set the type to be a specific value for type in the properties of the XML element?

The output of the XML looks the same except for ValueType its Type value is set to 2 instead of 3

<ValueType type='2'>4</ValueType>

I assume the following
Type ='3' is equal to integer
Type not set is equal to string

What are the other values that this can be set to and how do I set them?
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Old 09-22-2014, 11:33 AM
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2 is 2-byte integer, 3 is 4-byte integer.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc237865.aspx

Either one is fine, but to explicitly set to 3, use

objStep.Property("ValueType") = CLng(4)
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Old 09-22-2014, 12:06 PM
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It works perfectly now thanks so much!
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Old 05-08-2015, 02:00 PM
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I am making another update I am trying to create a Sub call using the following code:

Set objStep = objApp.Project.Steps(vbldStepMain).Add("Subroutine Call", iNewIndex + 1)
objStep.Name = "TEMP New Shares Add"
objStep.Indent = 2
objStep.Checked = True
objStep.Property("SubName") = "SUB TEMP New Shares Add"

objApp.Project.Save

This works but there are two line items that are not getting genereated, if I look at the source of the script the lines with the ----- do not appear, what do I need to add to the above code to create BuildFailstops and ExpandType

<step action='Subroutine Call'>
<Expand type='11'>-1</Expand> ----------------------
<SubName>SUB TEMP New Shares Add</SubName>
<buildfailsteps type='11'>0</buildfailsteps> ------------------------
<indent type='3'>2</indent>
<name>TEMP New Shares Add</name>
</step>

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Old 05-08-2015, 02:41 PM
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To reduce file size, properties that are set to the default value for a property are not stored in the .bld file.
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Old 05-08-2015, 02:53 PM
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When I add the action manually to the script it creates these setting looking at the source of the script, if I do it progamaitcially these items are omitted. How can I add them even if there the default settings?
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Old 05-08-2015, 04:19 PM
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so I updated it to the following and it seems to be ok

Set objStep = objApp.Project.Steps(vbldStepMain).Add("Subroutine Call", iNewIndex + 1)
objStep.Name = "TEMP New Shares Add"
objStep.Indent = 2
objStep.Checked = True
objStep.Property("SubName") = "SUB TEMP New Shares Add"
objStep.Property("Expand") = CBool(-1)
objStep.Property("buildfailsteps") = CBool(0)

objApp.Project.Save

is this correct?
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Old 05-08-2015, 04:25 PM
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Yes, or

objStep.Property("Expand") = True
objStep.Property("buildfailsteps") = False

I should have also mentioned that the default for buildfailsteps is -1 (True) and Expand is 0 (False).
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Old 05-08-2015, 04:44 PM
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Thanks,

I first tried to use true and false but the type was wrong in the final file, using the CBool set the correct type to '11'
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