Using objects in scripts

[RegForte]

I want to make sure I have the right understanding of how to write and use objects in scripts.

First, you can't instantiate an object which you've defined in a seperate script file. runex, etc, can only run subs or functions. You can only instantiate an object from within same the file in which it has been defined.

Second, in order to access your objects from an external file, you need to compile them into an assembly and add a reference to it in ScriptingReferences section of the settings.ini file. There's no other way it can be done.

Do I have it right?

[zimmer62]

As far as I know all of this seems correct...

I wish there were another way to do this as well, I don't really like to keep updating DLL's as my objects are likely to change just as much as the script.

I sure wish we could just use imports at the top of a script file instead of adding it to the script references.

I think if you were to use the script connector plug-in you might be able to get around of some of this stuff. I might take a second look at that as well.

[RegForte]

Thanks, Joe. I'll take a look at the script connector.

[mnsandler]

How about an hs global variable

Could you use the he.savevar and hs.getvar to create a global variable to pass around the object.

not sure if I have the method names correct

[zimmer62]

savevar:

Will that work with an object that you've defined in one script, and then try and access it from another script.

I guess I could try it out, just assumed that it wouldn't...

[mnsandler]

savevar:

Will that work with an object that you've defined in one script, and then try and access it from another script.

I guess I could try it out, just assumed that it wouldn't...

the create method is CreateVar and it is supposes to create a hs global variable just like the object "hs". so you should be able to access it via any script that is running within hs.

once you createvar, you can use getvar in the second script and even savevar to change the value

deletevar will destroy the object

good luck, let us know