Suggestion regarding Script Syntax Errors.

I just got the following error when saving my script:

Error number: -2146827282
Event: Execution of line 1577 column 20
Description: Expected ')'
Called by: Immediate execution

The problem for me, is that I just added a whole pile of subroutines into the script, and the error code given above only serves as an "approximation" of where the error is located. Why do I say that?

The line number does NOT count comment lines. By line 15xx, I have very many comment lines in my script.

I would like to suggest:

The error handler count comment lines, thus giving an accurate event location.

OR

The error handler echoes the error line.

I realize that the first suggestion may not be practical/possible, because the error occurs during compilation... and there is no point looking at comment lines during compilation. Heopfully, you could at least implement the second option though...

Are you sure it doesn't count comment lines? I think the line number is supposed to be accurate, it is reported from the script engine (eg. vbscript.dll) which I can't alter.

Possibly the problem is that you have line wrapping enabled in the notepad, that will throw out the line counts.

Turn off line wrapping as a notepad option (or use an editor that lets you do that) and then the line count should be accurate. Otherwise each wrapped line counts as a "line" in the notepad, but not a line to the script engine, as the wrapping is "soft".

Possibly that discrepancy is what is making you think comment lines are not counted.

Eek!

You were absolutely correct! I hate reporting errors that are *my* screw-ups. LOL!

I turned off Wordwrap in my text editor, then entered gibberish on a new line (near the end of my file), and the error handler reported the same line my text editor indicated. :)

I use a text editor called "MetaPad", if anyone is curious.