question about the openlogfile function : Developer's Corner

logfile = XUscripthost.OpenLogFile("C:chat.log")

getting a problem stating: value of the 'Scripting.TextStream' connot be converted to String

as far as i understand its supposed to be a string which i have logfile declared to string

also i grabbed this from other plugins and saying not declared but not sure what to declare it as to begin with

vb6.getpath

i assume its getting the path to where the plugin resides since it is used in conjunction with the loading the xml file which resides in the plugin folder

anyone able to ive me any hints about what i need to do for this well. Thanks for any help

edit: to get the pluginpath would i be able to just use Xunleashed.ixuplugin pluginpath to do the same thing?

Try using Set logfile = bla bla bla

Also, there are no declared types in scripting (only variants), so you cannot use

Dim logfile as String

you can ONLY have

Dim logfile


Some functions from standard vb are not implemented in vbscript. (See the vbscript documentation for details)

That is why there is a XUScriptHost.GetXUnleashedDirectory() to get the directory of the xunleashed program. From there, you can append your other directory information like & "/scripts" etc.



Are you developing a script or plugin?

this is for aplugin.. piecing thigns together and porting a script into a plugin

i am pretty sure i have the references i need all loaded up as well

i'm using visual studio.net 2003

any ideas on what i may possibly be doing wrong?

Try declaring logfile NOT as a string, but as

Dim logfile as Scripting.TextStream

i changed logfile to be an object after noticing something in a reference somewhere and that got rid fo the error for it... so i think i now have everything setup fine for now so gonna try and see if it actually works and such next... then next step is criticism and find out what people want with it so i can try and make it better to use