How can I use a debugger on a MM VB script?

[Jared]

I cloned the SwapArtistTitle script into one called SwapAlbumTitle and everywhere changed "Artist" to "Album". Then I installed it in scripts.ini and mediamonkey\scripts. Simple project to get my feet wet, right?

After starting MM, I selected a line, ran the "SwapArtistTitle" script on it twice, just to prove that I had the environment/operation correct.

Then I tried my cloned SwapAlbumTitle script, which popped up a message box about type mismatch. The source file named was my script.

I have the Visual Studio Express versions of VB and C++ and WD installed. (I also have VS 6 from a few years back on my shelf). What I want to happen is, instead of the message box appearing, that my script will open up in VB at the point of error where I can look at objects, step through execution, etc.

How do I make a debugger get control when the script errors?

(And BTW, the message was "Type Mismatch: itm.Title" on the line "itm.Title = itm.Album". I would ass/u/me that the types of Album and Artist would be the same, both strings.... So any idea what's wrong?)

Thanks!

[DiddeLeeDoo]

Just a couple of examples that I think may work.

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Set list = SDB.CurrentSongList
        For i=0 To list.count-1
             Set itm=list.item(i)
             tmp=itm.AlbumName
                 itm.AlbumName=itm.ArtistName
                 itm.ArtistName=tmp
                 itm.UpdateAlbum
                 itm.UpdateArtist
        Next
    list.UpdateAll
'----------
Set list = SDB.CurrentSongList
        For i=0 To list.count-1
             Set itm=list.item(i)
             tmp=itm.AlbumArtistName
                 itm.AlbumName=itm.AlbumArtistName
                 itm.AlbumArtistName=tmp
                 itm.UpdateAlbum
                 itm.UpdateArtist
        Next
    list.UpdateAll

Seems to be just the name of the field that might be the problem.

[trixmoto]

Well I don't know about debugging, but I can tell you what the problem is - "itm.Title" is a String variant and "itm.Album" is a SDBAlbum object, therefore you cannot make one equal the other. Try...

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itm.Title = itm.AlbumName

[Jared]

1 -- You're right about the names. One alligator killed!

2 -- When I get some more time to read the MSDN materials, I'll make a try at draining the swamp. If I ever see dry land, I'll post again.