Less generic error message?

[Niceygy]

My app has a weird error that we have been trying to track for a while now. 

The trouble is when the compiled exe crashes, it gives a generic error message (below).

Is there a way to have a more helpful message?

[Jos]

The error is not generic, and you are informed about the exact error and the line number.
So merge the script with au3stripper to understand what that line number really is, or post the code when you want more help! 

[Niceygy]

What do you mean "merge the script"? 

Also the line number is useless because the code is compiled, and the issue (annoyingly enough) doesn't seems to occur when not compiled.

 

[Melba23]

Niceygy,

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What do you mean "merge the script"? 

Use Au3Stripper with the /MergeOnly flag to get the full script file as passed to Aut2Exe - then the line numbers will match. See SciTE help for more full details. You will need the full SciTE4AutoIt3 package to do this.

But better still - debug the script and prevent the error by adding some form of errorchecking code.

M23

[rsn]

This happened to me recently. First be sure you're using the full SciTE editor. Then add the following to the directives at the top:

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_Au3Stripper=y
#Au3Stripper_Parameters=/mo

When you next compile it, a version of your script with "_stripped" appended to the filename will be created. When you open that one up, the line number in the error will make sense. If you have a lot of commented lines in your code, the number might be off a little but it'll be in the vicinity.

Edited June 7, 2024 by rsn

[Niceygy]

6 hours ago, Melba23 said:

Niceygy,

Use Au3Stripper with the /MergeOnly flag to get the full script file as passed to Aut2Exe - then the line numbers will match. See SciTE help for more full details. You will need the full SciTE4AutoIt3 package to do this.

But better still - debug the script and prevent the error by adding some form of errorchecking code.

M23

Ah, I see! Thanks 

And the error checking I have at the moment is:

While @error == 0 Or $finished == False

Because apparently autoit doesn't have try-catch. Any better ideas welcome lol

[Niceygy]

So apparently my stripped file only goes to 10k lines, and the error is on line 19k. What have I done wrong? 😅

[ioa747]

Briefly:

you must have it installed:  SciTE4AutoIt3
you put at the top of the script

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_Au3Stripper=y
#Au3Stripper_Parameters=/mo

then go to the Compiled process  Ctrl F7
this has the effect of creating an additional single script with all #includes embedded , named_stripped.au3

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/scite/docs/SciTE4AutoIt3/Au3Stripper.html

Edited June 7, 2024 by ioa747