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Scraping using .bat file

Can anyone help me. I am invoking a scraping session via a .bat file. The scraping session has a number of scripts (written in vbScript) that are invoked. The .bat file calls the session, processes the first scrapeable file but then hits an error (see the text below):

Processing script: "START_SEARCH"
An error occurred while processing the script: START_SEARCH
The error message was: UnsatisfiedLinkError loading library:bsfactivescriptengine no bsfactivescriptengine in java.library.path
Processing scripts after scraping session has ended.
Scraping session "Update" finished.

Is this a limitation of scripting in vbScript?

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robobrief on 12/28/2011 at 5:41 pm

Hi, We're more or less in the

Hi,

We're more or less in the process of deprecating support for VBScript, but, if you don't mind dealing with a few bumps in the road, it's still usable. In order to invoke a scraping session from the command line that uses VBScript you'll actually need to copy two files:

bsfactivescriptengine.dll
bsfactivescriptengine_g.dll

found inside screen-scraper's "lib" folder into the root of the directory where screen-scraper is installed (e.g., C:\Program Files\screen-scraper Professional Edition\).

Give that a try and see if it resolves the issue.

Thanks,

Todd Wilson

 todd on 12/29/2011 at 2:55 pm

A big thank you

Todd

That has done the trick. I am dreading the day when vbScript and SS can't work together. I have been using the two quite happily for over 5 years now and I will struggle to learn a new language! I keep promising to teach myself PHP but vbScript is so easy for us non-programmers (I am a lawyer by trade)!

Thank you once again - and a belated happy holiday. I hope the New Year is good to you.

 robobrief on 12/29/2011 at 4:06 pm