Nah. A Monty Python movie already solved that one for me.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@...> wrote:
>
> The meaning of
life...?
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote:
> >
> > UAC turned off,
now all scripts work again. No more mystery. Only the cold hard facts of micro
circuits and computer code.
> >
> > You have taken all the
mystery out of my life! Now what should I ponder on rainy days? :-)
> >
> >
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
Arghh... there is NO such thing as "mystery" in computers. You are attempting to
do operation that requires elevation and you get
> > > the error
because
> > > Vista does not allow you to do that. That's all. It
does not matter what version of AB you are using. All it matters is that you
are
> > > trying to do priviliged op. And "No files are written
outside of the AmiBroker directory" is simply not true, because if you are not
> > > setting the current working directory
> > >
explicitely it may easily be C:\windows\ if you are using OLE from such folder
and then all your relative paths may land there.
> > > You may
consult Microsoft web site about what operations require elevation in Vista
(links were listed in my previous post).
> > > That is entire story
to it.
> > > Short resolution: turn this stupidest "feature" of
Vista (i.e. UAC) off or run AmiBroker with correct working directory set (from
> > > the shortcut, for example).
> > >
> >
> Best regards,
> > > Tomasz Janeczko
> > >
amibroker.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >
From: "ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@>
> > > To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 7:27 PM
> > > Subject:
[amibroker] Re: Problem using Automation with AB 5.28.1
> > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks TJ. I appreciate your
feedback, as always.
> > > >
> > > > But the point
I was trying to make is that I have been running AB fine for many months on this
Vista PC (starting with 5.10 FULL
> > > > install, then 5.20
FULL install, then upgrade to the various betas thereafter).
> > >
>
> > > > On each install and upgrade there were no problems -
I could run my automation scripts without incident. It's only with the latest
> > > > 5.28.1 that the scripts stopped working, giving the
elevation error.
> > > >
> > > > No files are
written outside of the AmiBroker directory. Everything was installed there
(again, FULL install). And then the 5.28.1
> > > > Beta upgrade
was run, in the exact same way that I have run every other upgrade since 5.20
(and I've installed all the betas, one
> > > > after another, as
soon as they were available). Never had any problems before, and that's why the
current problem is a mystery.
> > > >
> > >
>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@> wrote:
> > > >>
> >
> >> Hello,
> > > >>
> > > >> No,
you completely miss how User Access Control works on Vista. The fact that you
are logged as admin on vista means NOTHING.
> > > >> Admin is
normally degraded on vista and has NO rights other than normal user unless it is
elevated. On Vista unelevated Admin
> > > >> account means
nothing.
> > > >> Admin can NOT even create single
>
> > >> file in C:\Program Files\ without elevation, you can not
register OLE servers, ActiveX controls, and you can not write to
> >
> >> registry
> > > >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
>
> > >> You really NEED to read about UAC.
> > > >>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Account_Control
>
> > >>
> > > >> You are getting prompts because
you either did not run FULL (not upgrade) setup of 5.20,
> > >
>> or you are attempting to create files inside C:\Program Files\ write to
registry or such.
> > > >>
> > > >> You must
run FULL setup and you MUST NOT write anything outside AmiBroker directory (as
installed by FULL 5.20 setup) on the C:
> > > >>
drive,
> > > >> otherwise you need elevation.
> >
> >>
> > > >> Best regards,
> > >
>> Tomasz Janeczko
> > > >> amibroker.com
> >
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From:
"ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@>
> > > >> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com>
>
> > >> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:50 PM
> > >
>> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Problem using Automation with AB
5.28.1
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
>> >I had googled. My point is that I have always been using Vista,
automation has always worked with AB, and I've made no changes
> >
> >> >on
> > > >> >my PC to any Vista settings,
and yet automation no longer works with AB 5.28.1
> > > >>
>
> > > >> > So something might have changed with AB
5.28.1 vs 5.27 and previous versions that somehow affects that script
call.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > The
elevation error usually refers to the requirement to run something with
administrator privileges. But I am already logged
> > > >>
> in
> > > >> > as administrator, and AB has always been
installed under Admin.
> > > >> >
> > >
>> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"paultsho" <paul.tsho@> wrote:
> > > >> >>
>
> > >> >> google your message, you'll get a lot of hits. its a
Vista problem. not a AB problem.
> > > >> >>
>
> > >> >> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com,
"ozzyapeman" <zoopfree@> wrote:
> > > >> >>
>
> > > >> >> > I recently upgraded to the 5.28.1
beta. I just notice that it no longer
> > > >> >> >
works with my various scripts (which all worked fine with previous
> >
> >> >> > versions of AB).
> > > >> >>
>
> > > >> >> > When I try to launch an external
_vbscript_, to do some batch optimizing,
> > > >> >> >
I get this script error:
> > > >> >> >
> >
> >> >> > "The requested operation requires elevation"
>
> > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > for
this line in my script:
> > > >> >> >
> >
> >> >> > set AB =
CreateObject("Broker.Application")
> > > >> >>
>
> > > >> >> > Never seen this error before, and
I've been running scripts like this
> > > >> >> > for
months. I am using Vista 64-bit, logged in as Administrator, and
> >
> >> >> > nothing has changed on my PC except for upgrading
AB.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >>
> Anyone else see this issue, or have any ideas why it is happening,
and
> > > >> >> > what can be done to correct
it?
> > > >> >> >
> > > >>
>>
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
>
> > >> >
> > > >> >
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