ActiveX Scripting Host

WinWrap® Basic is an embedded macro language component available for .NET and COM 32/64 bit Windows applications. The WinWrap® Basic Component is an alternative to Visual Basic for Applications VBA, ActiveX (e.g. VBScript, JScript, PerlScript, Rexx-based WSH engines and others), and VSTA for this purpose. The WinWrap® Basic Component is compatible with VBA, Sax Basic, VB.NET and Visual Basic 6.0 style scripts.

The WinWrap® Basic scripting component is a low cost, powerful .NET/COM ActiveX scripting component. WinWrap® is a powerful alternative to ActiveX, VBA, and VSTA scripting.

WinWrap® Basic Scripting Solution

Powerful .NET/COM ActiveX scripting api
Extend the WinWrap® Basic language via ActiveX scripting automation
Share information with other Active-X compliant applications
Powerful .NET/COM ActiveX scripting tools
Alternative to VBA and VSTA ActiveX scripting servers
Alternative to ActiveX scripting hosts

VBA Compatibility

WinWrap® adds Visual Basic compatible scripting to Windows applications
Select WWB-COM language support for VBA style syntax
Write scripts with VBA style syntax
Reference COM ActiveX type libraries directly
Extend the WinWrap® Basic language via ActiveX Automation
Access to the ActiveX Host Application via COM

VB6 Compatibility

Fully compatible support for Sax Basic legacy scripts
Support for VB5 and VB6 style scripts
Access to the Windows Host Application via COM

Sax Basic Compatibility

Conversion from Sax Basic V7 is easy
Conversion takes only an hour or two per application
The OCXs use different names and GUIDs
Both Sax ActiveX Scripting and WinWrap® Basic can be installed at the same time
The scripting languages are 100% compatible

ActiveX WinWrap.Basic Framework Objects

Defines the EventHandlers and EventArgs for the three ActiveX scripting objects
The ActiveX scripting library objects are implemented using ActiveX automation
BasicIdeCtl
BasicNoUIObj
BasicIdeObj

To add the Basic Ide controls to the Visual Studio control toolbox: Use menu Project, item Add to Project, sub-item Components and Controls. Click on Registered ActiveX Controls and click insert.

BasicIdeCtl ActiveX Component

An ActiveX scripting control that can be placed on a form
Macro editing, execution and debugging are supported through the IDE embedded in the form

BasicNoUIObj ActiveX Component

An ActiveX scripting object that can be referenced or created without a containing form
Macro execution is supported through the object
Macro editing and debugging are not supported

BasicIdeObj ActiveX Component

An ActiveX scripting package that can be referenced or created without a containing form
The IDE window for this object is created when CreateOverlappedWindow method is called
Macro execution is supported through the object
Macro editing and debugging are supported through the IDE in the overlapped window

Provide Users with a Complete Scripting Development Environment

Applications including the WinWrap® Basic BasicIdeCtl ActiveX scripting runtime ship with a fully featured development environment including an editor and a debugger.

Full WinWrap® Basic script editing
Powerful autocompletion capability
Built-in documentation
Complete debugging capability
ActiveX scripting development environment plugin for Windows applications

Summary

The WinWrap® Basic software package is used in conjunction with Microsoft development tools including Visual Studio, Visual Studio.NET, Visual Studio Express, and ActiveX scripting engines. For COM, use WinWrap® Basic with Microsoft Visual Studio v6/2003/2005/2008, Visual Basic v6, or other ActiveX scripting applications or ActiveX scripting dlls.