Windows Scripting can't find reference

Question

I have a windows script file that doesn't work anymore.

The script look like this

<job>
    <reference object="Some.Component.1" />
    <script language="VBScript">

x = CreateObject("Some.Component.1")
MsgBox TypeName(x)

    </script>
</job>

When I run the script with cscript or wscript I get the error

Windows Script Host: Cannot find the type library for this reference : Some.Component.1

The error code is 0x80040068 which means "Invalid index". (I tried to removed the .1 index but it didn't work)

The strange thing is that if I remove the line <reference object="Some.Component.1"/>, the CreateObject line works and the object is created.

I know the script worked about a year ago. The "Some.Component" library has been updated but since CreateObject works I have no idea what is wrong with it.

I have tested the script on Server 2008 R2 (64bit), Server 2003 (32bit) and Windows 7 (64bit) with the same error.

Some.Component is 32 bit. For the 64bit machines I used cscript, wscript in the SysWow64 folder.

(I need the <reference../> to access enums within the component)

Could it be the version number has changed? You can specify it at the end of the ProgID (as you have done) or as an explicit attribute <reference [object="progID"|guid="typelibGUID"] [version="version"] /> see here. — user69820
Version is still 1.0. Tried specifying it explicit but it didn't work. — adrianm

Ben Ben · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-30T14:24:31

The type library is not registered. This is a different and separate thing from the object being registered. Usually the control will do both.

I suggest you first try unregistering and re-registering the DLL.

regsvr32.exe /u c:\path\to\control.dll
regsvr32.exe c:\path\to\control.dll

If that doesn't work, try using RegTLib.exe to register the type library (*.tlb) directly.

regtlib.exe c:\path\to\control.dll

OR

regtlib.exe c:\path\to\control.tlb

Note that the type library may be a separate file or may be embedded in the DLL.

For more on regTLib.exe see here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292744

Windows Scripting can't find reference

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