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[AndrewMan]

I am making a variable scanner for flash games.

Basically it reads from a textfile, and than uses GeVariable to see if the variable exists or not. I keep getting this damn error though.

I am not sure what is happening, because I only "sometimes" I get this error. (When the SWF file for the ShockWave flash component isn't loaded, and sometimes when it is loaded.)

Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.


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************** Exception Text **************
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
at ShockwaveFlashObjects.IShockwaveFlash.GetVariable(String name)
at AxShockwaveFlashObjects.AxShockwaveFlash.GetVariable(String name)
at Variable_Scanner.Form1.Button1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\My Documents\Quick Task\Variable Scanner\Variable Scanner\Form1.vb:line 37
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

[atom0s]

When the Flash Variable does not exist that you attempt to pull with GetVariable, the initial thing the object does is raises an error. You need to handle the error yourself, you can't leave it alone. The most easy way is to use 'On Error Resume Next' method inside the function that calls GetVariable.

[AndrewMan]