I've just moved over to Windows 11 with my trusty copy of CorelDraw 6 and various scripts saved as individual .csc files. When I try to open the scripts directly (as I would from my old Windows 7 machine), they just open up in editor and don't actually run ... and if I try opening them from within Corel, I get error messages "contains an error and could not be run" and "could not initialise scripting engine".
I use the scripts to copy/paste content multiple times into specific places in a new document.
Has anyone any thoughts or help about:
a) how to get scripts to run in Windows 11 (my preferred option, as I have a lot of content created in Corel Draw 6 that I tweak and replicate)
b) is there a 'debug' function I can run on the scripts (I have very limited scripting knowledge/experience, it's all been a bit trial and error)
c) if there's an alternative way to automate copy/paste/position content into a new (printable) file - even Word would do. - Maybe a macro in Word would do the exact same job?
Thanks in advance.
The file extension .csc used in early versions of CorelDRAW (from 6 to 9) was replaced by the VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) platform in CorelDRAW 10. In fact, this is a normal text document containing the source code of a Corel Script or VBA program (macro) and created for execution in the environment of the CorelDRAW package. Any Corel Script script (.csc) can be opened and edited in a text editor. Then the text from the .csc file can be written into a .gms file and placed in the CorelDraw program folder(For example: c:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8\Draw\GMS\)Should work.If there are any difficulties, send me the file at tv.softlv@gmail.com, I will try.Taras
Thanks for that, Taras.
If I understand you correctly, you're advising on how to use the .csc file in a more recent version of Corel? I'm still using Corel 6, and although Corel 6 seems to run fine in Windows 11, the .csc file doesn't.If what you're suggesting is to use a .gms file in conjunction with Corel Draw 6, then I'll give it a go!
(Otherwise I've discovered that I can use a roundabout way to print one label to a pdf, upload it to Avery online and create a sheet of labels from there!)
I'm not sure the .gms file will work in Corel Draw 6
I don't even know what to advise. You have such a combination of W11 and Corel 6!!! My clients have the oldest Corel X5 (W7). It adds extra hassle for me to maintain their macros. Hard to find CD6 these days.
Well, if CD6 works well for you, then create a new macro module and copy the text of your .csc file into it