Cold fusion and calling VBSCRIPT DLL

[amarpowar]

I execute following code snippet, but getting an null exception error.

<cfset xy="(J|j;|&#x4A;|&##x6A(A|a;|&##x41;|&##x61(V|v;|&##x56;|&##x76(A|a;|&##x41;|&##x61(S|s;|&##x53;|&##x73(C|c;|&##x43;|&##x63(T|t;|&##x54;|&##x74;|&##x3A|">
<cfobject action = "Create"
type = "COM"
class = "VBScript.RegExp"
name = "objRegEx">
<cfset objRegEx.Global = True >
<cfset objRegEx.IgnoreCase = True>
<cfset objRegEx.Pattern = #xy#>
<cfset objRegEx.test('test')>

I am getting an error for line <cfset objRegEx.test('test')>. I am calling Vbscript regexp expression from cold fusion. is this doable?

Error: An exception occurred when executing a Com method.
The cause of this exception was that: java.lang.NullPointerException.

The error occurred in D:\Project Area\equote\web\theft\doform.cfm: line 71

69 : <cfset objRegEx.IgnoreCase = True>
70 : <cfset objRegEx.Pattern = #xy#>
71 : <cfset objRegEx.test('test')>
72 :
73 :


Let me know what is wrong in my code? Also confirm is it okay if i call sbscript component regexp from cold fusion? It is fail when program tried to execute code objRegEx.test('test').

Let me know if anybody have any idea.

Thanks
Amar Powar



thanks
amar powar

[creole]

Just curious, but why are you calling a VB class just to use a regular expression? ColdFusion has a built in RegEx engine:

http://www.cfquickdocs.com/cf8/#cat:...egories:String

You're looking for these methods:
REFind
REFindNoCase
REMatch
REMatchNoCase
REReplace
REReplaceNoCase

[amarpowar]

I have pattern which has been written in VBSCRIPT. I don't want to waste my time converting to cold fusion. so just want to use as it is.

if there is no way to call regexp then I will go for coversion, just want to confrim from masters.

Thanks in advance


Thanks
Amar Powar

[amarpowar]

I have pattern which has been written in VBSCRIPT. I don't want to waste my time converting to cold fusion. so just want to use as it is.

if there is no way to call regexp then I will go for coversion, just want to confrim from masters.

Thanks in advance


Thanks
Amar Powar

I think VBscript dll is not true com based dll , hence I could not execute function test of VBSCRIPT.REGEXP component.

I decided to convert pattern matching string to CFM pattern matching.