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Error message when you run a script that is encoded by using Script Encoder (Screnc.exe) in Windows Server 2003 or in Windows XP

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:

You use Script Encoder (Screnc.exe) to encode a script.
You run the encoded script on a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP.

In this scenario, you receive an error message that resembles the following:

Script Error
Line: Line_Number
Char: Character_number
Error: Invalid character

Note The Screnc.exe script encoder uses the Jscript.dll file or the Vbscript.dll file to encode a script. The Jscript.dll file or the Vbscript.dll file is included in Windows Internet Explorer 7.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because the non-encoded scripts use comments as encoding markers. These comments resemble one of the following:

'**Start Encode** for Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
//**Start Encode** for JScript

These comments and the lines that come before them should be visible in the encoded script. However, they are invisible.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, download and then install Windows Script 5.7. To download Windows Script 5.7, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

Windows Script 5.7 for Windows Server 2003

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f00cb8c0-32e9-411d-a896-f2cd5ef21eb4&DisplayLang=en

(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f00cb8c0-32e9-411d-a896-f2cd5ef21eb4&DisplayLang=en)

Windows Script 5.7 for Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=47809025-d896-482e-a0d6-524e7e844d81&DisplayLang=en

(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=47809025-d896-482e-a0d6-524e7e844d81&DisplayLang=en)

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