VBScript Object Required When Trying to set DateTime

Question

I am new to VBScript and can\'t figure out why I\'m getting an Object Required error with my code. It\'s very simple right now, I\'ve just begun it:

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Answer 1

The first mistake is to use Set when assigning a non-object to a variable. The last entry in the 'Related' list “Object required” when using Set in an assignment deals with it.

>> Set dt = "a string"
>>
Error Number:       424
Error Description:  Object required [because Set wants an object to assign]

No Set, no problem:

>> dt = "a string"
>> WScript.Echo dt
>>
a string

Removing the Set will reveal the next problem: Unless you defined a suitable class and an instance named 'DateTime' of your own, DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss") will fail with the same error 424.

>> dt = Nix.Now.ToString("")
>>
Error Number:       424
Error Description:  Object required [to use its .Now member]

Do a search here for ways to format a date in VBScript. (First hit for "[vbscript] format date": date format in VBS)

The () in the .Write call should be removed; they are not parameter list (), but 'pass me per value' (). See this answer and follow the link to Eric Lippert's article.