I want to use Microsoft visual studio Express 2013 desktop (Installed) for script debugging but When I start simulation with script debugger in TIA portal I get the message No Script debugger installed.

HMI: TP1200Comfort

TIA portal V13 SP1 update2

Win cc comfort advance V13 SP1 Update2

Thanks

You need the Microsoft Script Debugger.

I don't know if this is in the Visual Studio Express but I don't think so.

You can find it in the Microsoft Office or from the Microsoft Download Center.

See in the TIA Online Help. Search for "script debug".

Hey Atharva !!

Did you find the link for script debugger. I am completely fedup of looking for this Microsoft script debugger.

I am using TIA portal Wincc V 13 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2015.

Please reply.

Thanks,

Irfan Khan

Hello irfaneci,

if you want to use the Debugger These Links might be helpful:

• The script Debugger ("scd10en.exe") was an optional part of the Windows installation up to Windows XP. 
  You can still find it, and might be able to geht it running under Windows 7 64bit, but the original microsoft download is dead.
  .reg-data found here: https://support.industry.siemens.com/tf/ww/de/posts/skript-debugger-f-r-wincc-v12-installieren-unter-windows7/96132/?page=0&pageSize=10 (german),
  Diskussion: http://www.diadem-forum.de/thread-497.html (german)
  
  
• BUT: WinCC (TIA Portal) doesn't care which Debugger you use.
  
  So there are better solutions than using the old Debugger now:
  
  
• 1)  A free new Debugger from Microsoft can be found here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff551063(v=vs.85).aspx
  2) You can use Visual Studio Express (or other programs)
  Here are two links about how to add a Debugger:
  • "Integrating the Debugger"
    https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109096785/72251712011
  • "Which VBS information and VBS programming tools are there in WinCC (TIA Portal)?"
    https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/59885894
    --> See Chapter 5
    
    

Hi, All.

I'm quite late to this post, but since I read it while looking for a solution to the same problem, I figured it would be best to provide the success I have found in this thread.  For my situation, I have figured out how to get VB script debugging to work in WinCC Advanced.

I'm using TIA Portal/WinCC Advanced, V14 SP1 Update 2 on a Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit PC.

I was unable to get MS Script Debugger (scd10en.exe) to properly function with my installation.  Also, I am not using MS Script Editor since there is apparently no support for it in 64-bit operating systems, and I suspect that my struggle with the old MS Script Debugger are for the same reasons.  I refer to both of these since they are mentioned in section 5.2 of the following Siemens FAQ:

https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/document/59885894/which-vbs-information-and-vbs-programming-tools-are-there-in-wincc-(tia-portal)-?dti=0&lc=en-US

Probably, either or both of these would work on a Windows XP (32-bit) system.  Maybe, some people can get them to work in a 64-bit OS, but not me.

Some people have attempted using one version or another of Microsoft Visual Studio Express for debugging their VB scripts.  In fact, section 5.1 in the FAQ link above makes reference particularly to version 2013 of this software.  I expect that this solution works just fine.

However, buried deeply in TIA Portal's help file is an article entitled, "Debugging of user-defined VB functions".  This article calls for the installation of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Shell (Integrated Mode) – ENU, which can be obtained without charge or (at this time) even without a login from Microsoft.  Its advantage is that it is relatively light in terms of installation and system resources.  If someone is looking for free software that will provide Just-In-Time VB script debugging for WinCC Advanced, VS 2008 Shell is an adequate choice.

The other thing that seems rather important to mention is that I found that running an HMI simulation without the script debugging option (just use Online >> Simulation >> Start) still does call a script debugger (like that found in Visual Studio 20xx) if the debugger is installed and if the simulation encounters an error in any script that it runs.

I'm not sure what the software developers were thinking when they included the option to simulate "with script debugger," but whenever I try to simulate with this option, TIA Portal looks for something not installed on the PC, and I get the same message as the original poster did, "No script debugger installed."  The simulation then cancels before it starts. So my advice is to not use this option if the simulator will not run with it.

I hope this advice is clear and helpful.

Kind regards,
Captive Engineer

After some digging in the internet and trial-and-error, I finally managed Visual Studio Community 2019 to work as my debugger for TIA V16! I only wanted the Just-In-Time Debugger window to appear if I wrote a bad script, and not use the debugger to read the rest of the code to troubleshoot, but hey, opening the debugger also works unlike with visual studio 2008 in Windows 10. Most of you might find this basic, but I still want to share how to do it. So here are the steps:

1. Download the latest version of Visual Studio. A quick google search will get you to the download link from Microsoft.

2. Once you run the installer, under the Workloads tab, select the "ASP.NET and web-development" package. This enables VBScript language support in the just-in-time debugger. On the installation details pane, you can deselect all optional components under ASP.NET. This will save you about 1GB of storage space.

3. In the "Individual Components" tab, find and select the "Just-In-Time Debugger". You can go ahead and start the installation at this point but you can further reduce the ASP.NET package by deselecting the F# and Razor language supports and all web server components. I didn't do it because I didn't know about it and am too lazy to modify my current installation.

4. Once installed, launce Visual Studio then click on "continue without code". From the Menu, click on Debug, then click Options. A dialog box will appear then go to Debugging > Just-In-Time. Enable Script then click OK, and you are good to go.

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As mentioned by Captive Engineer, do not run the simulator with script debugger in TIA Portal, it will not find the visual studio 2019 as a script debugger. The Just-In-Time Debugger will work just fine even when you run a normal simulator.

Hope this helps!