Script Command limit exceeded! - incorrect

Question

I have a project which I have a lot of scripts in,
every time I try and build it it says Command limit exceeded! and gives me the name of the script.
however I am way under the limit and even if i delete all the lines of code in that script and then try and built it still shows the same error. I haven't done any GPRM partitioning so I can't see what i am doing wrong. Even if i delete that script entirely another one will be flagged up in the same way, even if it only has 3 lines in it.
I have tryed it on 3 machines with DSP 4.2.1 and 4.2.2
any help greatly appreciated
al

Answer 1

I would think the project file is somehow corrupted. You certainly won't be up against any limits if all your scripts are this short, AFAIK.
Have you tried saving this out with a different project name and re-opening that? Deleting the PAR files and so on... all the usual remedies?
There is also a way to script the same thing but use less scripts (but more complex math). You can go to any menu you want if you know the value of the menu (menu 1 has a value of 32, menu 2 is 64 and so on). Using some fairly simple calculations you can get to just about any location you want with a few lines of code. You'll be under the command limit, but the scripting is a little more obscure than your current way.
So, filling a GPRM with a value of 32, and then using a 'Jump Indirect' will take you to the first menu:
Mov GPRM0, 32
Jump Indirect GPRM0
You can do this for tracks and stories too, but the values are different. Track 1 has a value of 49280. They increment in jumps of 128, and include stories too - so track 2, story 1 would be the equivalent of 3x128+49280.
The thing is, it doesn't matter which track you have got - this all relates to the layout in the outline view. Track 1 is always the one at the top of the list - and has the value 49280. You can move content around in the list and still know that 49280 will get you to track 1. The same is true for your menus - whichever is at the top of the list is menu 1, and a jump indirect of 32 will get you to it.
What this will do is reduce the total number of scripts you are using and reduce the number of commands in use. It will also give you much more flexibility as you never have to use menu names and track names in your scripts which is useful if you are re-using projects and altering the number of items in each. However, it won't be as simple to follow through as the extended scripting you are using now... so much depends on where you are with your understanding of scripts, I guess!
Have a look here for some more general info:
http://www.dvdstudiopro.co.uk/tutorials/play-all-3/
Remember, the files in that tutorial are demo files... you'll need to set your disc up more thoroughly that I've done there if you want to use the sample as a real production.