How to start a vbscript from web page

Niavlys · Oct 24, 2002

Hi, I need to start a script from a web page. I need a solution in asp or html. I tried with wsh.run("script.vbs&quot

but it seems to start only exe applications. I tried writing my vbs in a batch file without good results. It should be simple, when I click submit, start the script.

It looks easy but I can't figure out how to make it work.

Any help appreciated!
Thanks!

tnsbuff · Oct 24, 2002

Is this a client-side script? I don't know about vbscript, but with javascript you would use:

<form action="whatever" onSubmit="functionName()">

or I guess if it's server-side, you could place the script in an .asp page and call the .asp page with:

<form action="processing_page.asp">

Does that help?

Niavlys · Oct 24, 2002

it is a client-side script, I want to run the script (.vbs)when I click the submit button. I have something like that:

Code:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<html>

<head>
<%
  Fname = request.querystring(&quot;Fname&quot;) 
   
  dim wsh, return
 
  if Fname <> &quot;&quot; Then
	set wsh = Server.CreateObject(&quot;WScript.Shell&quot;)
    	return = wsh.run(&quot;CreateUser.vbs&quot; & &quot; &quot; & Fname,3,TRUE)
	Response.Write &quot;In IF   &quot; & Fname & &quot;return =   &quot; & return 
  End if 
  
 
%>
</head>
<body>
<form name=form1 method=&quot;get&quot;>
  	<h3>Enter user informations</h3>
	First Name :
	<input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;Fname&quot;>
	Password :
	<input type=&quot;password&quot; name=&quot;Password&quot;>
	<br>
	
	<input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;Create User&quot;>
</form>
</body>
</html>
[\code]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong but the script doesn't start.

tnsbuff · Oct 24, 2002

This looks like server-side to me "Server.CreateObject(WScript.Shell)", and so it will need to be an .asp page.

I've done very little with ASP, but I would think that if you're trying to do it all within one page, you'll need to use a flag to see if they've already submitted or if they're just coming to the page. Then you'll need to call a subroutine or function to run the code up above when they submit.

... but I'm definitely not the one to ask so I suggest you post in the .asp forum (I think there's one here isn't there?) ;-)

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