open cmd.exe

[sirron]

does anyone have a vbscript sample that would open a cmd.exe prompt from a page?

any help would be appreciated

 

[EBGreen]

Set oWSH = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oWSH.Run "cmd.exe"

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[sirron]

Ok that works in the background.
Is there a way to display the cmd.exe on the desktop?

and what if you want to run the cmd.exe from a server.
How would you do that?
And would there be any permissions issue?

 

[markdmac]

As of Windows 2000 SP2, any process that you launch remotely will not be interactive.

You should take a look at WMI for how to launch a process on a remote server. If you need for it to be interactive, then you will want to go to

http://www.sysinternals.com

and download a copy of PSEXEC.EXE.

I hope you find this post helpful. Please let me know if it was.

Regards,

Mark

 

[sirron]

Can I run a cmd.exe from a server? Through my web page.
It does not have to interactive. I just want it to run the code and do certian functions.

 

[markdmac]

Yes, you can do that. You will want to pass CMD some arguments like:

Call WSHShell.Run("cmd.exe /C md \\" & strWorkstation & "\e$\Software\Workstation\Scripts")

Using /C will autoclose the window and /K keeps it open.

take a look at other CMD switches by typing CMD /? from within a command prompt.

I hope you find this post helpful. Please let me know if it was.

Regards,

Mark

 

[sirron]

How would I know that the CMD.exe is running on the server?
Once I'm on a client browser.

Do you have a sample of this method?

 

[markdmac]

You would just have to look at the running processes.

I hope you find this post helpful. Please let me know if it was.

Regards,

Mark