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[keybrdcowboy]

This seems like it should be very simple, but I can't get it to work. I have a text file that contains a list of machine names, and I need to run a command line that does an nslookup and outputs the results to a text file. So far I am just trying to get the output to a file to work. I can do a "nslookup machinename > textfile" and that works fine from the command prompt, but when I run "set Shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'
'commandline = "%systemroot%\System32\nslookup Lak37cswk13903 > c:\nslookup.txt"
'Shell.Run commandline, 1 , True" I get nothing. Can anyone help? Thanks.

 

[mapman04]

Try this:

Dim sh

set sh = createobject("wscript.shell")

sh.run "%comspec% /c nslookup microsoft.com> f:\Data\NSData.txt",0,true

 

[strongm]

Have a look at the Exec method (and the object it returns)of the Shell

 

[PHV]

You may also consider the Exec method and the StdOut property:
Set Shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oExec = Shell.Exec("nslookup Lak37cswk13903")
Do While oExec.Status = 0
WScript.Sleep 100
Loop
WScript.Echo oExec.StdOut.ReadAll

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[keybrdcowboy]

Can someone point me to some information on the Exec method and StdOut property? I am looking on the DevGuru website, and don't see it listed up there. Thanks for the help. PHV, that seems to work. Thanks.

 

[PHV]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/wslrfScriptExecObject.asp

Hope This Helps, PH.
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