Syntax problem, could someone please help. 1

[Modex]

Hi All,

I'm fairly new to this VB scripting and am having a problem with this little piece of code.

Basically I want to run IPCONFIG /ALL to a file and then read the file.

It runs IP config, but wont output to a file.

Any help would be really appreciated

ModeX

SCRIPT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Dim fso, sh, r, s, pe
Set sh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'--run a program: -------------------

sh.run "C:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe /all > c:\ipconfig.txt"
sh.Run "C:\windows\notepad.exe c:\ipconfig.txt", 1, false

END OF SCRIPT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[tsuji]

Hello Modex,

You need to spawn a %comspec% session to effect the .run and redirection. Then, you need to wait for the file being generated is completed and available.
[tt]
sh.run "%comspec% /c C:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe /all > c:\ipconfig.txt"
wscript.sleep 2000 'an informal treatment
sh.Run "C:\windows\notepad.exe c:\ipconfig.txt", 1, false
[/tt]
But, here for a formal treatement, you have to use fso to get the file for appending say see if error occur. If no error, it means the file is available.

regards - tsuji

 

[Modex]

Hi Tsuji

Thanks very much for that, very much appreciated

Cheers

ModeX

 

[Jerz]

MS scripting guys have an exercise in retrieving output from command line utilities. Not sure what you're doing, but you may want to look here.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/scripts/sg1002.mspx