VBSCRIPT converison

[cipro]

I have some scripts that have been written into BAT files. I would like to know if there is a utility that will allow me to convert these BAT scripts into VB scripts?

Does anyone know of anything that can help?

 

[patrician]

Hi Cipro

I take it you mean the files have lines of Dos commands. Unfortunately I have not seen anything which does this type of conversion.

However, if the scripts are doing simple things, like moving files, then a rewrite in VBscript would not be that difficult, look on it as a learning opportunity. If however they are heavily dependent on some of the more obscure DOS commands then I would leave them alone. If it ain't broke don't fix it

 

[cipro]

problem is I need to convert them so they will be conpatable with a new software package being deployed within my company. Mostly the commands involve creating directories, modifying the registy and changing permissions. Is there a good resource online where I can learn some VBS?

 

[patrician]

Hi Cipro best resources are: 1. Microsoft.com, do a search for VBscript, download the VBScript packages and documentation. All the VBS books I've ever read seem to be based on this. 2 Tek-tips have a VBS forum., do yourself a favour and sign up 3 The reference book i use mostly is O'Reilly's VBScript pocket reference. If you are fairly competent with VB then you wont have any problem with VBS, its just a cut down version of VB(no forms). Life will be even easier if you have been using objects in VB, especially for file handling.