WshShell.Exec or WshShell.Run

[draylan]

Hi, I've run into a bit of a problem and hope someone can help. I'm trying to write a script that will run a tracert and then output the captured data. I've tried both WshShell.Exec and .Run method but each seem to have something I need but not both. I would like it to continue the script while the tracert is running but at the same time use stdin/stdout to capture the output without saving to a temp file. Is this possible?

I know i'm supposed to use the bWaitOnReturn command for the one part but that exists only in wshshell.run. And that doesn't support capturing the output without saving a temp file. Is there a way for WshShell.Exec to send a "fake" return true value? The reason I need this is because the program will timeout in 60 secs if the script doesn't complete and tracert can take longer than that. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Dave

 

[PHV]

Have a look at the Status property of the WshScriptExec object:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/f3358e96-3d5a-46c2-b43b-3107e586736e.asp

Hope This Helps, PH.
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