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select script engine in script

SimonSellick (Programmer)

(OP)

12 Jan 06 04:17

Hi,

I want to write some console scripts that will need stdio, so they have to run in cscript rather than wscript. I want to be able to run the scripts by typing their name plus arguments at the command line.

Is it possible to specify in the script which engine to use? If possible, I would prefer to avoid using a .wsh file, registering a default engine through the //E argument to cscript, or sending my script as an argument to cscript.

I'm not worried whether I use vbscript, jscript or some other.

Any help appreciated.

tsuji (TechnicalUser) · Answer 1 · 2006-01-12 08:35:53

This is the standard device to force a hosting by cscript despite all oddity. Add the sub force_cscript and place a call to it at the top of the script. (I think I had long time ago posted something similar to a similar thread.)

'Force a cscript host
force_cscript

sub force_cscript
    dim args : args=""
    dim i, wshshell
    If right(lCase(wscript.fullname),11)= "wscript.exe" then
        for i=0 to wscript.arguments.count-1
            args = args & wscript.arguments(i) & " "
        next
        set wshshell=createobject("wscript.shell")
        wshshell.run wshshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%comspec%") & _
            " /c cscript.exe //nologo """ & wscript.scriptfullname & """" & args    'change to /k for stay
        set wshshell=nothing
        wscript.quit
    end if
end sub

Feel free to add other switches to cscript like " //b " after cscript.exe appeared in the .run line.

SimonSellick (Programmer) · Answer 2 · 2006-01-12 08:39:38

Thank you - have a star!

Sorry I didn't spot it in wherever the other thread is.

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