Bruce,
you shouldn't be using the line:
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
and I don't know why that isn't giving you an error, unless you've opened
wScript earlier?
there's no need to use it's createObject, since the one built into WE will
work fine.
I don't know why you'd be having a problem with wScript.run, but there's no
reason not to use the example I sent you. I don't have it's docs handy, so
I don't know if it has a parameter to control the initial window or not, but
that should be the only difference (if it doesn't). the "runas" parameter
will have no effect if a prompt isn't needed.
I don't think it's correct to keep saying "we doesn't like external
scripts". if you want to start a vbs running under WSH, you can do so.
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: BT [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 3:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Shell In Script
Chip,
Below is the script that works inside the default directory. But WE does
not like calling an external script. I placed this inside the app and dies
at the point of calling the run...
I looked at the external suggestion you made last night but have not
tested it yet. Was not sure of all the parms to pass in yet.
Below uses all the parms I pass in, but as I said, don't need to play
back and would not need to pass in any more than the file name. winType of 3
allows keyboard interaction and True is for waiting until script is done...
Bruce
Dim wintype: winType = 3
'3 Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window.
Dim WshShell
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim ReturnCode: ReturnCode = WshShell.Run(
"RecordAndPlayWav\RecordAndPlay.exe Test.Wav 3", winType, True) Set
WshShell = Nothing Set winType = Nothing Set ReturnCode = Nothing
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: Shell In Script
Hi Chip,
I was looking at the Burn to CD and it uses the Homer stuff. Does that
also fail in Vista? Knowing that Vista liked to destroy everything...
I wrote a simple record and play routine in Python. It needs no prompt,
just pass into it the file name and if you want to also play back, but I can
also have 2 executables for that, but playsound would be the one to use at
that point...
So, no prompt needed, just to pass in a file name, but can also have an
input statement inside the record instead of passing in the name.
I already have a .vbs file that can do all of that, but WE does not like
external scripts. That uses the run method with the option for window opened
full size to allow the use of keys to stop record and exit. But, it is an
external script.
No big deal, but an option for an option to record wav files.
Bruce
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 9:38 AM
Subject: RE: Shell In Script
Hi Bruce,
you can look at either wScript.shell or shell.application, depending on what
you need.
If you need to run an executable command, and you'd like that command to not
fail in Vista/win 7, but to use the UAC prompt if necessary, have a look at
the lines below which I use in one of my apps to do this:
Set loShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") Speak "Now running the
WSRMacros installation program."
loShell.ShellExecute fileName, "/passive", "", "runas"
It's the "runas" parameter which allows UAC to prompt the user.
hth,
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: BT [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 9:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Shell In Script
Hi!
One question, what is used to do a shell command in script?
bruce
