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RE: Newbie Question - Quotes within a objShell.exec - 3/11/2008 5:04:53 AM

GreatBarrier86

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I'm with you on that. Although for right now, since most of my office's computers don't have PoSh on them, i'll stick with vbscript. However, when the opportunity arises to use powershell, i am all over it. It seems to me, if i am correct that you can invoke Wshell just as easily in powershell as you can in VBScript.

One last thing, if you don't mind. How do you handle the use of environmental variables in VBScript.

For instance, objShell.Run "cmd /c del C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Sysprep.vbs"

Obviously, C:\Users\Public can be condensed down into an envirnomental variable. I just don't know how to invoke it in VB.

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RE: Newbie Question - Quotes within a objShell.exec - 3/11/2008 5:10:07 AM

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Well there is the VBS way and then there is the cmd way. When you execute that command you are actually creating a command prompt, so the command behaves just like it would at a command prompt:

objShell.Run "cmd /c del %DESKTOP%\Sysprep.vbs"

Assuming that you have an environment variable DESKTOP that points to that path. For the VBS way, look at the documentation for ExpandEnvironmentStrings and/or SpecialFolders.

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RE: Newbie Question - Quotes within a objShell.exec - 3/11/2008 5:23:16 AM

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Thanks. I'll look into that. I'd only use the %% stuff if i am working directory with cmd /c.

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RE: Newbie Question - Quotes within a objShell.exec - 3/14/2008 2:28:51 PM

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Oh btw, when dealing with Env variables, do you recommend the use of Special Folders or ExpandEnvironmentStrings?

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RE: Newbie Question - Quotes within a objShell.exec - 3/15/2008 5:38:49 AM

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I would say whichever provides you what you need....
Special Folders only provides Temp, Windows, System32 paths
Expand Environment Strings will provide those evnvironmental variables available
Shell.Application provides even more "special" folders...but you should work and understand the information you've been provided so far.

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RE: Newbie Question - Quotes within a objShell.exec - 3/15/2008 12:47:12 PM

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Heh...thanks DM..

I likethe idea of EES because it provides Spec.Folders plus everything else.

As for concentrating on what i already know, i've pretty much absorbed eveything. Makes a lot of sense to me.

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