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A newbie and a question - 4/30/2008 2:28:13 AM   
  aschwartz

 

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Status: offline 		Hi.  I am new to VB scripting, I have been using them for a while, but now my scripting guru who I always bounced ideas off of is no longer available to me, so I need some assistance.

I am running a vbs login script, works great.  I am going to call 2 bat files toward the end to run various subroutines.

Set WSHShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WSHShell.Exec ("vpn.bat")

Set WSHShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WSHShell.Exec ("wsusreset.bat")


I was using the WSHShell.Run command to run these originally, but the dos box would be displayed.  I changed it (with the help of searching this site) to the WSHShell.Exec command.  And with this the command no longer works, or at least the bat file is not running.  Any thoughts?

Also, do I have to run something after this to clean out the memory, or will this work for what I am using it for?  I have these at the end of the script so I think it will do it.

'Clean Up Memory We Used
Set UserObj = Nothing
set GroupObj = Nothing
set WSHNetwork = Nothing
set DomainString = Nothing
set WSHSHell = Nothing
Set WSHPrinters = Nothing


Thanks in advance

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RE: A newbie and a question - 4/30/2008 2:31:19 AM   
  ebgreen


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Status: offline 		As long as the bat files don't leave some processes behind that you care about then this should be fine.

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RE: A newbie and a question - 5/1/2008 1:21:38 AM   
  aschwartz

 

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Status: offline 		Thats great to know for the clean up part.

ANy ideas on the actual hiding of a dos box?  I cant get it to work with the exec, and the run doesnt hide it, but it does work.

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RE: A newbie and a question - 5/1/2008 1:57:34 AM   
  Rischip


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Status: offline 		Using the .Run method you can hide the DOS box. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d5fk67ky(VS.85).aspx
Using the .Exec method you cannot. I only use the .Exec method when I need to redirect the Stdin/Stdout back to the script.
That is really it's only true advantage. All other advantages go to .Run.

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RE: A newbie and a question - 5/1/2008 3:05:00 AM   
  aschwartz

 

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Status: offline 		Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
       objShell.Run("%comspec% /C VPN.Bat"), 7, True

I figured it out by using the 7 instead of a 1.  Told you I was a newbie.  lol.
Thanks for the help..

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RE: A newbie and a question - 5/1/2008 3:21:12 AM   
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