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JChan
JChan

Reputation: 1451

How to call a VbScript from a Batch File without opening an additional command prompt

I have a VBScript file which I am trying to call from a Batch file. The following code I coped to a notepad and saved as MyScript.vbs

(http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/8bbed56f-a7aa-491f-a296-687dd96098a3#content)

    Const HIDDEN_WINDOW = 12 

    strComputer = "." 
    Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ 
               & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") 
    Set objStartup = objWMIService.Get("Win32_ProcessStartup") 

    Set objConfig = objStartup.SpawnInstance_ 
    objConfig.ShowWindow = HIDDEN_WINDOW 
    Set objProcess = GetObject("winmgmts:root\cimv2:Win32_Process") 
    errReturn = objProcess.Create("Notepad.exe", null, objConfig, intProcessID)

Created a batch file named Run.bat and added the below code in it.

    @echo off

    start "C:\\Users\\guest\\Desktop\\123\\MyScript.vbs"

When I try to execute the batch file through the command prompt, which opening another command prompt.

Upvotes: 4

Views: 113128

Answers (2)

David Candy
David Candy

Reputation: 743

If you want to fix vbs associations type

regsvr32 vbscript.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 wshext.dll
regsvr32 wshom.ocx
regsvr32 wshcon.dll
regsvr32 scrrun.dll

Also if you can't use vbs due to management then convert your script to a vb.net program which is designed to be easy, is easy, and takes 5 minutes.

Big difference is functions and subs are both called using brackets rather than just functions.

So the compilers are installed on all computers with .NET installed.

See this article here on how to make a .NET exe. Note the sample is for a scripting host. You can't use this, you have to put your vbs code in as .NET code.

How can I convert a VBScript to an executable (EXE) file?

Upvotes: 0

Alvin Wong
Alvin Wong

Reputation: 12430

rem This is the command line version
cscript "C:\Users\guest\Desktop\123\MyScript.vbs"

OR

rem This is the windowed version
wscript "C:\Users\guest\Desktop\123\MyScript.vbs"

You can also add the option //e:vbscript to make sure the scripting engine will recognize your script as a vbscript.

Windows/DOS batch files doesn't require escaping \ like *nix.

You can still use "C:\Users\guest\Desktop\123\MyScript.vbs", but this requires the user has *.vbs associated to wscript.

Upvotes: 11

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