How to run a .bat file with VBScript ?

troy · #1 17-10-2008

I want to run a .bat file from VB, can anyone help me out? I have looked for a long time for it and found nothing. Thanks in advance

Expertz · #2 17-10-2008

All I do in my VB program is this to run a batch file, might work or not:

Code:

 'send e-mail
    Shell strEmailPath & strEmailBAT

Below are lines from the ini file that I use during initialization to set strEmailPath & strEmailBAT.
########## email batch file location
EMAILPATH=C:\jazz\copydata\email\
EMAILBAT=emailerr.bat

Hope this helps

JAMES_911 · #3 17-10-2008

If you're using vbscript, you can do this:

dim shell
set shell=createobject("wscript.shell")
shell.run "batchfile.bat"
set shell=nothing

so you should be able to call the same automation object in VB.

for VB.NET this will work:

using System;

namespace Learn
{
class cmdShell
{
[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Declare New Process
System.Diagnostics.Process proc;

Run test.bat from command line.

proc = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:\\test.bat");

Waits for the process to end.

proc.WaitForExit();
}
}
}

in VB you might be able to import the shell exec api:

Private Declare Function ShellExecute _
Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

you can then use shellexecute to run "mybat.bat"

see this page for more info:

http://custom.programming-in.net/art...f=ShellExecute

Gusgr8 · #4 17-10-2008

Code:

<%@ LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" %>
<% 
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WSHShell.Run ("c:\myBatfile.bat") 
%>

<html>
<title>Sample</title>
<body>
Blah Blah
</body>
</html>

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards

Team Leader · #5 17-10-2008

Just run it like any other executable.

Sample:

----------------
echo this is a batch file
c:
cd\temp
something.vbs
REM note the .vbs above is optional
Echo Batch file is over
-----------------

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