Windows Script Host Type mismatch 800A000D error

[Peter Duckberg]

Hi all,

I have used the following code in the past under Windows Xp without issue to run a series of configuration files based on the IP range. However, I get the above error message on Line 79 Char 7 (the Split command) under Windows 7 64-bit. I'm stumped, any ideas?

Option Explicit
Dim IP_Address : IP_Address = GetIP()
IP_Address = ip2num(IP_Address)
 
If IP_Address = "0.0.0.0" OR IP_Address = "" Then
  MsgBox "No IP Address found – Unable to configure."
Else
      Dim WshNetwork
      Dim objShell
      Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
      Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
  If IP_Address >= ip2num("10.100.10.1") _
    And IP_Address <= ip2num("10.100.10.79") Then
    Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    objShell.Run("%comspec% /K C:\Scripts\Machine\d.bat"), 1, True
  ElseIf IP_Address >= ip2num("10.100.10.80") _
    And IP_Address <= ip2num("10.100.10.89") Then
    Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    objShell.Run("%comspec% /K C:\Scripts\Machine\baseConfig.bat"), 1, True
  ElseIf IP_Address >= ip2num("10.100.10.90") _
    And IP_Address <= ip2num("10.100.10.254") Then
    Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    objShell.Run("%comspec% /K C:\Scripts\Machine\d.bat"), 1, True
  ElseIf IP_Address >= ip2num("10.100.20.1") _
    And IP_Address <= ip2num("10.100.20.254") Then
    Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    objShell.Run("%comspec% /K C:\Scripts\Machine\h.bat"), 1, True
  ElseIf IP_Address >= ip2num("10.100.30.1") _
    And IP_Address <= ip2num("10.100.30.254") Then
    Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    objShell.Run("%comspec% /K C:\Scripts\Machine\sunset.bat"), 1, True
  ElseIf IP_Address >= ip2num("10.100.40.1") _
    And IP_Address <= ip2num("10.100.40.254") Then
    Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    objShell.Run("%comspec% /K C:\Scripts\Machine\b.bat"), 1, True
  ElseIf IP_Address >= ip2num("10.100.60.1") _
    And IP_Address <= ip2num("10.100.60.254") Then
    Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    objShell.Run("%comspec% /K C:\Scripts\Machine\t.bat"), 1, True
  ElseIf IP_Address >= ip2num("10.100.70.1") _
    And IP_Address <= ip2num("10.100.70.254") Then
    Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    objShell.Run("%comspec% /K C:\Scripts\s.bat"), 1, True
  End If
End If
 
Function GetIP()
  Dim ws : Set ws = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  Dim fso : Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  Dim TmpFile : TmpFile = fso.GetSpecialFolder(2) & "/ip.txt"
  Dim ThisLine, IP
  If ws.Environment("SYSTEM")("OS") = "" Then
    ws.run "winipcfg /batch " & TmpFile, 0, True
  Else
    ws.run "%comspec% /c ipconfig > " & TmpFile, 0, True
  End If
  With fso.GetFile(TmpFile).OpenAsTextStream
    Do While NOT .AtEndOfStream
      ThisLine = .ReadLine
      If InStr(ThisLine, "Address") <> 0 Then IP = Mid(ThisLine, InStr(ThisLine, ":") + 2)
    Loop
    .Close
  End With
  'WinXP (NT? 2K?) leaves a carriage return at the end of line
  If IP <> "" Then
    If Asc(Right(IP, 1)) = 13 Then IP = Left(IP, Len(IP) - 1)
  End If
  GetIP = IP
  fso.GetFile(TmpFile).Delete 
  Set fso = Nothing
  Set ws = Nothing
End Function
 
Public Function ip2num(ip)
    Dim i, a, N
    a = Split(IP, ".")
    N = CDbl(0)
    For i = 0 To UBound(a)
      N = N * 256 + a(i)
    Next
    ip2num = N
End Function
 

[Peter Duckberg]

Turns out this error was caused by ipv6. The script was correct, but the format of the IP on a different adapter had changed. Disabling Teredo and ISATAP adapters fixed it.