Command Line Parameters

[Joiey.Seeley]

I would like to run a command line program from within my Javascript.
This is a standalone script not running in a browser. This is also
running on Windows. I have tried using the WshShell.AppActivate method
and the WshShell.Exec method. I am able to run a command line program
with either of those, but am not able to pass in parameters so it is
essentially useless. Can someone tell me how I can do this? An
example as simple as how to run something like "ping -t google.com"
would be great.

Thanks in advance!

[Dr Clue]

Jo**********@gmail.com wrote:

I would like to run a command line program from within my Javascript.
This is a standalone script not running in a browser. This is also
running on Windows. I have tried using the WshShell.AppActivate method
and the WshShell.Exec method. I am able to run a command line program
with either of those, but am not able to pass in parameters so it is
essentially useless. Can someone tell me how I can do this? An
example as simple as how to run something like "ping -t google.com"
would be great.

Well, you would probably be best served with a servlet or cgi
that was set up with permissions to run the program and giftwrapped
it in an http response

This would allow you to use XMLHTTP or a hidden frame
to revceive the ping results to relay to the webpage
without a page reload.
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[Joiey.Seeley]

Your answer does not seem to apply here. I am not talking about a web
application. This is a windows shell script built in JavaScript. It
is a script designed to handle large volumes of file parsing and
distribution. This script has no interactivity with a browser or with
users. It silently runs as a batch utility.

[Evertjan.]

wrote on 04 okt 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:

Your answer does not seem to apply here.
Please always quote on usenet.
This is not email.
I am not talking about a web
application. This is a windows shell script built in JavaScript. It
is a script designed to handle large volumes of file parsing and
distribution. This script has no interactivity with a browser or with
users. It silently runs as a batch utility.

Try:

function runMe(myPath)
{
var myShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
myShell.Run(myPath, 1, true);
}

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Evertjan.
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[Joiey.Seeley]

Evertjan. wrote:

wrote on 04 okt 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:

Your answer does not seem to apply here.

Please always quote on usenet.
This is not email.

I am not talking about a web
application. This is a windows shell script built in JavaScript. It
is a script designed to handle large volumes of file parsing and
distribution. This script has no interactivity with a browser or with
users. It silently runs as a batch utility.

Try:

function runMe(myPath)
{
var myShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
myShell.Run(myPath, 1, true);
}

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Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Replace all crosses with dots in my emailaddress)

Thanks. This was more along the lines of what I needed. I ended up
using

WshShell.Run();

followed by

WshShell.SendKeys();