How to execute batch file with a pathname using Javascript? (Windows XP and IE)

I tried for several days, but none can work. IE keep showing yellow exclamation mark at the status bar after clicking "Submit" and batch file cannot be executed. The HTML file and batch file is in the same folder.

Here is the code for printpage.html

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 <html>

<head>

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

function printFile()

{

   var pg = document.getElementById("page").value;
 
var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell"); 
 
shell.run( '"printfile.bat" ' + pg, 1, true ); 
 
}
 
</script>

</head>

<body>

<form>

<input id="page" type="file"/> <br/>

<input type="button" onclick="printFile();" value="Submit"/>

</form>

</body

</html>

Here is the code for printfile.bat

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 @ECHO ON

ECHO %1  

PAUSE

Aug 2 '10 #1

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huiling25

I have found another way to print files from a folder. However, it can't print .prn or .doc files.

Here is the code of "printall.vbs"

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 set shApp = createobject("shell.application") 

set shFolder = shApp.namespace("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Form 

Generator\PrintAll") 

set shItems = shFolder.Items() 

for each shItem in shItems 
 
 shItem.invokeverb "&Print" 
 
next

I tried to create if-statements to cater for .prn and .doc, but i only have a vague idea to do it. So, it can't work.

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 set shApp = createobject("shell.application") 

set shFolder = shApp.namespace("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Form Generator\PrintAll") 

set shItems = shFolder.Items() 

for each shItem in shItems 
 
If shItem.Extension = "prn" Then
 
set wshshell=createobject("wscript.shell")
 
iret=wshshell.run("%comspec% /c copy /b " & chr(34) & prnfilespec & chr(34) & " prn",0,false)set 
 
wshshell=nothing
 
ElseIf shItem.Extension = "doc" Then
 
wordfilespec=shItem   
 
set oword=createobject("word.application")on error resume next

with oword    

   .visible=false    

   .documents.open wordfilespec   

   .printout    

do until .backgroundprintingstatus=0       

    wscript.sleep 100   

   loopend withoword.activedocument.close 

   falseoword.quitset 

   oword=nothingon error goto 0
 
Else 
 
 shItem.invokeverb "&Print" 
 
End If
 
next

Aug 2 '10 #2

huiling25

I managed to come out with the code. But when the folder "PrintAll" has 4 documents, the computer will hang and spool error will occur. If "PrintAll" folder has only 1 document, this code run smoothly.

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 Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.NetWork") 
 
set shApp = createobject("shell.application") 

set shFolder = shApp.namespace("C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Form Generator\PrintAll") 

set shItems = shFolder.Items()
 
Dim strInfo
 
Sub printFile()
 
for each shItem in shItems 
 
If shItem.Type = "doc" Then
 
wordfilespec=shItem   
 
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")

Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Open(shItem)
 
objDoc.PrintOut()

objWord.Quit
 
Else 
 
 shItem.invokeverb "&Print" 
 
End If
 
Next
 
End Sub
 
Set oPrinters = WshNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections
 
strInfo = "Network printer mappings:"
 
For i = 0 to oPrinters.Count - 1 Step 2
 
strInfo = strInfo & vbcr & "Port: " & oPrinters.Item(i) & " = " & oPrinters.Item(i+1) 
 
If oPrinters.Item(i+1)="HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909a Series" Then
 
printFile()

End If

If oPrinters.Item(i+1)="HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909a Series(Copy 1)" Then
 
printFile()
 
End If
 
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter(oPrinters.Item(i+1))
 
WScript.Echo oPrinters.Item(i+1)
 
Next
 
MsgBox strInfo

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