Using jscript for logon script

[Andrew]

I have written a jscript that is executed when the user logs into the
network. Among other things, I want the script to be able to run an
executable which is stored on the network. Can anyone tell me the proper
syntax for this? I think the line, WshShell.Run, is to be used but unsure
of how it would be written.

Thank You

[Andrew Urquhart]

On Tue, 05 Aug 2003 22:14:51 GMT, Andrew <be********@rogers.com> wrote:

I have written a jscript that is executed when the user logs into the
network. Among other things, I want the script to be able to run an
executable which is stored on the network. Can anyone tell me the proper
syntax for this? I think the line, WshShell.Run, is to be used but
unsure
of how it would be written.

Here's an example of how to use a shell object, in this case to execute a
"net send" and check if the execution was successful:

var oShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
....
var cmd = "%ComSpec% /c net send " + machine + " \"" + msg + "\"";
var windowReturnCode = oShell.Run(cmd, 0, true);

var statusmessage = "Failed to send message\r\n";
switch (windowReturnCode) {
case 0 : statusmessage = "Message successfully sent"; break;
case 2 : statusmessage += "The computer could not be found on the
network."; break;
default : statusmessage += "Error code: " + windowReturnCode;
}
....

Adapt it for your own needs and add a liberal sprinkling of try and
catches. The switch is acting on the return code that the shell received
upon execution of the command.

More details in the Windows Script Host docs that are buried somewhere on
Microsft's MSDN site.
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[Andrew]

I used x.Run(\\\\server\\share\\filename);

This works fine, however, I also need to pass some parameters encased in
double quotes. The above statement doesn't allow more than the two already
used. This is the statement I am trying to call accross the network:

\\server\share\filename "\\server\share\filename -
s -f1\\server\share\filename -f2\c:filename"

When I use the above in a .bat file it works great. The problem is finding
the right syntax to do the same thing in a .js file

Any help would be appreciated...sorry about double posting. I didn't
realize there was this group at first.


"Evertjan." <ex**************@interxnl.net> wrote in message
news:Xn********************@194.109.133.29...

Andrew wrote on 06 aug 2003 in comp.lang.javascript and seperately in
microsoft.public.scripting.jscript:

I have written a jscript that is executed when the user logs into the
network. Among other things, I want the script to be able to run an
executable which is stored on the network. Can anyone tell me the
proper syntax for this? I think the line, WshShell.Run, is to be used
but unsure of how it would be written.

Please never multipost !

Crossposting is ok.

Now you have two people giving the same help.
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[Michael Harris \(MVP\)]

> I used x.Run(\\\\server\\share\\filename);

This works fine, however, I also need to pass some parameters encased
in double quotes. The above statement doesn't allow more than the
two already used. This is the statement I am trying to call accross
the network:

\\server\share\filename "\\server\share\filename -
s -f1\\server\share\filename -f2\c:filename"

When I use the above in a .bat file it works great. The problem is
finding the right syntax to do the same thing in a .js file

You can just use single quotes to enclose a string literal that includes
double quotes as in:

'this thing "that thing"'

So that would mean (all on one line)...

x.Run('\\\\server\\share\\filename
"\\\\server\\share\\filename -s -f1\\\\server\\share\\filename -f2
c:filename"');

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Microsoft.MVP.Scripting
Seattle WA US

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