[thelist] using wscript.shell to run commands (again)

Mon Jun 21 15:35:57 CDT 2004

I'm experimenting with wscript.shell for some automation. This code
returns no errors, but it doesn't do anything, either (I've run it on a
client, and on the web server.)

I'm expecting it to open a DOS window, change to the root directory, and
output a listing to the active window. Instead, nothing visible happens.

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<%
Dim wshell, intReturn
set wshell = server.createobject("wscript.shell")
intReturn = wshell.run("%comspec% /k cd\ & dir *.*", 1, False)
Response.Write( intReturn )
set wshell = nothing
%>
<html>
<head>
	<title>Testing WScript.Shell Object</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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Thanks

joel