Running a program from within a VBS script with variables

[Stuart_C]

I am trying to get a script to run that looks at a file version number on the PC and sees if it's up to date. If it is then it does nothing if it isnt then it runs a program. The problem is that i can get it to run the exe file but I can't get it to run the exe file with the parameters needed.

 

PS, My coding-fu is weak.

 

So Far I've got:

 

Dim FilePath
Dim fso
Dim FileNumber

'Sets the value of the variable FilePath
FilePath = "C:\Program Files\\"
Set fso = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
Set wshShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WSCript.shell")

FileNumber = fso.GetFileVersion (filepath)
if(FileNumber = "x.x.x") then
msgbox "File Verson Up to Date"
else
wshshell.run "\\\\exe" 
msgbox "Install Run"
end if

 

(The message boxes are for testing purposes)

This seems to work OK however I can't seem to get it work with the variables.

From the start menu I can easilly run

\\\\exe /Variable1 /variable2

 

Help? And whislt I am at it is there a way to make the script stop only when the exe has finished running?

Edited January 10, 2011 by Stuart_C

[PiqueABoo]

I only do JS, but it's calls the same WSH functions so it's just a case of translating to VBS (possibly just a case of removing the semi-colon). This example call with command line switches works for me:

 

wshshell.Run("something.exe /a /b /c:hello", 0, true);

 

The 0 is a windows style and that true is a boolean and tells it to wait until the EXE has finished running.

[Stuart_C]

Cheers I'll have a look tomorrow. I don't think I've helped myself by posting this in the wrong forum as I think I should have put this in the scripting forum.

[ChrisH]

Make the command line into a string and then use that as the argument for the run command.

[Stuart_C]

Thanks PiqueABoo that seems to work. I would swear blind I tried that but without he run comand switches. However when I added them it worked. Which is why I hate programming!

 

Cheers again