Calling a vbscript from a batch.

[romualdt]

Trying to convert a bunch of old batch files to vbscript.

Have several batch files that call other batch files and pass the reults into a varriable. Like this: "Call Somebatchfile.bat %1" Somebatchfile.bat goes off does it's thing and returns a value. Then the rest of the original batch file can now use the %1 varriable.

trying to replace Somebatchfile.bat with someVBS_Script.vbs

I can not seem to get the vbscript to pass back a value to the batch file after it runs.

 

[MisterNiceGuy]

Vbscript can only return an exit code to the program that called it. The exit code can only be numeric, but I have used it to return pre-determined values to the calling script. To return a code of 999 for instance, exit your vbscript with:

wscript.quit 999

the calling script would need to put the call to a variable for the exit code to be usefull. i.e.

Set Shell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Program = "adifferentvbscript.vbs"
ReturnCode = Shell.Run (Program, 1, True)