How to display content of .txt file in wscript.echo? 2

[TheNewOne]

Hi forum. Anyone know if it's possible to display content of .txt file, which is located on local server in VB script message?? THX for any help

Jure, Slovenija

 

[mrmovie]

well to display a message you can either use

Wscript.Echo or Msgbox

to display the contents of a text file you have to open the file then do something like OpenAsTextStream or something like that.

 

[PHV]

Take a look at FileSystemObject.
A starting point:
WScript.Echo f.ReadAll

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[tsuji]

Hello TheNewOne,

This is to further illustrate what advised.
[1] As long as you get the share exposed on the local server, you can use fso to read the message file. If not, no.
[2] wscript.echo and/or msgbox do not have scoll bar control, so for message >50 or so line, it would be awkward.

filespec="\\a0b1c2\test\msgfile.txt"    'servername,share,msgfile
on error resume next
wscript.echo createobject("scripting.filesystemobject").opentextfile(filespec,1,false).readall
if err.number<>0 then wscript.echo "File not found." : err.clear
on error goto 0

(construction deliberately convolute)
[3] For long message, it is then you've found some control supporting scroll bar. Internet-explorer is an option. A simpler approach is to open it in notepad (the downside is that you can edit the message perhaps too easily.)

filespec="\\a0b1c2\test\msgfile.txt"    'servername,share,msgfile
on error resume next
createobject("wscript.shell").run "notepad.exe " & filespec
if err.number<>0 then wscript.echo "File not found." : err.clear

(construction deliberately convolute)

regards - tsuji

 

[TheNewOne]

THX Tsuji for excelent solution. Script works perfect. Star for you. Thx PHV and mrmovie for advice. You rock guys!!!

Jure, Slovenija