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Launch .VBS file from button on HTML page 1

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Jerz

Jerz

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Can this be done?

I have 3 scripts, .VBS files. The first builds an HTML page and a working file. The other 2 take the working file and perform actions. I need code on the HTML that invokes the other 2 VBS files.

Code: 
objPendRpt.writeline "<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON OnClick=" & Chr(34) & "discomp.vbs" & Chr(34) & " VALUE=" & Chr(34) & "Disable" & Chr(34) & "> " & count & " Computers from " & Dom & "<br>"

gives me HTML line:
<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON OnClick="discomp.vbs" VALUE="Disable"> 4 Computers from TestDomain<br>

But that's a syntax error. Any way to do this without putting the contents of the VBS into the HTML as a subroutine? I'd like to keep them seperate if at all possible.
 
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Stick this code above the body section and set the onclick event to run the sub.

You can change the strCMD string to:

strCMD = "cmd /c cscript.exe discomp.vbs"

Code: 
<script language="vbscript">

Public Sub RunScript()
  Set objWSH = CreateObject("WSCript.Shell")
  strCMD = "cmd /c notepad.exe"
  objWSH.Run(strCMD)
  Set objWSH = Nothing
End Sub 
</script>

<body>

NB the web page will want you to agree to running the activex objects on the page. Just click OK as it is safe.

let me know

cheers
 
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Excellent response! I had to make minor modifications, but essentially this works. Time to get out of here today, but I'll post working sample code tommorow.

Thanks again!
 
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OK, Here's the VBScript that writes the VBScript subroutine into an HTML file:
Code: 
'***************************************************
'*       Verification page header creation         * 
'***************************************************
Set objFSO1 = CreateObject ("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strOutputDir = Path & "Pending\"
strOutputFile = "PendingComputers.htm"
strFullName = strOutputDir & strOutputFile
Set objPendRpt = objFSO1.CreateTextFile (strFullName, True)
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<html>"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<head>"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<title>Computers Pending Disablement/Deletion Report</title>"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<title>Created " & now & "</title>"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "</head>"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<script language=" & Chr(34) & "vbscript" & Chr(34) & " RUNAT=" & Chr(34) & "Server" & Chr(34) & ">"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "strDel = " & Chr(34) & "DelComp.vbs" & Chr(34) & ""
objPendRpt.WriteLine "strDis = " & Chr(34) & "DisComp.vbs" & Chr(34) & ""
objPendRpt.WriteLine "dim scriptname"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "Public Sub RunScript(scriptname)"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "  Set objWSH = CreateObject(" & Chr(34) & "WSCript.Shell" & Chr(34) & ")"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "  strCMD = " & Chr(34) & "cmd /c cscript.exe " & path & Chr(34) & " & scriptname"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "  objWSH.Run(strCMD)"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "  Set objWSH = Nothing"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "End Sub"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "</script>"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<body>"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<h1>Computers Pending Disablement/Deletion Report</h1>" & vbCrLf
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<h1>Created " & now & "</h1>" & vbCrLf
This is the HTML File Result:
Code: 
<html>
<head>
<title>Computers Pending Disablement/Deletion Report</title>
<title>Created 10/12/2004 3:41:16 PM</title>
</head>
<script language="vbscript" RUNAT="Server">
strDel = "DelComp.vbs"
strDis = "DisComp.vbs"
dim scriptname
Public Sub RunScript(scriptname)
  Set objWSH = CreateObject("WSCript.Shell")
  strCMD = "cmd /c cscript.exe V:\vbscripts\oldpcs\" & scriptname
  objWSH.Run(strCMD)
  Set objWSH = Nothing
End Sub
</script>
<body>
<h1>Computers Pending Disablement/Deletion Report</h1>

<h1>Created 10/12/2004 3:41:16 PM</h1>

Had to store the names of the external .VBS files into variables - could not get them passed to the subroutine any other way (and I tried several....)

And here's a button:
Code: 
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<br>"
objPendRpt.writeline "<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON OnClick=" & Chr(34) & "RunScript strDis" & Chr(34) & " VALUE=" & Chr(34) & "Disable" & Chr(34) & "> " & count & " Computers in the " & Dom & " Domain?<br>"
objPendRpt.WriteLine "<br>"

Resulting in HTML:

Code: 
<br>
<INPUT TYPE=BUTTON OnClick="RunScript strDis" VALUE="Disable"> 829 Computers in the ******** Domain?<br>
<br>

Now if only I could get the disable computer script to disable the computers........

"It just goes to show you, it's always somethin'" - Roseanne Roseannadanna
 
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