stdout from wshshell.run

[Dinobrago]

I am writing a vbs script that needs to execute an application. The application writes to Stdout and I need to capture the output.

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell&quot
objShell.Run "app.exe input.dat output.dat", 1, True

With the "1" (rather than 0), a window pops up and I see the output spew by but the window closes immediately on completion. I need to either 1)pause the window before it exits or 2) capture the output to a text file.

Any ideas??

Dean

 

[alistairpaul]

I'd try redirecting to see if that will do it for you.

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell&quot
objShell.Run "app.exe input.dat output.dat > c:\myfile.txt", 1, True

good luck

 

[Dinobrago]

Yes, I've tried that but the Run() method does not support redirection. At least, not with that syntax.

Dino

 

[dilettante]

You want the Exec method. See the online help for WSH. This can be downloaded from

http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting

 

[Guest_imported]

Try the following:

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell&quot
objShell.Run "cmd /c app.exe input.dat output.dat > c:\myfile.txt", 1, True

I run this all the time. Should work.