Execute command lines from ASP????

MAtkins · December 2nd, 2003, 03:54 PM

Hi:

Can I execute command lines from w/in ASP?

I tried this and it just locks up the browser.
In fact everything I tried either returned an integer, 1 into RetCode or just locked up the browser permanently:
Can I find out what error the integer represents?

Code:

Set WShShell = Server.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
RetCode = WShShell.run("cmd cd c:\MRDBackup", ,False)
If RetCode = 0 Then
    sErr = "Install Created"
Else
    sErr = "ERROR: Install Not Created: " & RetCode
End If

pgtips · December 4th, 2003, 09:33 AM

does MRDBackup raise any prompts to the user? If it does, that will be the cause of the hang.

MAtkins · December 4th, 2003, 10:40 AM

No, it doesn't. It can return lines in DOS but it's got switch /V0 which I'm using which means verbose=none.

pgtips · December 4th, 2003, 11:33 AM

I'm at a loss then, I'm afraid. The return code of 1 is just whatever the command returns (if it doesn't have any specific exit codes for different errors, then it will just return 1 if it fails and 0 if it succeeds - not much help really).

You could try using the Exec method of the WshShell object instead, since that is specififcally designed for command-line programs, but I don't know if this will help coz Run should work just fine...

MAtkins · December 4th, 2003, 11:53 AM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by pgtips
I'm at a loss then, I'm afraid. The return code of 1 is just whatever the command returns (if it doesn't have any specific exit codes for different errors, then it will just return 1 if it fails and 0 if it succeeds - not much help really).

You could try using the Exec method of the WshShell object instead, since that is specififcally designed for command-line programs, but I don't know if this will help coz Run should work just fine...

Hmm, just my luck

. Well, it's working through my VB component (go fig'r). It's an extra step but I guess I'll have to live with it.

Thanks for your help:)