I currently have several scripts that transmit messages through the NET SEND dos command.

Does vbs have a way of sending a msgbox to someone other than the local machine were its running.

alittle more info:

I have a script the checks file names in folders and writes error reports accourdingly. If any errors are found it sends a message (using net send) to a list of people sitting on the network. I would like to send them a msgbox instead, It looks like net send doesnt support Icons like vbCritical.

Thanks

Randy Dray

I am not sure about message boxes, I will look that up. In the meantime, I know you can send emails with vbscript. If the users have a pop up email notification, it would do the same thing, plus provide a record of errors.


mmcdonal

Thanks, We currently do send email through script, kind of a home brew distribution network.

Thanks

Randy Dray

To get you started again, I know you can remotely script like WMI scripts on clients.

You may want to look at running a script remotely that contains the warning you need, rather than using a service to send a message per se using Windows Messenger Service. Like have a critical error script that passes text from the command line, and have a local script that packages text for the command line and launches the script that runs remotely.

You will want to check out Appendix G in VBScript 2nd Edition Programmer's Reference. Maybe there is some code on the site. That chapter covers the Windows Script Host Object Model, and specifically I am looking at WshRemote. (I have to leave work right now so can't follow up till later.)


mmcdonal