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hc_vinod
Occasional Contributor
10 years ago

passing arguments as parameter to command prompt

Hi , 

 

I need to open a command prompt from my script and need to enter some comands , and these commands i need to pass as a parameter 

 

Something like : i need to open CMD prompt and enter ping 192.168.2.100,  where my IP will be stored in  variable 

 

IP= "192.168.2.100"

i tried the following  sys.oleObject("wscript.shell").Exec (cmd/c ping @IP) but not working 

  • joseph_michaud's avatar
    joseph_michaud
    10 years ago

    Try

     

      var cmd = "ping 127.0.0.1";
  var oShell = Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell");
  var ret = oShell.run("cmd /C " + cmd, 1, true);
  Log.Message("ret = " + ret);

    See Microsoft docs for more info: Run Method

     

     

  • joseph_michaud's avatar
    joseph_michaud
    Moderator
    10 years ago

    Try

     

      var cmd = "ping 127.0.0.1";
  var oShell = Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell");
  var ret = oShell.run("cmd /C " + cmd, 1, true);
  Log.Message("ret = " + ret);

    See Microsoft docs for more info: Run Method

     

     

    • hc_vinod's avatar
      hc_vinod
      Occasional Contributor
      9 years ago

      Thanks

       

      I am able to pass argument