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I would like to run a command line program from within my Javascript.
This is a standalone script not running in a browser. This is also
running on Windows. I have tried using the WshShell.AppActivate method
and the WshShell.Exec method. I am able to run a command line program
with either of those, but am not able to pass in parameters so it is
essentially useless. Can someone tell me how I can do this? An
example as simple as how to run something like "ping -t google.com"
would be great.

Thanks in advance!

Your answer does not seem to apply here. I am not talking about a web
application. This is a windows shell script built in JavaScript. It
is a script designed to handle large volumes of file parsing and
distribution. This script has no interactivity with a browser or with
users. It silently runs as a batch utility.

wrote on 04 okt 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:

> Your answer does not seem to apply here.

Please always quote on usenet.
This is not email.

> I am not talking about a web
> application. This is a windows shell script built in JavaScript. It
> is a script designed to handle large volumes of file parsing and
> distribution. This script has no interactivity with a browser or with
> users. It silently runs as a batch utility.

Try:

function runMe(myPath)
{
var myShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
myShell.Run(myPath, 1, true);
}



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Evertjan. wrote:
> wrote on 04 okt 2005 in comp.lang.javascript:
>
> > Your answer does not seem to apply here.
>
> Please always quote on usenet.
> This is not email.
>
> > I am not talking about a web
> > application. This is a windows shell script built in JavaScript. It
> > is a script designed to handle large volumes of file parsing and
> > distribution. This script has no interactivity with a browser or with
> > users. It silently runs as a batch utility.
>
> Try:
>
> function runMe(myPath)
> {
> var myShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
> myShell.Run(myPath, 1, true);
> }
>
>
>
> --
> Evertjan.
> The Netherlands.
> (Replace all crosses with dots in my emailaddress)

Thanks. This was more along the lines of what I needed. I ended up
using

WshShell.Run();

followed by

WshShell.SendKeys();