Can someone convert this batch file into a VBS?

[Heaney]

Hello.

I know how to write batch files, and have written one to perform a task.

However, I need to convert this into a vbs file, because the system I am running this on does not have permission to use batch files.

Here is the batch file:

@echo off
SET APPDATA=N:/data/
Start  "Test" "N:\Test.jar"

I would be very appreciative if someone can convert this into a vbs file!

Edited June 20, 2011 by Heaney

[gunsmokingman]

Here I try this VBS script, I have added a check to make sure the file exists.

Save as JarCheck.vbs

Dim Act :Set Act = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Dim Fso :Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'-> Check To Make Sure File Exists
   If Fso.FileExists("N:\Test.jar") Then
    Act.Run("Test N:\Test.jar"),1,True 
   Else
    MsgBox "Error Missing File N:\Test.jar",4128,"Error Missing File"
   End if

[Heaney]

Hi. That's great but you missed out my

SET APPDATA=N:/data/

Bit.

That's the important bit.

I need to set it so that it will think %Appdata% is actually in N:\data\

I know how to do that in batch files but not in vbscript :/

I know that you use

strAppData=objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%APPDATA%")

And then something, but not the something

Edited June 20, 2011 by Heaney

[gunsmokingman]

First of all, from the code you posted APPDATA does nothing other then waste a line.

It is not used at all in the below batch script. So there was no point in adding it to my

VBS script.

@echo off
SET APPDATA=N:/data/
Start  "Test" "N:\Test.jar"

If you can not provide full script then do not complain when someone takes the time to do

what you request, when you are the one at fault for providing less then the full script.

[allen2]

Some app like java app need environment variables to be set before they are launched.

A very dirty way to do it would be something like this:

set wsh=createobject("wscript.shell")
wsh.run ("cmd /c set APPDATA=N:/data/ & Start  " & chr(34) & "Test" & chr(34) &  "N:\Test.jar" & chr(34),0, true)
set wsh=

[Heaney]

First of all, from the code you posted APPDATA does nothing other then waste a line.

It is not used at all in the below batch script. So there was no point in adding it to my

VBS script.

@echo off
SET APPDATA=N:/data/
Start  "Test" "N:\Test.jar"

If you can not provide full script then do not complain when someone takes the time to do

what you request, when you are the one at fault for providing less then the full script.

WRONG. It works.

Fully.

SET APPDATA=N:/data/ 

works

[Heaney]

It's fine though, I just converted the batch to exe

[Yzöwl]

You should not really be setting a system variable which holds a fixed path hidden to the end user and with no pre-checks, error trapping etc.

[gunsmokingman]

First of all, from the code you posted APPDATA does nothing other then waste a line.

It is not used at all in the below batch script. So there was no point in adding it to my

VBS script.

@echo off
SET APPDATA=N:/data/
Start  "Test" "N:\Test.jar"

If you can not provide full script then do not complain when someone takes the time to do

what you request, when you are the one at fault for providing less then the full script.

WRONG. It works.

Fully.

SET APPDATA=N:/data/ 

works

Maybe you should learn to read, I said it was not needed in the code you provided.

There again you are not providing this thread with all details, where does it say I

have to change the system variable %Appdata% to a fixed path, for my app to work.