Question

I have a vbscript that runs on the command line in xp. It accepts one argument for the path to a directory. Is there a simple way to prompt the user in the command line box for this?

If not, I can just echo what was passed in to show the user what they actually typed in case of typos.

Thanks,
James

Aftermath:

Here is the code I ended up with:
On Error Resume Next
strDirectory = InputBox(Message, Title, “For example – P:\Windows\”)

If strDirectory = "" Then
    'Wscript.Echo cancelledText
Else
    'Wscript.Echo enteredText & strDirectory
etc...                                                                

I found some snippets and it turned out to be really simple to work with the inputBox.

HTH.
James

Answer 1

You can use the WScript.StdIn property to read from the the standard input. If you want to supply the path when invoking the script, you can pass the path as a parameter. You’ll find it in the WScript.Arguments property.