passing a parameter from a vbscript to a batch file

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I have a batch file calling a vbscript. The VBscript return the current date time stamp. Can anyone please tell me how I can pass the datestamp value to the batch script . I am currently using Wscript.Echo which I dont want to use :

batch file :

wscript "C:\Script.vbs"  "C:\Log.txt"

vb script :

Set objArgs = Wscript.Arguments

Dim objFSO, objFile, LogFile

LogFile = WScript.Arguments(0)
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(LogFile)
Wscript.Echo objFile.DateLastModified

End If

Can any one tell me what I can do in the above script to pass the datelastmodified to the batch file ? I do not want to use Wscript.Echo ...

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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@for /f "tokens=* delims=" %%# in ('cscript /nologo "C:\Script.vbs"  "C:\Log.txt"') do @set "result=%%#"

Now you can use %result% variable.

Wscript will pop-up the result.From command line/bat is better to use cscript.

You can also embed the vbscript code into the batch

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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answered Oct 29 '14 at 14:39

npocmaka

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I am sorry . I am still new .. So the above code you have.. does that replace the batch file code ? – CodeNinja Oct 29 '14 at 14:48
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@PowerCoder .Yes - this is the way you call the vbscript. – npocmaka Oct 29 '14 at 14:53
Thanks ! and should I leave the Wscript.echo statement in the VBScript as it is ?? – CodeNinja Oct 29 '14 at 14:56
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@PowerCoder - you don't need to change the vbscript file.Only the way you call it. Just `cscript.exe` outputs to the console and `wscript.exe` uses pop-ups. – npocmaka Oct 29 '14 at 14:58

passing a parameter from a vbscript to a batch file

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