run .exe and pass param with java script

[seko0101]

dear All

can i execute .exe using java script and send parameter to the exe and get return value

is that possible

Thanks in advance

[Loic.Aigon]

From my point of view, you can take advantage of doScript calling VB that in return will run a command line running the exe with parameters.

I don't know much of VB but you can try playing with that snippet

var Wscpt = "Dim oShell\
Set oShell = CreateObject (\"WScript.Shell\")\
oShell.run (\"cmd /K dir c:\\ > c:\\dump.txt & exit\")";
var MScript = "do shell script \"echo hello world \"";
var scpt = (File.fs=="Windows")? Wscpt : MScript;
var language = (File.fs=="Windows")? ScriptLanguage.visualBasic : ScriptLanguage.APPLESCRIPT_LANGUAGE;
app.doScript(scpt, language);

You can still use File.execute() but unless I am wrong you cannot add parameters to that command.

Loic

[seko0101]

hi Loic_aigon

thank you for your reply but,

i will use this application to run at mac pcs is it will run ok

or i need javascript only

[John Hawkinson]

Macs don't have .EXE files.

You can do the equivalent AppleScript ("do shell script").

If you need it to work on both platforms, you'll have to check which platform you're on and run the appropriate platform-specific code.

Sorry, that's the way it is.