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To run Windows Script Host

Click the task that you want to perform.

To start a script so that it runs in a Windows environment

  1. Open Command Prompt.
  2. Type: wscript [ScriptName] [//B] [//D] [//E:Engine] [//H:CScript | //H:WScript] [//I] [//Job:Identifier] [//Logo | //NoLogo] [//S] [//T:Number] [//X] [//?] [ScriptArguments]

Parameters

ScriptName
Specifies the path and file name of the script file.
//B
Specifies batch mode, which does not display alerts, scripting errors, or input prompts.
//D
Starts the debugger.
//E:Engine
Specifies the engine that is used to run the script.
//H:cscript
Registers Cscript.exe as the default script host for running scripts.
//H:wscript
Registers Wscript.exe as the default script host for running scripts. This is the default.
//I
Specifies interactive mode, which displays alerts, scripting errors, and input prompts. This is the default and the opposite of //B.
//Job:Identifier
Runs the job identified by Identifier in a .wsf script file.
//Logo
Specifies that the Windows Script Host banner is displayed in the console before the script runs. This is the default and the opposite of //Nologo.
//Nologo
Specifies that the Windows Script Host banner is not displayed before the script runs.
//S
Saves the current command-prompt options for the current user.
//T:Number
Specifies the maximum time the script can run (in seconds). You can specify up to 32,767 seconds. The default is no time limit.
//X
Starts the script in the debugger.
//?
Displays available command parameters and provides help for using them.
ScriptArguments
Specifies the arguments passed to the script. Each script argument must be preceded by a slash (/).

Remarks

To start a script so that it runs in a command-line environment

  1. Open Command Prompt.
  2. Type: cscript [ScriptName] [//B] [//D] [//E:Engine] [//H:CScript | //H:WScript] [//I] [//Job:Identifier] [//Logo | //NoLogo] [//S] [//T:Number] [//X] [//U] [//?] [ScriptArguments]

Parameters

ScriptName
Specifies the path and file name of the script file.
//B
Specifies batch mode, which does not display alerts, scripting errors, or input prompts.
//D
Starts the debugger.
//E:Engine
Specifies the engine that is used to run the script.
//H:cscript
Registers Cscript.exe as the default script host for running scripts.
//H:wscript
Registers Wscript.exe as the default script host for running scripts. This is the default.
//I
Specifies interactive mode, which displays alerts, scripting errors, and input prompts. This is the default and the opposite of //B.
//Job:Identifier
Runs the job identified by Identifier in a .wsf script file.
//Logo
Specifies that the Windows Script Host banner is displayed in the console before the script runs. This is the default and the opposite of //Nologo.
//Nologo
Specifies that the Windows Script Host banner is not displayed before the script runs.
//S
Saves the current command-prompt options for the current user.
//T:Number
Specifies the maximum time the script can run (in seconds). You can specify up to 32,767 seconds. The default is no time limit.
//U
Specifies Unicode for input and output that is redirected from the console.
//X
Starts the script in the debugger.
//?
Displays available command parameters and provides help for using them. This is the same as typing Cscript.exe with no parameters and no script.
ScriptArguments
Specifies the arguments passed to the script. Each script argument must be preceded by a slash (/).

Remarks

XOX

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