Making calls and passing values to a vbscript from a ruby script

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Is it possible to call a vbscript from a ruby script? Bascially, I am creating a temp folder with a random name in my ruby script and I would like to call the vbscript and pass the name of this folder to carry out the next action.

Patrick Cuff · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-22 01:50:46Z

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Try calling the Windows Scripting Host (cscript) with your script:

 system "cscript //nologo script.vbs #{random_filename}"

answered Feb 22, 2009 at 1:50

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mletterle · Accepted Answer · 2009-02-22 01:10:34Z

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Use system and pass it as a command-line arg

system "script.vbs #{random_filename}"

answered Feb 22, 2009 at 1:10

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andHapp Over a year ago

Thanks...I tried it but does not work. Any idea why it would not work?

andHapp Over a year ago

These two commands work but the call to vbscript does not work . I even tried using a vbscript name that does not exist hoping it would throw and error but it seems the calls to vbs are ignored. system "echo Hello" system "dir"

mletterle Over a year ago

As stated below you need to probably pass it to the Windows Scripting Host. so add cscript to the above.

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