Try running your batch file like so:
Dim oShell, oExec
Set oShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set oExec = oShell.Exec("your batch file path")
Response.Write "<pre>"
Response.Write oExec.StdOut.ReadAll
Response.Write "</pre>"
Set oExec = Nothing
Set oShell = Nothing
Ray at home
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ross St. Clair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 7:09 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [ASP] Execute Batch File
>
>
> At first, my batch was merely doing a "CD /D" to a network
> drive and then executing a special mail application. I was
> able to call this application directly from ASP, but I was
> getting an error back from the app itself. I thought I could
> solve this by first changing the directory to where it
> resided (hence the use of a batch file to run it).
>
> I scaled the batch file back and tried several versions with
> simple commands (ECHOs, PING, etc.). Whenever I ran the app
> directly from ASP, I would get a true return code from the
> app. Whenever I run the batch (regardless of its
> complexity), I always get back a "1" from the "Run" method.
> I figured out a workaround, so I don't particularly need the
> batch file, but it would be nice to find out what's going on.
>
> Thanks for the help...
>
> -- Ross
>
> --- Ray at home <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Also, can you post the contents of your batch file?
> >
> > Ray at home
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David Horowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 9:01 PM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: RE: [ASP] Execute Batch File
> > >
> > >
> > > Ross,
> > >
> > > Maybe it's the content of your batch file that's the problem?
> > > Have you tried some simple batch file as a benchmark?
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ross St. Clair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:06 AM
> > > To: ASP Mailing List
> > > Subject: [ASP] Execute Batch File
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm having a problem executing a batch file from ASP and I'd be
> > very
> > > appreciate of any help I can get. The web server is serving the
> > ASP
> > > code from a file server which is also where the batch file
> > exists. I
> > > can run an executable with no problems (as well as run things
> > like
> > > "ping", etc.), but the batch file will not cooperate.
> > >
> > > I'm using the Run method of the Wscript.Shell object. I've tried
> > > executing the batch file both with and without the "%comspec% /c"
> > in
> > > front of the name and am always getting a return code of 1 from
> > the
> > > Run method and the batch file does nothing. I've checked
> > permissions
> > > on the files and directories and it appears that "Everyone" has
> > > read/execute permissions.
> > >
> > > I'm still completely stumped despite having done several Google
> > > searches trying to find an answer.
> > >
> > > Thanks...
> > >
> > > -- Ross St. Clair
> > >
> > >
> > >
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