How do I run a windows script from the command line?

A. Normally, when you run a Windows Scripting Host file such as a Visual Basic or Java script, Explorer WSCRIPT.EXE is executed and runs the script using the necessary script plug-in.

To run from the command line, use CSCRIPT.EXE which has a number of optional parameters as follows:

//B Batch mode: Suppresses script errors and prompts from displaying//D Enable Active Debugging//E:engine Use engine for executing script//H:CScript Changes the default scripting host to CScript.exe//H:WScript Changes the default scripting host to WScript.exe (default)//I Interactive mode (default, opposite of //B)//Job:xxxx Execute a WSC job//Logo Display logo (default)//Nologo Prevent logo display: No banner will be shown at execution time//S Save current command line options for this user//T:nn Time out in seconds: Maximum time a script is permitted to run//X Execute script in debugger when Active Debugging enabled

Yes you need to type '/' twice.

Suppose you had the following hello.vbs file:

Wscript.Echo "Hello"Wscript.Quit 0

You would run with command

C:> cscipt hello.vbs

which would print Hello to the command window. Typing

C:> wscript hello.vbs

would bring up Hello in a window.

See also, "Windows Scripting Resources" and "Windows Scripting Tips."