Run a .Bat file on the client machine

[Guest]

Is there a way to do it?

thx...sonny

 

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Sure, if you can convince them to ignore all the security warnings and
install an ActiveX control that runs the batch file.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Not really. What business requirement are you trying to achieve with this?
Chances are, we can offer more doable alternatives.

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[Guest]

I have to send some bytes to the COM1 port. There's a Zebra printer waiting
to print my labels there

The current application is a Windows app (Visual FoxPro) that opens a
command shell and TYPEs a text file (the label) to COM1. This prints the
label. I am trying to duplicate this function.

If I start a process to open a command shell, this obviously doesn't work
because it is server side code. I tried some bit of code that I found in the
user groups that used some javascript. I haven't gotten it to work, but I
would think that is the way to go, since javascript works on the client
instead of the server.

Any help would be appreciated...sonny

 

[Guest]

An ActiveX solution isn't out of the question. It's an internal application
for printing labels. I've never coded and ActiveX control. Do you have a
handy link showing me how its done?

thanks...sonny

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Well, sonny, I'm still confused. You're talking about a web application
here. How is this .bat file supposed to exist on the client?

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[Guest]

Hi Sonny,

Dunno what language your running, but I've just written a C# ASP site that
opens word on the client machine and types in a load of labels (avery 7x3)
ready to be printed. (using VBScript for all you non-believers!)

Not sure if that's much use, but I'd have thought you could run your bat
file in a similiar way using EXEC (not sure if that's available in VBScript,
but im sure theres a way!). Or even by creating some VBScript to run some of
the WSH code here from onload()...

http://windowsitpro.com/Files/07/25285/Listing_01.txt

HTH


Dan

 

[Guest]

This will be an intranet application. I will be able to put the .bat file on
the client machine.

 

[Guest]

Dan,

Could you show me an example of what you did? I would appreciate it.

 

[Guest]

Hi Sonny,

No problem. Remember, it's C#

string wordScript;
// load word
wordScript = "<script language=\"vbscript\">\n";
wordScript += "set app = createobject(\"Word.Application\")\n";
wordScript += "set oMainDoc = app.Documents.New()\n";
wordScript += "set oSel = app.Selection\n";
wordScript += "app.Application.Visible = True\n";
// enter some text
wordScript += "oSel.TypeText \"This is some text\"\n";
wordScript += "oSel.TypeParagraph\n"; // newline
wordScript += "</script>\n";

Then you need to add any code you want to use to load the Word Mailing
Labels dialog / print / save / whatever, then call the following to make the
VBScript run...

if(!IsStartupScriptRegistered("mergeScript"))
RegisterStartupScript("mergeScript", wordScript);

Having said all that, this *might* work, although I havent tested it... Id
try it before the word thing..

string wordScript;
wordScript = "<script language=\"vbscript\">\n";
wordScript += "set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")\n";
wordScript += "set objScriptExec = objShell.Exec("c:\your.bat")\n";
wordScript += "</script>\n";
if(!IsStartupScriptRegistered("mergeScript"))
RegisterStartupScript("mergeScript", wordScript);

As I said, might work............ dunno!

HTH


Dan

 

[Kevin Spencer]

In that case, your best bet would be to create a Windows Form or ActiveX
Control that will run in the client browser.

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Kevin Spencer
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