I have this code:
global logFilePath
Job("/Volumes/Work/test.log")
on Job(logFilePath)
-- more code
vlog("text")
-- more code
end Job
on vlog(x)
do shell script "echo \"" & (do shell script "date +' %H:%M:%S '") & x & "\" >> " & quoted form of logFilePath
end vlog
I keep getting error "The variable logFilePath is not defined." number -2753 from "logFilePath" from within the on vlog block.
Why? Haven't I declared it as global?
This works but is less elegant:
global logFilePath, logFilePath2
Job("/Volumes/Work/test.log")
on Job(logFilePath)
set logFilePath2 to logFilePath
-- more code
vlog("text")
-- more code
end Job
on vlog(x)
do shell script "echo \"" & (do shell script "date +' %H:%M:%S '") & x & "\" >> " & quoted form of logFilePath2
end vlog
The local variable logFilePath in the handler
on Job(logFilePath)
is not the same object as the global variable with the same name, therefore it's indeed not defined.
To make it clear use a different name
global logFilePath
Job("/Volumes/Work/test.log")
on Job(localPath)
set logFilePath to localPath
-- more code
vlog("text")
-- more code
end Job
on vlog(x)
do shell script "echo \"" & (do shell script "date +' %H:%M:%S '") & x & "\" >> " & quoted form of logFilePath
end vlog
Or only with local variables
Job("/Volumes/Work/test.log")
on Job(localPath)
-- more code
vlog("text", localPath)
-- more code
end Job
on vlog(x, logFilePath)
do shell script "echo \"" & (do shell script "date +' %H:%M:%S '") & x & "\" >> " & quoted form of logFilePath
end vlog
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I'm trying to get Excel VBA to run a list of commands on a Linux server.
I used the following:
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
cmd = plink & " -ssh -P 22 " & ip & " -l " & username & " -i " & ppk & " -m " & commands_file & " -t "
Set oEx = objShell.Exec(cmd)
where commands_file contains the following:
sudo su - root
/opt/ibm/ccm/collectLogs.sh
When I run it the VB script appears a command line for a while and after it disappears without appearing to run the given instructions on commands_file.
Where is the error?
Please let me know.
I'd like to have a command window opened and see it run the collectLogs without it closing after finished.
I want to open a cmd.exe and then execute a few lines of code.
I searched the web for some examples.
Code I tried modifying:
strToPrint = "Hello World!"
Shell "cmd.exe /K echo " & strToPrint, vbNormalFocus
I found How to write message to command window from VBA?
I tried multiple lines of coding, but the lines are executed in different command windows:
Sub CMD_VBA_Script()
Shell "cmd.exe /K echo Hello World!", vbNormalFocus
Shell "cmd.exe /K color 0a", vbNormalFocus
End Sub
I understand when I call the Shell two times, that it will execute two times.
My goal is to call the following script from VBA:
#echo off
title Matrix
color 0a
mode 1000
:a
echo %random%%random%
goto a
How can I execute multiple lines of code from VBA in command prompt?
MyFile = "C:\cmdcode.bat"
fnum = FreeFile()
Open MyFile For Output As #fnum
Print #fnum, "#echo off"
Print #fnum, "title Matrix"
Print #fnum, "color 0a"
Print #fnum, "mode 1000"
Print #fnum, ""
Print #fnum, ":a"
Print #fnum, "echo %random%%random%"
Print #fnum, "goto a"
Close #fnum
' Run bat-file:
Shell MyFile, vbNormalFocus
' optional, remove bat-file:
Kill "C:\cmdcode.bat"
So in short. You need to create a bat-file that you run.
If you don't need the bat-file after it's done you can delete it with Kill
You can write something like this -
Call Shell("cmd.exe /c "cd C:\Users\username\local\temp\" & " && temp.vbs" & " && mkdir newfolder")
This executes 3 lines of command:
Change directory
Execute a vbs file
Make a new folder
It looks like you want to execute a Command Prompt Batch file - batches are stateful, so simply executing each line separately is not going to have the same effect as executing the batch as a whole.
Two other alternative approaches involve faking batch execution by instructing an interactive instance of cmd.exe to execute commands as-they're-entered by some automated process: either sending window messages, or piping into the cmd process' stdin stream. I do not recommend either of these approaches because of their inherent flakiness (i.e. dependency on undocumented behavior)
So the best approach would be to just execute a batch file as it's intended - you would need to write the batch to a temporary file first, and then execute it:
Using the code from here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/195763
Dim tempFileName As String
tempFileName = CreateTempFile("SomeBatch.cmd")
WriteToBatchFile( tempFileName ) ' you will have to write to the temp batch file yourself here
Shell "cmd.exe /c """ & tempFileName & """", vbHide, True ' Run the batch file, then cmd.exe will terminate. The Shell function will block until cmd is closed
Kill tempFile ' delete the temp batch file
Use "cmd.exe /K" option, and '&' to connect multiple commands.
In C:\Users\%USERNAME%, create test.bat with two simple commands:
echo %PATH%
dir
Here is the complete sample:
Sub Demo_Multi_Commands()
Cmd1 = "cd " & Environ("USERPROFILE")
Cmd2 = "test.bat"
Connector = " & "
Commands = "cmd.exe /K " & Cmd1 & Connector & Cmd2 & Connector & "systeminfo"
Debug.Print Commands
pid = Shell(Commands, vbNormalFocus)
End Sub
Environment: Windows 10 Enterprise, VBA 7.1
I running an AppleScript, which is saving the variable I want in a textfile, here is my code :
do shell script "echo " & quoted form of myDateTime & " >> Users/kevin/Documents/data/data_Backup.txt"
do shell script "echo " & quoted form of myNote & " >> Users/kevin/Documents/data/data_Backup.txt"
It's doing what I want, but the each time I run the script, the new data are added at the button of the text, and the oldest data are at on top, how can I have the newest data on top instead?
E.g
data_backup.txt data 3 data 2 data 1
also can I add a count on the text
E.g
data_backup.txt data3 case3, data2 case2, data1 Case 1
You need the read/write commands of AppleScript to read the text, insert the new data at the beginning and write it back.
This is a handler which returns true on success otherwise false
set dataBackupFile to (path to documents folder as text) & "Data:data_Backup.txt"
insertOnTop from "foo" into dataBackupFile
insertOnTop from "bar" into dataBackupFile
on insertOnTop from theData into theFile
try
set fileDescriptor to open for access file theFile with write permission
if (get eof fileDescriptor) > 0 then
set theContent to read fileDescriptor as «class utf8»
else
set theContent to ""
end if
set eof fileDescriptor to 0
write (theData & theContent) to fileDescriptor as «class utf8»
close access fileDescriptor
return true
on error
try
close access file theFile
end try
return false
end try
end insertOnTop
I am currently able to pass one argument from my Excel file to my batch file using the following:
filepath = "C:\Users\agaron\Desktop\batchmaster\batchfiles\batchfiletest.bat " & month
followed by calling a shell command:
Call Shell(filepath, vbNormalFocus)
This works fine. However, I now require to pass not just one, but 18 parameters using the above method. I tried concatenating using the & but it appears that the batch file recognizes all the parameters as a single one.
How can I pass more parameters from Excel to batch file?
Windows batch files get different parameters delimited by spaces. So if your batch file batchfiletest.bat is like:
echo off
echo %1
echo %2
echo %3
pause
then the following VBA should run properly:
Sub testBatch()
sMonth = Format(Now, "mmmm")
sDay = Format(Now, "dd")
sYear = Format(Now, "yyyy")
filepath = "C:\Users\axel\batchfiletest.bat " & sMonth & " " & sDay & " " & sYear
Shell filepath, vbNormalFocus
End Sub
To provide multiple parameters to a batch file, separate them with spaces. If a parameter contains spaces on its own, enclose it in "" (this is also required for some other characters like ,, ;, =; use quotes also for the batch file path in case; the quotes might also be used for every parameter):
"C:\Users\agaron\Desktop\batchmaster\batchfiles\batchfiletest.bat" param1 param2 "param3 with spaces" ...
To access the parameters in the batch file, use the %# syntax, were # represents a single decimal digit (see call /? for details). Note that %0 returns the path of the batch file itself. To remove potential surrounding "", use %~#:
echo This batch file: %~0
echo First parameter: %~1
echo Second parameter: %~2
echo Third parameter: %~3
With the shift command, you shift the assignment of the %# numbers, for instance:
echo This batch file: %~0
shift
echo First parameter: %~0
echo Second parameter: %~1
shift
echo Third parameter: %~1
As you might have noticed, you cannot access the batch file path anymore after the first shift; the next shifts prevents the first parameter from being accessed, and so on (type shift /? for more information).
However, shift lets you access more than 9 parameters. For example, when calling the batch file with a command line like:
"C:\Users\agaron\Desktop\batchmaster\batchfiles\batchfiletest.bat" param1 param2 param3 ... param9 param10
you can access the parameters like:
echo This batch file: %~0
echo Parameter 1: %~1
shift
echo Parameter 2: %~1
shift
echo Parameter 3: %~1
:: ...
shift
echo Parameter 9: %~1
shift
echo Parameter 10: %~1
As you can see, shift provides the possibility to access even more then 9 parameters.
Finally, let us call the batch file via the VBA code:
filepath = Chr(&H22) & "C:\Users\agaron\Desktop\batchmaster\batchfiles\batchfiletest.bat" & Chr(&H22) _
& " " & variable_containing_param1 _
& " " & "param2" _
& " " & Chr(&H22) & "param3 with spaces" & Chr(&H22)
Call Shell(filepath, vbNormalFocus)
I made, better I rummage together an AppleScript that results encrypted zip Files. It works except for Applications. If I expand the Archiv it is not an Application anymore. How can I compress valid Applications?
tell application "Finder"
set theItem to ((choose file) as alias)
set itemPath to quoted form of POSIX path of theItem
set fileName to name of theItem
set theFolder to POSIX path of (container of theItem as alias)
set zipFile to quoted form of (theFolder & fileName & ".zip")
display dialog "Enter password" default answer "" buttons {"OK"} default button 1
set thePassword to (text returned of result)
end tell
set cmd to "zip -P " & thePassword & " -rj " & zipFile & " " & itemPath & " -x *.DS_Store"
do shell script cmd
Check the -y option for zip. It may be what you need.
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