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Batch file to VBS conversion

Asked by: hatap

Can anyone help with converting the following DOS batch file to VBS please.

@echo off
cls
say 'Enter the date of the data:    (DDMMYY)'
say 'ie. If today was May 3rd 2008, and the data was'
say 'from yesterday, then enter 020508'
pull pathname
say 'Copying 571750 data'
'copy C:\Datalinkdata\CAS\571750\'pathname'n.DAT C:\bankline\C1'pathname'.txt'
'pause 100'
say 'copying TBURF84 data'
'copy C:\Datalinkdata\CARS\BURG80\'pathname'n.DAT C:\bankline\M1'pathname'.txt'
say 'Copying complete!!!!'
'pause 100'


Thank you for any help.

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2008-04-08 at 00:31:32ID23303783
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VB Script

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Answers

 

by: merowingerPosted on 2008-04-08 at 01:06:26ID: 21303287

could you please explain in words what you want to do with vbscript!
i.e.

1. The users shell be able typing a date
2. ....
3. Then all data changed on the date xyz shell be copyied
4. ...

 

by: ItsaconPosted on 2008-04-08 at 01:12:19ID: 21303313

Something like this?

Note: Not tested. 

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
 
WScript.Echo "Enter the date of the data:    (DDMMYY)"
WScript.Echo "ie. If today was May 3rd 2008, and the data was"
WScript.Echo "from yesterday, then enter 020508"
pathname = Wscript.StdIn.ReadLine
WScript.Echo "Copying 571750 data"
objShell.Run("copy C:\Datalinkdata\CAS\571750\" & pathname & "n.DAT C:\bankline\C1" & pathname & ".txt"
WScript.Sleep(100)
WScript.Echo "copying TBURF84 data"
objShell.Run("copy C:\Datalinkdata\CARS\BURG80\" & pathname & "n.DAT C:\bankline\M1" & pathname & ".txt")
WScript.Echo "Copying complete!!!!"
WScript.Sleep(100)

                                              
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by: hatapPosted on 2008-04-08 at 02:05:42ID: 21303505

Itsacon: Sorry but just keeps erroring on line 6.

 

by: hatapPosted on 2008-04-08 at 02:09:21ID: 21303520

merowinger:

1. User enters a date
2. script then looks in the source folder for the date.dat
3. date.dat is copied to destination folder as date.txt

 

by: merowingerPosted on 2008-04-08 at 02:16:43ID: 21303557

dim objFSO
set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

sourcepath = "C:\Datalinkdata\CAS\571750\"
targetpath = "C:\bankline\C1\"

userinput = InputBox("Please enter a date")

objFSO.CopyFile sourcepath &userinput &".dat", targetpath &userinput &".txt", true


 

by: ItsaconPosted on 2008-04-08 at 02:29:56ID: 21303606

> Itsacon: Sorry but just keeps erroring on line 6.

Before or after you enter the date?

How do you call the script? cscript or wscript?

It is designed to be used from the command line using cscript...

 

by: hatapPosted on 2008-04-08 at 05:04:48ID: 21304299

I don't get an input box at all.
It will be run manually from the Desktop

 

by: merowingerPosted on 2008-04-08 at 05:15:41ID: 21304361

so you just want the current data as date?

 

by: ItsaconPosted on 2008-04-08 at 05:15:54ID: 21304363

Ah. Since the previous one was a batch file I assumed a command line tool.

Try this then:

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
 
Title = "Please enter date"
Message =  "Enter the date of the data:    (DDMMYY)" & vbCRLF
Message = Message &  "ie. If today was May 3rd 2008, and the data was" & vbCRLF
Message = Message &  "from yesterday, then enter 020508"
Do While X = 0
    pathname = InputBox(Message,Title)
    If pathname = "" Then
        Wscript.Echo "You must enter a date."
    Else
        Exit Do
    End If
Loop
WScript.Echo "Copying 571750 data"
objShell.Run("copy C:\Datalinkdata\CAS\571750\" & pathname & "n.DAT C:\bankline\C1" & pathname & ".txt"
WScript.Sleep(100)
WScript.Echo "copying TBURF84 data"
objShell.Run("copy C:\Datalinkdata\CARS\BURG80\" & pathname & "n.DAT C:\bankline\M1" & pathname & ".txt")
WScript.Echo "Copying complete!!!!"
WScript.Sleep(100)

                                              
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by: hatapPosted on 2008-04-08 at 07:17:38ID: 21305475

Thank's guys, I will be testing tomorrow, will get back to you.

 

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2008-04-08 at 14:31:37ID: 21309862

Hi, this is the same as Merowinger's code, just with a bit more error checking....

Regards,

Rob.

Dim objFSO
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
strSourcePath = "C:\Datalinkdata\CAS\571750\"
strTargetPath = "C:\bankline\C1\"
If Right(strSourcePath, 1) <> "\" Then strSourcePath = strSourcePath & "\"
If Right(strTargetPath, 1) <> "\" Then strTargetPath = strTargetPath & "\"
 
strDate = InputBox("Please enter a date (dd-mm-yyyy):", "Date")
If strDate = "" Then
	MsgBox "No date was entered."
Else
	strFile = Left(strDate, 2) & Mid(strDate, 4, 2) & Right(strDate, 4)
	If objFSO.FileExists(strTargetPath & strFile & ".dat") Then
		objFSO.CopyFile strTargetPath & strFile & ".dat", strTargetPath & strFile & ".txt", True
		MsgBox "File copied to " & strFile & ".txt"
	Else
		MsgBox "Could not find " & strTargetPath & strFile
	End If
End If

                                              
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by: hatapPosted on 2008-04-15 at 08:44:40ID: 21359711

Sorry for the delay, haven't had an opportunity to test until today.

I have combined the scripts from Itsacon and merowinger and have come up with a working solution, thank you both.

 

by: hatapPosted on 2008-04-15 at 08:46:19ID: 31446850

Combined the 2 samples and came up with a working solution.

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