Java Script: Output to file

i.e something like

var request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
var notyetready = 1;

request.onreadystatechange=function()
{
if(request.readyState==4)
{
WScript.Echo(request.responseText);

// Instantiate a File System ActiveX Object:
 var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
// Invoke the method:
var a = fso.CreateTextFile(objArgs(1), true);
// Do something with it:
a.Write(request.responseText);
// Close the connection:
a.Close();


notyetready = 0;
}
}

var objArgs = WScript.Arguments;
WScript.Echo("objArgs(0)");
request.open( "GET", "objArgs(0)" , true );
request.send(null);

while( notyetready )
{
WScript.Sleep( 100 );
}

mplungjan,

Your script does not work

Since I don't know Java Script.  Please provide me with the complete solution, not suggestions.

Thanks and cheers,
Rene

"does not work" is not very helpful :(
Can you tell me if you get any error messages, and if so, which ones. Is the folder you run the script have write permissions

Since I do not have access to a windows PC until tomorrow, I could not test the script and it was not obvious from your question that you did not know JS.

I will try testing this tomorrow unless someone comes along before with a working solution.

Here is the error message:
WebsiteMonitor.vbs(1, 32) Microsoft VBScript compilation error: Expected end of statement.

Thanks for helping.

Cheers,
Rene

Does the script you ran beforehand look exactly like you posted it ?

vbs is not js. So why do you call it vbs? You used to call it .js which is javascript. vbs is visualbasic and will give errors if it contains javascript syntax

-Does the script you ran beforehand look exactly like you posted it ? = Yes
-vbs is not js. So why do you call it vbs? = My mistake. Sorry for that.

I changed the extension of the script for "js" and here is the error message:
WebsiteMonitor.vbs(26,1) (null): Unspecified error

Thanks for your dedicated help,
Rene

But you still callit .vbs or the error would say
WebsiteMonitor.js(26,1) (null): Unspecified error

No?

Also the error is in the old code, which I now see could never work since you have quoted the variable that should hold the input file.

request.open( "GET", "objArgs(0)" , true );
should be
request.open( "GET", objArgs(0) , true );

Try this and note the output

var objArgs = WScript.Arguments;
WScript.Echo("input: "+objArgs(0));
WScript.Echo("output: "+objArgs(1));

var request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
var notyetready = true;

request.onreadystatechange=function() {
  if(request.readyState==4) {
    // WScript.Echo(request.responseText);
    // Instantiate a File System ActiveX Object:
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    // Invoke the method:
    var a = fso.CreateTextFile(objArgs(1), true);
    // Do something with it:
    a.Write(request.responseText);
    // Close the connection:
    a.Close();
    notyetready = false;
  }
}

request.open( "GET", objArgs(0) , true );
request.send(null);

while( notyetready ) {
  WScript.Sleep( 100 );
}

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I'm so sorry. I did not speep a lot the last 3 weeks so I tend to easely make typo mistake.

I re-wrote the error message by hand and made a finger glitch. It is indeed ".js".

I tried your sugggested code modification and got the same error message:
WebsiteMonitor.js(26,1) (null): Unspecified error

Here is my current test command line:
cscript //nologo "WebsiteMonitor.js" "www.google.com" "www.google.com.txt"

Thanks,
Rene

 

var request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
var notyetready = 1;

request.onreadystatechange=function()
{
if(request.readyState==4)
{
WScript.Echo(request.responseText);

// Instantiate a File System ActiveX Object:
 var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
// Invoke the method:
var a = fso.CreateTextFile(objArgs(1), true);
// Do something with it:
a.Write(request.responseText);
// Close the connection:
a.Close(); 


notyetready = 0;
}
}

var objArgs = WScript.Arguments;
WScript.Echo("objArgs(0)");
request.open( "GET", objArgs(0) , true );
request.send(null);

while( notyetready )
{
WScript.Sleep( 100 );
}

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My response was after your previous comment, not your last one. I will now test your script from your last comment.

Cheers,
Rene

I would expect
http://www.google.com

as an argument

OUTPUT:
input: www.google.com
output: www.google.com.txt
WebsiteMonitor.js(23, 1) (null): Unspecified error

With:
cscript //nologo "WebsiteMonitor.js" "http://www.google.com" "www.google.com.txt"

I do not get any errors, the output file is created but is empty

Here is one with more details (even more info at Microsoft)

var objArgs = WScript.Arguments;
WScript.Echo("input: "+objArgs(0));
WScript.Echo("output: "+objArgs(1));

var request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
var notyetready = true;

request.onreadystatechange=function() {
  if (request.status >= 400 && request.status <= 599){
    WScript.Echo("Error Occurred : " + request.status + " - " + request.statusText);
    return;
  }

  if(request.readyState==4) {
    WScript.Echo(request.responseText);
    // Instantiate a File System ActiveX Object:
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    // Invoke the method:
    var a = fso.CreateTextFile(objArgs(1), true);
    // Do something with it:
    a.Write(request.responseText);
    // Close the connection:
    a.Close();
    notyetready = false;
  }
}

request.open( "GET", objArgs(0) , true );
request.send(null);



while( notyetready ) {
  WScript.Sleep( 100 );
}

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OUTPUT:

input: http://www.google.com
output: www.google.com.txt

WebsiteMonitor.js(9, 3) msxml3.dll: Unspecified error

WebsiteMonitor.js(9, 3) msxml3.dll: Unspecified error

Would you be more comfortable doing this in VBscript? If yes, well i'd actually prefer having this script in VBscript.

Thanks and cheers,
Rene

No way! I do JS, but rarely WSH

hard since I cannot test it myself until tomorrow.

Which I will - some 10 hours from now.

Now time for the family.

I guess we'r in a same kind of boat.
What's you time zone? Me it's "-5GMT"

GMT+1

mplungjan,

Are you still on it?

Cheers,
Rene

Drat. I was, but gave up on your script and wanted to show it as an HTA

Do you have to do it from the command line or is it ok to have a small gui?

I must not have a GUI.

I found a alternative solution.

I will close this thread and give you your points for your efforts and help.

Thanks and cheers,
Rene

Even if this issue was not resolved here, your contribution have been greatly helpful and appreciated.

Thanks and cheers,
Rene

Hey, I am not done.

I'll look again tomorrow if you do not mind. But can I give you a gui instead of a commandline script?

This script is executed from a batch file and must not have a GUI. However, if you are up to the challange, that's fine with me.

Thanks again and cheers,
Rene

Ok, I'll give it another go tomorrow

Cool

Sorry. I did not get any results from my inquiries.
I suggest you ask the question again in the scripting zone

Dont worry

Thanks a lot for everything.

Cheers,
Rene