Execute a .vbs file from another vbs file - not working

Well maybe something is wrong.  I try and fire it up via 'cscript splice_years.vbs' and get:


D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Scripts>cscript splice_years.vbs
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

start - 12/27/2012 12:47:00 PM
file actfisc.txt - 12/27/2012 12:47:00 PM
D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Scripts\splice_years.vbs(26, 2) Microsoft VBScript
 runtime error: File not found


D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Scripts>

Here's the vbs file i want to execute.  No idea why it won't in this directory.  in my test directory it runs fine...
splice-years.vbs

Here's an example of running a script from another:

Main

Set shell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

result = shell.Run("second_script.vbs",,True)

MsgBox(result)

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Second Script

MsgBox "Yay!"

WScript.Quit(-1)

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So the 'splice_years.vbs' must be in the data directory for it to run.  Why can't it be in the scripts directory?   Isn't it pointing to the data directory in the script to let it know where the data files that need spliced up reside?

It shouldn't need to be in the same directory. I just had my example set up that way. Just make sure you properly point to the target file, either with an absolute path (as you seem to be doing) or with a correct relative path.

Const C_FILELIST = "filelist.txt"

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Set objFilelist = objFSO.OpenTextFile(C_FILELIST, 1, False)


If  "filelist.txt" does not exist in the folder where you are running Master.VBS you are going to have to specify the full path and file name.

Back tomorrow to try and resolve.

I will try and give this a try today.  Just slammed right now.

OK.  So right now attached is my 'splice_years.vbs' script.  This script needs to reside in the 'D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\scripts' directory.  The data files it needs to process against are in the 'D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Data' directory. How can I edit this to make that work?
splice-years.vbs

OK.  When I launch the 'splice_years.vbs' form the command prompt in the 'scripts' direcotry, I get the below error.  I had to copy the 'actfisc.txt' file into the 'scripts' directory from the 'data' directory.  It processed the 'actfisc.txt' file ok, but when it tried the next file it errored out.  Why can't it look in the 'data' directory for the data files?


D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Scripts>cscript splice_years.vbs
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

start - 1/7/2013 11:25:52 AM
file actfisc.txt - 1/7/2013 11:25:52 AM
D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Scripts\splice_years.vbs(26, 2) Microsoft VBScript
 runtime error: File not found


D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Scripts>cscript splice_years.vbs
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

start - 1/7/2013 11:26:31 AM
file actfisc.txt - 1/7/2013 11:26:31 AM
file actppln.txt - 1/7/2013 11:26:55 AM
D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Scripts\splice_years.vbs(26, 2) Microsoft VBScript
 runtime error: File not found

I'll post this as another question.  Starting to creep into more issues.

firs one worked perfectly.  thanks.  now if I can just get it to process data files from the data directory, I'm golden :)

Now it's now working... I have no clue what is going on.

Hi, I just took a look at your Splice_Years.vbs, and noticed the first line is this:
Const C_DATA_DIR = ".\"

This is going to cause problems, since the .\ relies on the "Working directory" of the script engine at the time, hence sometimes it will work, and sometimes not.  If the script is in the same Data folder all the time, try this:
Const C_DATA_DIR = Replace(WScript.ScriptFullName, WScript.ScriptName, "")

Which will set the data dir to the current directory the script is running from, no matter where you put it.

Regards,

Rob.

Similarly, when launching Splice_Years.vbs from the first script, if they're always in the same folder, instead of this:

intErr = objShell.Run("cscript.exe ""D:\AppFiles\SDS\SDS_Retail_R3\Scripts\splice_years.vbs""", 0, False)

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you can use

intErr = objShell.Run("cscript.exe """ & Replace(WScript.ScriptFullName, WScript.ScriptName, "") & "splice_years.vbs""", 0, False)

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Rob.