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How to capture XML returned from a cURL call with VBScript?

I have a VBS program that successfully runs a cURL script, which accesses my API. XML is returned to the screen fine. However I want to capture the return from within the VBS script. Here is what I have:

'*  Run a Curl command line

Set objXMLDoc = CreateObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument")
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")			
wSHShell.run("CMD.exe")
wscript.sleep 2000
wSHShell.run("CURL1.bat")

objXMLDoc.LoadXML .responseText

msgbox "Data returned is: " &objXMLDoc.SelectSingleNode("//recordID").text

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I swiped the Doc.LoadXML.responseText from another script that worked fine when a log in was not required. I just need to get the XML text into memory so I can pretty it up for display.

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Dave Baldwin

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Mike Caldwell

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I already had it printing to a temp file. What I am hoping I can get is for the XML stream to return to VBS so that I can format it, embed with some descriptors, and display on screen. If I have to use a temp file I guess I'll do that, but looking for a way to avoid it.

Dave Baldwin

I don't know how to get it to do that.

Mike Caldwell

ASKER

I've posted this about three different ways and nobody offers the solution I'm looking for. So I guess I'll go with the temp file. Thanks Dave.

Dave Baldwin

You're welcome. I really don't the way you want exists.