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Vbscript - Run an Executable w/ arguments

This hopefully should be easy, but it's been years since I've scripted anything . WHat I am tryign to do - prompt users for an IP address, then pass that IP address to a simple executable.

The syntax at the cli is flash.exe -s <IPADDRESS>

Dim objshell, strSwitchIP
strSwitchIP = InputBox ("Entrer IP Address")
Set objshell = Wscript.CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell")
objshell.run("""c:\flash.exe"" -s strSwitchIP""" 
Set objshell = Nothing

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Am I on the right track? I assume the issue is syntax with the quotes? Or is this not really possible?

dustock

Line 4 is missing the closing parenthesis

should be like this

objshell.run("""c:\flash.exe"" -s strSwitchIP""")

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JamesonJendreas

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Grr, that what I get for not copy/paste (its in a VM). I actually have the closing ) on my actual script

Dim objshell, strSwitchIP
strSwitchIP = InputBox ("Entrer IP Address")
Set objshell = Wscript.CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell")
objshell.run("""c:\flash.exe"" -s strSwitchIP""")
Set objshell = Nothing

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Dim objshell, strSwitchIP
strSwitchIP = InputBox ("Entrer IP Address")
Set objshell = Wscript.CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell")
objshell.run("""c:\flash.exe"" -s strSwitchIP""")
Set objshell = Nothing

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