[kenny]

I can’t see how do do this, but is it possible to write a macro to execute an external tool with prompts for the parameters prior to execution?

Specifically, I want to execute the osql command line tool passing the current file path/name [no problem here]. But I also want to prompt for the server and database parameters.

Any thoughts?

[Yutaka Emura]

kenny wrote:
I can’t see how do do this, but is it possible to write a macro to execute an external tool with prompts for the parameters prior to execution?

Specifically, I want to execute the osql command line tool passing the current file path/name [no problem here]. But I also want to prompt for the server and database parameters.

Any thoughts?

For this purpose, you will need to write a macro. External Tools currently cannot include a user interface to input parameters.

[kenny]

For this purpose, you will need to write a macro. External Tools currently cannot include a user interface to input parameters.

Thanks for the reply, but what I’m asking is how to write this macro. I can see hpow to execute an external tool from a macro, but I can’t see how to pass parameters to it in a macro.

[Yutaka Emura]

kenny wrote:

For this purpose, you will need to write a macro. External Tools currently cannot include a user interface to input parameters.

Thanks for the reply, but what I’m asking is how to write this macro. I can see hpow to execute an external tool from a macro, but I can’t see how to pass parameters to it in a macro.

You would write something like this:

	WshShell = new ActiveXObject( "WScript.Shell" );

	sCmdline = prompt( "Command line: ", "" )

	WshShell.Run( "app.exe", sCmdline );

	

[kenny]

OK, I can see how I could get this working, but it’s not calling one of the configured external tools [i.e. tools menu -> external tools].

This is still OK, but can I capture the output of WshShell.Run( “app.exe”, sCmdline ); ?

[Yutaka Emura]

kenny wrote:
OK, I can see how I could get this working, but it’s not calling one of the configured external tools [i.e. tools menu -> external tools].

This is still OK, but can I capture the output of WshShell.Run( “app.exe”, sCmdline ); ?

How about this?

	sCmdline = prompt( "Command line: ", "" )

	var wsh = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");

	wExec = wsh.Exec("app.exe " + sCmdline);

	

	OutputBar.Visible = true;

	OutputBar.SetFocus();

	OutputBar.writeln("--------");

	OutputBar.write(wExec.StdOut.ReadAll());

	OutputBar.write(wExec.StdErr.ReadAll());

	

[kenny]

I’m getting somewhere, but not quite there yet.
Using vb rather than jscript [code below]
It doesn’t seem to like the ReadAll lines.
I can’t find any reference to this in the help file. Maybe I should be looking at some vbscript references instead.

Any thoughts?

sServer = prompt(“Enter Server”, “MyServer”)
sDatabase = prompt(“Enter Database”, “MyDB”)
sFileName = “MyFile.sql”
sCmdline = “-w””2000″” -S””” + sServer + “”” -E -d””” + sDatabase + “”” -n -t28800 -I -i””” + sFileName + “”””

set wsh = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
wExec = wsh.Run(“osql.exe ” + sCmdline)

OutputBar.Visible = true
OutputBar.SetFocus()
OutputBar.writeln(“——–“)
OutputBar.write(wExec.StdOut.ReadAll())
OutputBar.write(wExec.StdErr.ReadAll())

[kenny]

OK, I have it now. Many thanks for your help

Missed a set statement.
code should have been
sServer = prompt(“Enter Server”, “MyServer”)
sDatabase = prompt(“Enter Database”, “MyDB”)
sFileName = “MyFile.txt”
sCmdline = “-w””2000″” -S””” + sServer + “”” -E -d””” + sDatabase + “”” -n -t28800 -I -i””” + sFileName + “”””

set wsh = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)
set wExec = wsh.exec(“osql.exe ” + sCmdline)

OutputBar.Visible = true
OutputBar.SetFocus()
OutputBar.writeln(“——–“)
OutputBar.write(wExec.StdOut.ReadAll())
OutputBar.write(wExec.StdErr.ReadAll())

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