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Re: the "execute" command, arguments and returning a result. Possible ? If so, how ?

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Subject Re: the "execute" command, arguments and returning a result. Possible ? If so, how ?
From "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net>
References <okvc0l$d0p$1@gioia.aioe.org>
Date 2017-07-22 13:41 +0200
Message-ID <XnsA7BA8B48B27C1eejj99@194.109.6.166> (permalink)

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"R.Wieser" <address@not.available> wrote on 22 Jul 2017 in
microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript: 

> I'm writing a script in which I want to execute some child scripts, and
> return a result.  Like this:
> 
> result = execute(oFS.OpenTextFile("childscript.vbs").ReadAll)
> 
> Two things: I do not see any way to return such a result, nor do I see
> any way to, if needed, provide arguments.
> 
> I'm aware that the executed script can just access and/or change some of
> its parents data (scope permitting ofcourse), but I was wondering if I
> could handle it more like an external function.


Methinks you need the second "Set" command,
so the execute does not receive the string in your code:

====== test.vbs =======

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set theFile = fso.OpenTextFile("test.vbs")
MsgBox theFile.ReadAll
theFile.close

=======================


-- 
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

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                Re: the "execute" command, arguments and returning a result.  Possible ?  If so, how ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2017-07-27 12:44 +0200
                Re: the "execute" command, arguments and returning a result.  Possible ?  If so, how ? "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2017-08-01 23:21 +0200

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