How can I check for registry value using VbScript?
Function ReadFromRegistry(strRegistryKey, strDefault)
Dim WSHShell, value
On Error Resume Next
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
value = WSHShell.RegRead( strRegistryKey )
If err.number <> 0 Then
readFromRegistry = strDefault
Else
readFromRegistry = value
End If
Set WSHShell = Nothing
End Function
Usage :
str = ReadfromRegistry("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\ESD\Install_Dir", "ha")
WScript.echo "returned " & str
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Try something like this:
Dim windowsShell
Dim regValue
Set windowsShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
regValue = windowsShell.RegRead("someRegKey")
This should work for you:
Dim oShell
Dim iValue
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
iValue = oShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\SOMETHINGSOMETHING")
Try this. This script gets current logged in user's name & home directory:
On Error Resume Next
Dim objShell, strTemp
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strTemp = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\USERNAME"
WScript.Echo "Logged in User: " & objShell.RegRead(strTemp)
strTemp = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\USERPROFILE"
WScript.Echo "User Home: " & objShell.RegRead(strTemp)
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
skey = "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9A25302D-30C0-39D9-BD6F-21E6EC160475}\"
with CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
on error resume next ' turn off error trapping
sValue = .regread(sKey) ' read attempt
bFound = (err.number = 0) ' test for success
end with
if bFound then
msgbox "exists"
else
msgbox "not exists"
End If
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In continuation of Call VBScript from Windows Explorer Context Menu, I managed to get a VBScript file running from SendTo in the Windows Explorer.
I've changed my code to copy the file that invokes the script to my Temp folder. The new problem is that if the path is over 256 characters, I can't loop through WScript.Arguments to get all of it. Is there another way to get the full path (including the file name and it's extension)?
Option Explicit
Call OpenDocuWorksFile
Sub OpenDocuWorksFile()
Const sTitle = "Open DocuWorks File"
Dim iArgumentsCount
Dim iArgument
Dim sFilePath
Dim sTempFolder
Dim oFileScriptingObject
Dim sFileName
Dim oShell
iArgumentsCount = WScript.Arguments.Count
On Error Resume Next
For iArgument = 0 To iArgumentsCount
sFilePath = sFilePath & WScript.Arguments(iArgument)
Next
On Error GoTo 0
Set oFileScriptingObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
With oFileScriptingObject
sFileName = .GetFileName(sFilePath)
sTempFolder = oFileScriptingObject.GetSpecialFolder(2) 'Temp Folder
If .GetExtensionName(sFileName) = "xdw" Then
.CopyFile sFilePath, sTempFolder & "\", True 'Overwrite
Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
oShell.Open sTempFolder & "\" & sFileName
Else
MsgBox "Please select a DocuWorks file.（.xdw)", vbCritical, sTitle
End If
End With
Set oFileScriptingObject = Nothing
Set oShell = Nothing
End Sub
Please help. cant make this code work. It requires an object. Don't know how to resolve this. I see no typo error on my script. I am trying to check if there is an Internet Explorer that is open to https://www.test.com in my PC. Badly needed for a school project. Thanks in advance
Option Explicit
Dim objShell, objShellWindows, i, objIE
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objShellWindows = objShell.Windows
For i = 0 to objShellWindows.Count - 1
Set objIE = objShellWindows.Item(i)
strURL = objIE.LocationURL
If InStr(strURL, "https://www.test.com/")Then
blnFound = True
End If
Next
Below code will check all the URLs loaded in the IE,
Note that here bFound is True when sURL is inside .LocationURL, not begin with. Modify to suit your need.
Option Explicit
Const sURL = "https://www.test.com/"
Dim oShell, oWindow, oIE, bFound
Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
bFound = False
For Each oWindow In oShell.Windows
If InStr(1,oWindow.Fullname,"iexplore.exe",vbTextCompare) > 0 Then
Set oIE = oWindow
With oIE
'Wscript.Echo .LocationURL
bFound = (InStr(1,.LocationURL,sURL,vbTextCompare) > 0)
If bFound Then Exit For
End With
Set oIE = Nothing
End If
Next
If bFound Then
Wscript.Echo sURL & " is loaded"
Else
Wscript.Echo sURL & " is NOT loaded"
End If
Set oShell = Nothing
I have been given a task of creating a script that takes a log file (date is in the filename), pulls the data and posts it in event manager. I have a script that works as it should I know the script is ugly so please be gentle. I'm looking for 2 things.
some days nothing has happened and no log for the day was created. when this happens my script causes all kinds of slowness in the PC. I need help with a way for the script to not do its task if no new file has been added to the logs folder.
I would like a little help cleaning up the script.
Like i said i'm very new to this and i used scripts found on the web and fit them to do what i needed them to do.
any help would be greatly appricated.
Option Explicit
Const ForReading = 1
Dim strfolder
Dim FSO
Dim FLD
Dim fil
Dim strOldName
Dim strNewName
Dim strFileParts
Dim objShell
Dim objFSO
Dim objFolder
Dim strFileName
Dim objFile
Dim objTextFile
Dim strNextLine
Dim arrServiceList
Dim i
strFolder = "C:\Logs\"
Set objShell = CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(strFolder)
Set objShell = CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile ("C:\Logs\logCatchAll.log", ForReading)
For Each strFileName in objFolder.Items
If len(objFSO.GetExtensionName(strFileName)) > 0 Then
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(strFolder & strFileName.Name)
If DateDiff("H",objFile.DateLastModified,Now()) > 24 Then
objFSO.DeleteFile(strFolder & strFileName.Name),True
End If
End If
next
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set FLD = FSO.GetFolder(strfolder)
For Each fil in FLD.Files
strOldName = fil.Path
If InStr(strOldName, "-") > 0 Then
strFileParts = Split(strOldName, "-")
strNewName = strFileParts(0) & ".log"
FSO.MoveFile strOldName, strNewName
End If
Next
Set FLD = Nothing
Set FSO = Nothing
Do Until objTextFile.AtEndOfStream
strNextLine = objTextFile.Readline
arrServiceList = Split(strNextLine , ",")
For i = 3 to Ubound(arrServiceList)
objshell.LogEvent 4, arrServiceList(i)
Loop
You can block your Dim'd variables
You are reactivating the objShell to many times
You have a for loop at the bottom of your code without a Next statement.
You don't need to iterate through the log file until it reaches AtEndOfStream, just store it in a variable first.
You can use the same objFSO more than once if your not resetting the object.
You need to include error handling so you know where your code breaks.
Revised code.
Option Explicit
'Handle errors manually.
On Error Resume Next
'Set Constants
Const ForReading = 1
'Set Strings
Dim strFolder, strOldName, strNewName, strFileName, strFileParts, strNextLine, TFStrings
strFolder = "C:\Logs\"
'Set Objects
Dim objShell, objFSO, objFolder, objFile, objTextFile
Set objShell = CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell")
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(strFolder)
TFStrings = split(objFSO.OpenTextFile("C:\Logs\logCatchAll.log", ForReading).ReadAll, vbcrlf)
'Set Other Variables
Dim FLD, fil, arrServiceList, i, executed
executed = false
'Delete file procedure...
For Each strFileName in objFolder.Items
If len(objFSO.GetExtensionName(strFileName)) > 0 Then
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(strFolder & strFileName.Name)
If DateDiff("H",objFile.DateLastModified,Now()) > 24 Then
objFSO.DeleteFile(strFolder & strFileName.Name),True
executed = true
End If
End If
Next
If executed then
If err.number <> 0 then
'File was found, but delete was unsuccessful, log failure of delete.
executed = false
err.clear
Else
'Delete file procedure executed successfully. Lets move on.
executed = false
End If
Else
'No file was found within the conditions. log failure of search.
End if
'Move file and rename procedure...
Set FLD = objFSO.GetFolder(strfolder)
For Each fil in FLD.Files
strOldName = fil.Path
If InStr(strOldName, "-") > 0 Then
strFileParts = Split(strOldName, "-")
strNewName = strFileParts(0) & ".log"
objFSO.MoveFile strOldName, strNewName
executed = true
End If
Next
Set FLD = Nothing
Set FSO = Nothing
If executed then
If err.number <> 0 then
'File was found, but move was unsuccessful, log failure of move.
executed = false
err.clear
Else
'Move file procedure executed successfully. Lets move on.
executed = false
End If
Else
'No file was found within the conditions. log failure of search.
End if
For Each line in TFStrings
strNextLine = line
arrServiceList = Split(strNextLine , ",")
For i = 3 to Ubound(arrServiceList)
objshell.LogEvent 4, arrServiceList(i)
Next
Next
I have used similar before and I have local admin rights on every computer in our network. The following code generates an error on line 16 char 1.
line 16 For Each objsubfolder In objFSO.GetFolder("\" & strComputer & "%HOMEPATH%").subfolders
If the file exists it should write a line in the text file to indicate so for each user with a profile. If the file doesn't exist is should write a line in the same text file.
The error I get is Path not found 800A004C.
The computers.txt file contains a list of all the computers I want to check.
InputFile = "computers.txt"
Const DeleteReadOnly = True
Const ForAppending = 8
Dim goFS : Set goFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim gsLog : gsLog = ".\logdemo.log"
WScript.Echo gsLog, "exists:", CStr(goFS.FileExists(gsLog))
' .OpenTextFile(filename[, iomode[, create[, format]]])
Dim goLog : Set goLog = goFS.OpenTextFile(gsLog, ForAppending, True)
goLog.WriteLine Now & " start"
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(InputFile)
Do While Not (objFile.AtEndOfStream)
strComputer = objFile.ReadLine
For Each objsubfolder In objFSO.GetFolder("\\" & strComputer & "%HOMEPATH%").subfolders
If objFSO.FileExists(objsubfolder.Path & "\desktop\program1.LNK") Then
golog.WriteLine Join(Array(Now, strComputer, objsubfolder, "This Computer has Program 1"))
Else
golog.WriteLine Join(Array(Now, strComputer, objsubfolder, "None"))
End If
Next
Loop
golog.WriteLine Now & " End"
golog.WriteLine "-----------------------------------------------------------"
golog.Close
MsgBox "Done"
To prove that the FSO does not expand environment strings automagically:
Dim oFS : Set oFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim oWS : Set oWS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim sPath
sPath = "%windir%\addins"
WScript.Echo qq(sPath), CStr(oFS.FolderExists(sPath))
sPath = oWS.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%windir%\addins")
WScript.Echo qq(sPath), CStr(oFS.FolderExists(sPath))
output:
"%windir%\addins" False
"C:\WINDOWS\addins" True
So put some work into feeding a valid path to .GetFolder().
I am trying to find a specific file on computer and delete it.
This is my code:
Const DeleteReadOnly = True
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oWshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sDir = oWshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%temp%\dir.txt")
sFileName = "\date.vbs"
If oFSO.FileExists(sDir) Then oFSO.DeleteFile(sDir)
For Each oDrive In oFSO.Drives
if oDrive.DriveType = 2 Then Search oDrive.DriveLetter
Next
Set oFile = oFSO.OpenTextFile(sDir, 1)
aNames = Split(oFile.ReadAll, VbCrLf)
oFile.Close
For Each sName In aNames
If InStr(1, sName, sFileName, 1) > 0 Then WScript.Echo sName
Next
dim filesys
Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
filesys.CreateTextFile "\date.vbs", True
If filesys.FileExists("\date.vbs") Then
filesys.DeleteFile "\date.vbs"
Wscript.Echo("File deleted")
End If
Sub Search(sDrive)
WScript.Echo "Scanning drive " & sDrive & ":"
oWshShell.Run "cmd /c dir /s /b " & sDrive & ":\" & sName & " >>" & sDir, 0, True
End Sub
The code is working only partially. When the file "date.vbs" is in root folder (C:\date.vbs) then it is deleted but when it is in folder (C:\backup\date.vbs) then it will not be deleted. Do you know which code changes I should make to be able to delete file even when it is not in root but anywhere in computer?
Thank you! V.
UPDATE:
The code is pretty much working right now. I just have a final problem of deleting the file. I am able to change the attributes from Read-only to normal but still i get the error of access denied.
This is my code:
Const DeleteReadOnly = True
Dim oFSO, oDrive, sFileName, ws, WshS, fso, usrProfile, oFolder, skypefolder
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
sFileName = "Skype.exe"
Set WshS = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
usrProfile = WshS.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%UserProfile%")
skypefolder = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\"
For Each oDrive In oFSO.Drives
If oDrive.DriveType = 2 Then Recurse oFSO.GetFolder(skypefolder)
Next
Sub Recurse(oFolder)
Set oFile = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim oSubFolder, oFile
If IsAccessible(oFolder) Then
For Each oSubFolder In oFolder.SubFolders
Recurse oSubFolder
Next
WScript.Echo oFolder.Path
For Each oFile In oFolder.Files
If oFile.Name = sFileName And oFile.Attributes And 1 Then
oFile.Attributes = 0
oFile.Delete True
End If
Next
End If
End Sub
Function IsAccessible(oFolder)
On Error Resume Next
IsAccessible = oFolder.SubFolders.Count >= 0
End Function
Thank you for help!
Code I use to run the script as ADMIN. After this it started to show the MessageBoxes. Before it was running in a console.
If WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("elevated") = False Then
CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute "wscript.exe", """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """ /elevated", "", "runas", 1
WScript.Quit
Else
Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.CurrentDirectory = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)
'WScript.Echo("Now running with elevated permissions")
End If
So I believe there is something wrong in this code.
Your approach is much too complicated. Use a simple recursive function:
Option Explicit
Const DeleteReadOnly = True
Dim oFSO, oDrive, sFileName
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
sFileName = "date.vbs"
For Each oDrive In oFSO.Drives
If oDrive.DriveType = 2 Then Recurse oDrive.RootFolder
Next
Sub Recurse(oFolder)
Dim oSubFolder, oFile
If IsAccessible(oFolder) Then
For Each oSubFolder In oFolder.SubFolders
Recurse oSubFolder
Next
For Each oFile In oFolder.Files
If oFile.Name = sFileName Then
'oFile.Delete ' or whatever
End If
Next
End If
End Sub
Function IsAccessible(oFolder)
On Error Resume Next
IsAccessible = oFolder.SubFolders.Count >= 0
End Function
To achieve case-insensitive file name comparison, you could use
If StrComp(oFile.Name, sFileName, vbTextCompare) = 0 Then
As an exercise: You can also use the WMI Service to find certain files. You don't have to go through all folders, you just query the file on any drive, on any folder:
Function find_file(filename)
Dim objWMIService, colItems, objItem, strComputer
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM CIM_DataFile WHERE FileName='" & filename & "'",,48)
For Each objItem in colItems
msgbox "Found " & objItem.Name & " in " objItem.Path
Next
End Function
Note: It can take long before the function has returned its results.