Pass variable from Batch to VBS

Question

Hi I am trying to pass a user input variable from a BAT to VBS script

Im sure this can be done in VBS but the user \"Filename\" input is used also later in the BAT f

Answer 1

I wouldn't recommend passing information from one script to another via environment variables. I suppose you're running the VBScript from the batch script? In that case you could simply pass the filename as an argument to the VBScript:

set /p "FileName= Enter Filename Including Extention (e.g. test.xlsx): "
cscript.exe //NoLogo C:\path\to\your.vbs "%FileName%"

In the VBScript you process the argument like this:

filename = WScript.Arguments.Unnamed(0)

You could also use a name argument:

set /p "FileName= Enter Filename Including Extention (e.g. test.xlsx): "
cscript.exe //NoLogo C:\path\to\your.vbs /filename:"%FileName%"

with the argument evaluation in your VBScript looking like this:

filename = WScript.Arguments.Named("filename")