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

almost everything can be done with vbs. you don't need a batch

to get user input from vbs, you can use stdin. copy from here.

' Read a single line into a variable
Dim strMyName
WScript.StdOut.Write("Enter Your full Name>")
WScript.StdIn.Read(0)
strMyName = WScript.StdIn.ReadLine()
WScript.StdOut.Write(strMyName)

Answer 2

WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell").ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%FileName%")

Answer 3

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")