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Number   :  10650
Date     :  2005-02-27
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: Possible to Assign Batch Parameters from WSH?
Size(KB) :  1



--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "des4212001"  wrote:
> 
> Drag & Drop is a really neat feature of WSH, allowing argument 
> passing directly from Windows. But there appears to be no
> Renaming method in WSH? I was doinking around trying to see
> if I could pass the WSH arguments to batch paramenters...
> 
> Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> Q = Chr(34) : CR = Chr(13)
> For Each Source in WScript.Arguments
> Input = InputBox("Enter new name ?")
> Source = Q+Source+Q
> Input = Q+Input+Q
> WScript.Echo Source & CR & "Rename to " & Input
> WshShell.Run "%windir%\System32\Cmd.exe /K CD C:\ & Rename %
> Source% %Input%",1,true
> Next
> 
> This kind of thing doesn't work because CMD can't resolve the
> WHS arguments there. CMD sees literaly "%Source%" & "%Input%",
> not they're values. But I "feel" there must be a way to pass
> the arguments?
> 
> I have a little script that copies whatever is selected & droped
> on it to my backups. Actually through a shortcut to it added to
> the Send To menu. Limited only by the argument list length and
> very useful. I was thinking about others to automatically rename
> & delete the multiple copies. The delete method exists and would
> be no trouble, but I can't find any rename? There's probably a
> work a round but it hasn't poped out yet!
> 
> DES

You can use the WSH MoveFile method to rename a file. See
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Index.cfm?
ArticleID=15287&DisplayTab=Article

Also in WSH, you don't put % signs around variables. Your
command should be like the following:

WshShell.Run "%windir%\System32\Cmd.exe /K CD C:\ &
Rename "+Source+" "+Input,1,true

Garry



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