Run Command Line & Command From VBS

Question

I need to run a command to copy a file from one location to another through Command Prompt using a vbs file. this is what I have however it keeps throwing an error at me.

'Dim oShell
Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WScript.Shell")
oShell.run "cmd.exe /C copy "S:Claims\Sound.wav" "C:\WINDOWS\Media\Sound.wav"
Set oShell = Nothing'

The error i get is:

'Script: C:\******\command.vbs
Char: 30
Error: Expected end of statement
Code: 80040401

Source: Microsoft VBScript compilation error'

Please help :)

Answer 1

The problem is on this line:

oShell.run "cmd.exe /C copy "S:Claims\Sound.wav" "C:\WINDOWS\Media\Sound.wav"

Your first quote next to "S:Claims" ends the string; you need to escape the quotes around your files with a second quote, like this:

oShell.run "cmd.exe /C copy ""S:\Claims\Sound.wav"" ""C:\WINDOWS\Media\Sound.wav"" "

You also have a typo in S:Claims\Sound.wav, should be S:\Claims\Sound.wav.

I also assume the apostrophe before Dim oShell and after Set oShell = Nothing are typos as well.