Using command line arguments in VBscript

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How can I pass and access command line arguments in VBscript?

aphoria · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-18 14:29:02Z

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Set args = Wscript.Arguments

For Each arg In args
  Wscript.Echo arg
Next

From a command prompt, run the script like this:

CSCRIPT MyScript.vbs 1 2 A B "Arg with spaces"

Will give results like this:

1
2
A
B
Arg with spaces

answered Mar 18, 2010 at 14:29

aphoria

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You can access it directly with WScript.Arguments.Item(0). Item 0 is not the command's name (as it is in other languages); in Aphoria's example above it would be the string "1".
– Alexander Bird
Commented Aug 6, 2013 at 19:24

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Jerther · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-20 16:03:53Z

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If you need direct access:

WScript.Arguments.Item(0)
WScript.Arguments.Item(1)
...

answered Mar 20, 2014 at 16:03

Jerther

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You can also drag and drop a file onto a script in Explorer, which will run the script with the first argument set to the file path and name.
– Simon Sellick
Commented Apr 16, 2016 at 13:07
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You might want to use WScript.Arguments.Count with this.
– BuvinJ
Commented Dec 9, 2016 at 16:39

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