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VBA String variable limitation for PowerShell output of File list in a folder
I am trying to export file properties of all files in a Root Folder and Subfolders. This is a huge file DB with around 300000 files. I have been using PowerShell for this purpose but the string ...
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How to print output file using CMD BATCH and vba
What arguments should I type after CMD BATCH args to produce an output file called my file.log?
Dim shell As Object
Set shell = VBA.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim ...
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Powershell output blank on 1 computer but not on other
I wrote some code to return the ip address of the local computer. Basically I created a powershell script which has just 1 line of code in it:
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri ('https://ipinfo.io/')
Then in vba,...
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VBA Wscript.Shell Run — how to run a script with high priority?
I'm want to run my python script from Excel VBA and this code works:
Dim newShell As Object
Dim PythonExePath As String, PythonScriptPath As String
Set newShell = VBA.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell&...
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vba WScript.Shell to run exe with JSON string as argument
I'm attempting to run an exe via command line that requires a JSON string as an argument. Inside that JSON string are dynamic start/end date variables, and a file name variable.
I'm able to run the ...
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method run object iwshshell3 failed vba
I am trying to automate file upload on chrome with this VBA:
Dim Customer_rates As String
Dim WshShell As Object
Customer_rates = "D:\FX Exch. Rates\2022-Feb-24 1707\...
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WScript.Shell with Windows 10 Enterprise
Due to Updates to Windows 10 Enterprise our MS Access VBA script isn't working anymore. Everything was fine using Windwows 8.1.
Private Sub click_Click()
Dim shell As Object
Set shell = VBA....
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vba wscript.shell copy file from folder to another folder based on cell path or filename
I want to do it with vba wscript.shell because copying files is faster and I want to copy files based on path or filename in excel cell based on the selection in column "E" and output the ...
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The word "encode" in a Wscript.Shell Exec does prevent powershell script from running. What can I do?
after a day close to insanity as of why my script wouldn't work on the data provided by the customer, I figured out, that it is the word "encode" somewhere enclosed in double and single ...
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VBA Automatically Dismiss a Message Box - Not closing?
I am trying the WScript.Shell script in VBA. The problem is that the window opens but does not close at the end of time.
I think it has something to do with "enabling" VBScript.
My code:
Sub ...
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Using WScript with MS Edge to download multiple files leaves open Edge tabs
I am using a Wscript shell to automate the download of multiple (Excel files). The shell command creates a new tab (and popup window) in MS Edge for every download. What I would like is to create a ...
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Running Powershell(x86) from WScript.Shell
I have the following statement I'd like to execute in Powershell(x86) using VBA:
%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser Unrestricted -force; ...
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WScript.Shell crashes Excel
I am using WshShell to run a batch file from VBA within Excel.
The batch file is VERY simple, one line that runs a number crunching
program. I can run the batch file directly without problems.
I am ...
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Unequal multiple ping - VBA
I made a tool in Excel to catch pings from several IP but it has a problem when I set -n parameter on bigger value. First IP works good but next ones are delayed and I have to break them manual.
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VBA code that executes two .bat files one after another
I'm trying to write a code that would create and execute two batch scripts, one after another. The 1st makes a given number of copies of my pdf file (makecopies.bat) and the 2nd one changes the names ...
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