run vb script file without prompting to open/save

**JamieHowarth0** · Dec 10 '07, 02:10 PM

Hi Anu,

The problem you face is that you have to get your web server to process the VB code in the file, before serving the resulting HTML code back to the user (exactly the same as an ASP file), otherwise you will end up with your user viewing all of your lovely VB code in their browser and feeling horribly confused...

You get round this by doing the following:

Go into Internet Information Services.
Right-click on the website serving the VBS file and click Properties.
Select the Home Directory tab, and down the bottom, click Configuration.
Click Add
In Extension, type "vbs" (without the quotes), and in Executable, type C:\Windows\syst em32\inetsrv\as p.dll

Your server will now process VBS files in the same manner as ASP files, and should process as normal.

Failing that, just rename your file to a file extension of ".asp"!

Best regards,

medicineworker

**AnuSumesh** · Dec 11 '07, 05:00 AM

Hi Medicineworker,

First of all thanks for reply.

My vbs file is executing without any problem.
Main thing is i dont want "file download-security warning" dialogue which is asking me to open/save the file.
I want to execute the file without user intervention.

I tried the way u told: but in this way it does not execute the file but it is displaying the whole code of vbs file into browser. and that is really horrible.

I am giving u the code for my vbs file:
abc.vbs -this is to call remote desktop of particular IP:

On Error Resume Next

Dim ForReading

Dim Filename,fil,fo ld
Filename="C:\te mp.txt"

ForReading = 1
Set objFSO = CreateObject("S cripting.FileSy stemObject")

set fil=objFSO.GetF ile("c:\temp.tx t")

If objFSO.FileExis ts(Filename) Then

Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenText File _
(Filename, ForReading)

IP=objTextFile. ReadLine
objTextFile.clo se

'Delete the temporary file
fil.delete(true )

'Call RDP

dim wshell
set wshell=CreateOb ject("WScript.S hell")
wshell.Run "C:\windows\sys tem32\mstsc.exe /v:"& IP
set wshell=nothing
End If

this is executing fine but needs user intervention that i dont want.

Your help is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Anu.

**jhardman** · Dec 12 '07, 12:08 AM

Anu,

Can you change the file extension to .ASP ?

Jared

**AnuSumesh** · Dec 12 '07, 05:21 AM

Hi Jared

Thanks for reply.
I changed the extension to asp. but then it is displaying the contents of the file as it is in the browser.

Thanks,
Anu

**jhardman** · Dec 13 '07, 04:23 AM

Anu,

How are you navigating to the page? It sounds like you are just opening it with explorer.

Jared

**AnuSumesh** · Dec 13 '07, 06:21 AM

Originally posted by jhardman

Anu,

How are you navigating to the page? It sounds like you are just opening it with explorer.

Jared

Hi Jared,

I am using
response.redire ct("file.vbs")
to execute vbs file. this vbs file is to run exe file for remote desktop.
As u told to change the extension to asp. I tried it as follows:
response.redire ct("file.asp")
but then it was displaying the contents of the file on the browser.

Please help me in this issue.

Thanks

Anu

**jhardman** · Dec 13 '07, 06:37 AM

Anu,

From where are you redirecting? from another .ASP or .VBS page?

Jared

**AnuSumesh** · Dec 14 '07, 05:19 AM

Originally posted by jhardman

Anu,

From where are you redirecting? from another .ASP or .VBS page?

Jared

Hi Jared,

I have given the code for my first asp page in my first post.
from that page i m redirecting to vbs page.
vbs file is executing properly but browser asks me to open/save the file first 'n' then if i click "open" then it asks to run/don't run. If i click "run" then vbs file executes.
I dont want these dialouge boxes( open/save and run/don't ).

Thanks,

Anu

**jhardman** · Dec 17 '07, 07:04 PM

Anu,

What you are saying doesn't make sense, and I get the feeling I'm missing something, that's why I keep asking to reiterate basic questions. The code you have posted is the correct code, it is the correct code I use all the time, and I never have that problem. There are only a few reasons that a server would not display the script correctly:

- If the file extension is not something it recognizes, the server will prompt you to download (save or open). But if it recognizes the file extension for the first file and executes the code correctly, it shouldn't have a problem with the second (as long as the two files have the same file extension). You said the first page was an asp page, so the second one should be too.

- If the file is being opened by windows explorer instead of through an internet connection, but using a response.redire ct statement should prevent that.

- If scripting is turned off for a particular file type. Somewhere deep in server settings is the option to turn on or off scripting for different types of files. Medicineworker' s instructions above tell how to turn on scripting for this file type. His instructions should work perfectly. I should probably mention that scripting can also be turned off for some folders, but as long as both files are in the same folder, I don't see how this could contribute to the problem.

Besides that, I can't see why there would be a problem.

Jared

**AnuSumesh** · Dec 24 '07, 10:45 AM

Hi Jared,

Please find my answers with ur points:

Originally posted by jhardman

What you are saying doesn't make sense, and I get the feeling I'm missing something, that's why I keep asking to reiterate basic questions. The code you have posted is the correct code, it is the correct code I use all the time, and I never have that problem. There are only a few reasons that a server would not display the script correctly:

- If the file extension is not something it recognizes, the server will prompt you to download (save or open). But if it recognizes the file extension for the first file and executes the code correctly, it shouldn't have a problem with the second (as long as the two files have the same file extension). You said the first page was an asp page, so the second one should be too.

anu- both files have different extensions. first one is asp 'n' second one is vbs

Originally posted by jhardman

- If the file is being opened by windows explorer instead of through an internet connection, but using a response.redire ct statement should prevent that.

anu - file is opened through internet connection

Originally posted by jhardman

- If scripting is turned off for a particular file type. Somewhere deep in server settings is the option to turn on or off scripting for different types of files. Medicineworker' s instructions above tell how to turn on scripting for this file type. His instructions should work perfectly. I should probably mention that scripting can also be turned off for some folders, but as long as both files are in the same folder, I don't see how this could contribute to the problem.

anu - if i m following Medicineworker' s instructions , then it just displaying the contents of vbs file in the browser.

Originally posted by jhardman

Besides that, I can't see why there would be a problem.

Jared

Can u plz help me now?

Thanks a lot

Regards,
Anu

**jhardman** · Dec 30 '07, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by AnuSumesh

...
both files have different extensions. first one is asp 'n' second one is vbs
...
Can u plz help me now?

Thanks a lot

Regards,
Anu

The file extension of BOTH files should be ".asp". ASP is a vbs file that a web server can execute. Change the file extension to .asp AND change the response.redire ct line to reflect that change. Let me know if that helps.

Jared

**AnuSumesh** · Dec 31 '07, 06:15 AM

Originally posted by jhardman

The file extension of BOTH files should be ".asp". ASP is a vbs file that a web server can execute. Change the file extension to .asp AND change the response.redire ct line to reflect that change. Let me know if that helps.

Jared

Hi Jared,

I have already tried this option.
After changing the extension to asp and also change is made in response.redire ct line i.e response.redire ct("runfile.asp ")
it is displaying the contents of file in browser rather than executing the script.

contents of runfile.vbs file are:

On Error Resume Next

Dim ForReading

Dim Filename,fil,fo ld
Filename="C:\te mp.txt"

ForReading = 1
Set objFSO = CreateObject("S cripting.FileSy stemObject")

set fil=objFSO.GetF ile("c:\temp.tx t")

If objFSO.FileExis ts(Filename) Then

Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenText File _
(Filename, ForReading)

IP=objTextFile. ReadLine
objTextFile.clo se

'Delete the temporary file
fil.delete(true )

'Call RDP

dim wshell
set wshell=CreateOb ject("WScript.S hell")
wshell.Run "C:\windows\sys tem32\mstsc.exe /v:"& IP
set wshell=nothing
End If

Please suggest me any other option. I got stuck here.

I have read in one of the forums that for running vbs file from asp file we have to set some MIME type. But what should be the MIME type for executing vbs file from asp file?

Can u please provide your valuable help ?

Thanks 'n' Regards,
Anu

**jhardman** · Dec 31 '07, 03:57 PM

Clear the cache or check from a different computer. It is possible that your computer has stored the old version and isn't allowing the server to send the new version. I can't think of anything else. Maybe you could post in the IIS forum.

Jared

**AnuSumesh** · Jan 2 '08, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by jhardman

Clear the cache or check from a different computer. It is possible that your computer has stored the old version and isn't allowing the server to send the new version. I can't think of anything else. Maybe you could post in the IIS forum.

Jared

Hi Jared,

Thanks first of all. I have posted this on IIS now.
My only purpose is to call RDP on click of link.

'n' I have solved my problem temporarily by calling javascript function instead of vbs file as follows:
<script language="javas cript">
function setip(ip)
{
var wshell;
wshell=new ActiveXObject(" WScript.Shell") ;
wshell.Run("C:\ \windows\\syste m32\\mstsc.exe /v:"+ip);
}
</script>
<body>
<a href="#" onclick="javasc ript:setip('192 .20.31.1')"> RDP </a>
</body>

is it correct way of doing?
in above code mstsc,exe should be present in client side.

But I have one doubt related to msctc.exe file in case of vbs file.
In the vbs file i am running mstsc.exe file as follows:
wshell.Run "C:\windows\sys tem32\mstsc.exe /v:"& IP

I want to ask that the file mstsc.exe used for RDP is called from client side or from server side?
If it is at client side 'n' in case it is not available at client side then how can i download it from server side?

Please provide me your valuable help.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Anu

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