passing arguments to javascript through cscript on the command line

Question

I have a small command line JScript routine that I usually run from the command line using cscript in Windows. I'd like to be able to pass in arguments hopefully along the lines of...

%:>cscript doSomethingToFile.js FileInQuestion.txt

Any insight on how to do this?

Check WScript.Arguments.

SLaks
– SLaks

2010-06-16 14:56:25 +00:00
Commented Jun 16, 2010 at 14:56 — SLaks
– SLaks, Commented Jun 16, 2010 at 14:56

Tisho · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-13 06:16:54Z

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From Bernard Marx

Create this JScript file, save it in C directory, (as xx.js)

xx.js

alert = function(s){WScript.Echo(s)}

var arg = WScript.arguments(0)
alert(arg.toUpperCase() + " now upper case")
...

Open the command prompt, and type

(assuming at C:> prompt):

C:\> windows\wscript.exe xx.js "apples and bananas"

edited Jul 13, 2012 at 6:16

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answered Jul 13, 2012 at 5:24

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Garric Over a year ago

C:\Windows\wscript.exe? maybe C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe C:\xx.js "apples and bananas"

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