How to Pass a Parm from VBS script to Access 2007
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From: Brad on 20 Apr 2010 21:59 We have a VBS Script that initiates a Sub in an Access 2007 DB. This works nicely. We now would like to pass a parm from our VBS script to this Sub. It is our understanding that the "command" field in our VBA code will contain the passed data. What we can't figure out is how to code the VBS script to pass the parm to Access. An example would be most appreciated. Thanks, Brad
From: Tom van Stiphout on 20 Apr 2010 23:21 On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:59:01 -0700, Brad <Brad(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: The way I understand it: Your vba script invokes the db like this: <path_to>msaccess.exe <path_to>your.mdb /cmd myCommand In your startup code in the Access application, you can use the Command function: select case Command() case "this" 'TODO: run this code case "that" 'TODO: run that code end select -Tom. Microsoft Access MVP >We have a VBS Script that initiates a Sub in an Access 2007 DB. > >This works nicely. > >We now would like to pass a parm from our VBS script to this Sub. It is our >understanding that the "command" field in our VBA code will contain the >passed data. > >What we can't figure out is how to code the VBS script to pass the parm to >Access. > >An example would be most appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Brad
From: Tony Toews [MVP] on 21 Apr 2010 00:17 Tom van Stiphout <tom7744.no.spam(a)cox.net> wrote: >The way I understand it: >Your vba script invokes the db like this: ><path_to>msaccess.exe <path_to>your.mdb /cmd myCommand >In your startup code in the Access application, you can use the >Command function: The problem being that the VBS script likely doesn't know the location of msaccess.exe and/or the location of msaccess.exe might vary from system to system or from system to Terminal Server. Tony -- Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/ For a convenient utility to keep your users FEs and other files updated see http://www.autofeupdater.com/ Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/
From: Brad on 21 Apr 2010 09:43 Tom and Tony, Sorry, I didn't ask my question very well. We are getting hung up on the syntax of the VBS Script. We have the Windows Scheduler fire up a little VBS Script which in turn fires up a test Access 2007 DB. This works nicely. We know how to work with the "Command" field once it gets to Acesss. What we can't figure out is how to code the parameter (that we want to pass to Access) in the VBS Script that fires up the Access application. Brad "Tony Toews [MVP]" wrote: > Tom van Stiphout <tom7744.no.spam(a)cox.net> wrote: > > >The way I understand it: > >Your vba script invokes the db like this: > ><path_to>msaccess.exe <path_to>your.mdb /cmd myCommand > >In your startup code in the Access application, you can use the > >Command function: > > The problem being that the VBS script likely doesn't know the location > of msaccess.exe and/or the location of msaccess.exe might vary from > system to system or from system to Terminal Server. > > Tony > -- > Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP > Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm > Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/ > For a convenient utility to keep your users FEs and other files > updated see http://www.autofeupdater.com/ > Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/ > . >
From: Hans Up on 21 Apr 2010 11:58
Brad wrote: > We know how to work with the "Command" field once it gets to Acesss. > > What we can't figure out is how to code the parameter (that we want to pass > to Access) in the VBS Script that fires up the Access application. I experimented with this and I'll show you what I came up with, but not sure it's what you're after. My VBS script: Dim objShell Dim strExe Dim strDb Dim strParam Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") strExe = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\MSACCESS.EXE" strDb = "C:\Access\wip\version_control\vc.mdb" strParam = "Hi!" ObjShell.exec(strExe & " " & strDb & " /cmd " & strParam) Set ObjShell = Nothing I have a startup form assigned in my database. So I put this in the form's open event: Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer) If Len(Command()) > 0 Then MsgBox "Started with '" & Command() & "'" End If End Sub Tom's Select Case suggestion offers more interesting possibilities. If this is not helpful, please show us your VBS to help us understand what you want. |