Executing a .BAT file using excel macro
HI
I have a .bat file which downloads a Mainframe file into a text file through FTP into my local machine.I need to execute this .bat file through excel vba. I tried the below shell script commands. sYourCommand = "C:\Documents and Settings\FTP\mtc\extract.bat" x = Shell("cmd.exe /c " & sYourCommand, 1) The command window opens but the file is not downloaded. when i execute the .bat file manually i get the files downloaded. Please help me to excute this .bat file throough excel vba. Below details may help the .bat file command ---------- ftp -s:file1.txt 192.74.252.153 file1.txt ( in the same location as .bat file )contains the user credentials and mainframe and local file name details. as below k9999 tda1234 get 'PJJJ.NVS.PJJJDSLA.SLARRRD.JJJ(0)' sla.txt |
Executing a .BAT file using excel macro
On Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:57:24 AM UTC-4, Vasanth wrote:
HI I have a .bat file which downloads a Mainframe file into a text file through FTP into my local machine.I need to execute this .bat file through excel vba. I tried the below shell script commands. sYourCommand = "C:\Documents and Settings\FTP\mtc\extract.bat" x = Shell("cmd.exe /c " & sYourCommand, 1) The command window opens but the file is not downloaded. when i execute the .bat file manually i get the files downloaded. Please help me to excute this .bat file throough excel vba. Below details may help the .bat file command ---------- ftp -s:file1.txt 192.74.252.153 file1.txt ( in the same location as .bat file )contains the user credentials and mainframe and local file name details. as below k9999 tda1234 get 'PJJJ.NVS.PJJJDSLA.SLARRRD.JJJ(0)' sla.txt -- Vasanth Consider putting a pause at the end of the bat file That way you can see what is going on. |
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