Vista - Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Object doesn't support this property or method: 'WScript.Sleep'

I have a VBscript that uses the "WScript.Sleep 10000" command to pause
briefly.



When I run the VBscript interactively from a command-line, the Sleep
function works perfectly.



If I run the VBscript from a scheduled Windows task or invoke the VBscript
from inside a VB application, I get the following error message:



StartStopWindowsService.vbs: Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Object
doesn't support this property or method: 'WScript.Sleep'



Any ideas why the Sleep command generates this runtime error when launched
from a scheduled task or inside a VB app? Any workarounds?



Thank you,



Mark Dougherty

St. Louis, Missouri

"Mark Dougherty" <dougherty@xxxxxx-stl.com> wrote in message
news:%23Z%23BXVeDJHA.5316@xxxxxxThe cscript and wscript host applications provide the Wscript object. The
VBScript must be launched by cscript or wscript for this object to be
available. VB has the Timer object that can be used for similar purposes.

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Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
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Richard, thanks for the prompt response! Here's a little more info...

The VBscript is called from inside a batch file and then the calling batch
file is scheduled as a Windows task or is called from inside a VB app.

The batch file is called StartStopWinServ.Bat and it contains the line:

cscript //nologo c:\scripts\StartStopWindowsService.vbs MyServer Stop
SqlServer >> C:\LogFile.Txt

If the batch file is run interactively - no problems. The rest of the
script works fine, just the Sleep function errors out (and then aborts the
rest of the script).

I'm aware of the VB Timer object, but I need the sleep function inside my
VBscript.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Mark

"Mark Dougherty" <dougherty@xxxxxx-stl.com> wrote in message
news:eXeceneDJHA.5060@xxxxxxJust out of curiosity, have you tried using the AT scheduler to schedule
it to run interactivly? Is this even something you can consider?

at.exe 16:00 /Interactive "[path]\StartStopWinServ.Bat"

If you can call another script from that
script you can do it. In other wordds, if
you put another .vbs file in the same path,
or on a path known to the original script,
you can call a sub in your original script
like so:

Sub Sleep(MSecs)
Dim Ret
On Error Resume Next
Ret = SH.Run("sleeper.vbs " & MSecs, , True)
End Sub

The second script, sleeper.vbs, then contains
only this:

Dim Arg
on error resume next
Arg = WScript.Arguments(0)
wscript.sleep Arg

The last parameter of the Run function set to True
causes it to wait until the called process finishes. So by
causing a sleep in the second script you get a sleep
in your original script. You use it like so:

Sleep 5000 '-- causes 5 second sleep.

Stop

"James Whitlow" <jwhitlow.60372693@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OKFFrJgDJHA.528@xxxxxx
+scheduleI have tried running it as an interactive scheduled task (a foreground
command window pops up and you can see the batch file execute) and it still
fails with the same error.

Mark

"Mark Dougherty" <dougherty@xxxxxx-stl.com> wrote in message
news:Onb52opDJHA.4696@xxxxxxI wonder if perhaps VBScript on your computer is damaged. The reason
that I think it might be is that I created a batch file with your command:

cscript //nologo c:\scripts\StartStopWindowsService.vbs MyServer Stop
SqlServer >> C:\LogFile.Txt

...and a VBScript called 'StartStopWindowsService.vbs' that contained
only a single command, 'WScript.Sleep 5000'. I set an interactive AT task to
execute the batch file. When it ran, I saw the DOS box popup for 5 seconds
and disappear. I repeated the experiment and took out the '/Interactive'
switch. I did not see a DOS box (obviously), but I did see cscript.exe
appear in Task Manger for 5 seconds.

"James Whitlow" <jwhitlow.60372693@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23yBpGxpDJHA.3484@xxxxxxAlso, Wscript.Sleep requires WSH 5.1 or greater (as I recall). I can't image
your OS is that old, but Sleep was not supported on Win9x unless WSH was
upgraded.

--
Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
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Hi i have similar doubt

I have a .vbs file that need to be run at system boot up.

how do i do it?


when the file boots up..the results of that file are made into a .csv(comma separated values)

i need to store this file on the network

how shall i do it?

and i dont have any administrative rights

regards
Pranay Mathur