Vista - delete folder as admin using vbscript

07-17-2009

Hi there,

I have the following line of a vb script which does not work.

oShell.Run "runas /noprofile /user:adminuser@xxxxxx ""cmd /d /c rd /S /
Q \"C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Startmenü\Programme
\PowerArchiver 2001\""""

Please note the \ before "C:\Dokumente... which is needed because
runas needs the " escaped around the path.
How do I escape them correctly? Windows Script Host gives me the error
code 800A0401 when running the command at the \´s position.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

J-

07-17-2009

Joerg Gerlach schrieb:

Quote:

> Hi there,
>
> I have the following line of a vb script which does not work.
>
> oShell.Run "runas /noprofile /user:adminuser@xxxxxx ""cmd /d /c rd /S /
> Q \"C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Startmenü\Programme
> \PowerArchiver 2001\""""
>
> Please note the \ before "C:\Dokumente... which is needed because
> runas needs the " escaped around the path.
> How do I escape them correctly? Windows Script Host gives me the error
> code 800A0401 when running the command at the \´s position.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> J-

To get a/one " into a string literal you need "". So to get \" the
magic incantation should be \"". This short version

"runas ""cmd x \""y\"""""

gives

runas "cmd x \"y\""

07-17-2009

Works like a charm, thank you very much. =)

J-

07-17-2009	#1 (permalink)
Joerg Gerlach n/a posts	delete folder as admin using vbscript Hi there, I have the following line of a vb script which does not work. oShell.Run "runas /noprofile /user:adminuser@xxxxxx ""cmd /d /c rd /S / Q \"C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Startmenü\Programme \PowerArchiver 2001\"""" Please note the \ before "C:\Dokumente... which is needed because runas needs the " escaped around the path. How do I escape them correctly? Windows Script Host gives me the error code 800A0401 when running the command at the \´s position. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, J-
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07-17-2009	#2 (permalink)
ekkehard.horner n/a posts	Re: delete folder as admin using vbscript Joerg Gerlach schrieb: Quote: > Hi there, > > I have the following line of a vb script which does not work. > > oShell.Run "runas /noprofile /user:adminuser@xxxxxx ""cmd /d /c rd /S / > Q \"C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\All Users\Startmenü\Programme > \PowerArchiver 2001\"""" > > Please note the \ before "C:\Dokumente... which is needed because > runas needs the " escaped around the path. > How do I escape them correctly? Windows Script Host gives me the error > code 800A0401 when running the command at the \´s position. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Thanks, > > J- To get a/one " into a string literal you need "". So to get \" the magic incantation should be \"". This short version "runas ""cmd x \""y\""""" gives runas "cmd x \"y\""
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07-17-2009	#3 (permalink)
Joerg Gerlach n/a posts	Re: delete folder as admin using vbscript Works like a charm, thank you very much. =) J-
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