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RunScriptInGuest fails to execute VBScript in Guest

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Hello, I am using VMWare Workstation v6.02 with 1.04 VIX API . Trying to execute some VBScript on Guest OS (my script is below, basic VBScript that creates folder on drive C) it runs through w/o any errors, but I do not see folder created in guest. Any suggestions here?

 

 

Thanks!

 

 

Dim lib

Dim host

Dim vm

Dim err

Dim results

Dim job

 

 

Set lib = CreateObject("VixCOM.VixLib")

 

 

Set job = lib.Connect(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_API_VERSION, VixCOM.Constants.VIX_SERVICEPROVIDER_VMWARE_WORKSTATION, "MyHost", 0, "administrator", "MyPassword", 0, Nothing, Nothing)

 

 

' results needs to be initialized before it's used, even if it's just going to be overwritten.

Set results = Nothing

 

 

err = job.Wait(Array(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE), results)

If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then

   ' Handle the error...

End If

 

 

 

'Open vm

Set host = results(0)

Set job = host.OpenVM("V:\VmImages\eDWinXP\WindowsXPProfessional.vmx", Nothing)

err = job.Wait(Array(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_PROPERTY_JOB_RESULT_HANDLE), results)

If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then

    WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(err, empty))

    WScript.Quit

End If

 

 

 

'Power On Machine

Set vm = results(0)

Set job = vm.PowerOn(VixCOM.Constants.VIX_VMPOWEROP_LAUNCH_GUI, Nothing, Nothing)

err = job.WaitWithoutResults()

If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then

    WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(err, empty))

    WScript.Quit

End If

 

 

'Wait for VMWare Tools

 

 

Set job = vm.WaitForToolsInGuest(300, Nothing)

err = job.WaitWithoutResults()

If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then

   WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(err, empty))

   WScript.Quit

End If

 

 

'Login To Host

Set job = vm.LoginInGuest("MyUser", "MyPassword", 0, Nothing)

err = job.WaitWithoutResults()

If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then

   WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(err, empty))

   WScript.Quit

End If

 

 

 

'Run Script in Guest

 

 

Dim vbScript

vbScript =  "Dim objFSO, objFolder, strFolder" & VbCrLf

vbScript = vbScript & "strFolder = " & Chr(34) & "C:\TestFolder" & Chr(34) & Vbcrlf

vbScript = vbScript & "Set objFSO = CreateObject(Scripting.FileSystemObject)" &  VbCrLf

vbScript = vbScript & "Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strFolder)"

 

 

'Run Script in Guest

Set job = vm.RunScriptInGuest("c:\Windows\System32\Cscript.exe", vbScript, 0, Nothing, Nothing)

err = job.WaitWithoutResults()

If lib.ErrorIndicatesFailure(err) Then

  •   WScript.Echo("Error: " & lib.GetErrorText(Err, Empty))*

  •   WScript.Quit*

End If

WScript.Echo "Completed"

 

 


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