I need to write VBS WScript.Echo output to text or cvs
Solution 1
One way to go about this would be to run the script via cscript.exe
and redirect the output to a file:
cscript.exe //NoLogo "C:\path\to\your.vbs" >"C:\output.txt"
If you want to modify the script to write its output to a file regardless of how it's run, you need to add code for opening/closing the output file:
Dim fso
Set fso = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.Filesystemobject")
Set f = fso.OpenTextFile("C:\output.txt", 2)
...
f.Close
'End of Script
and replace each occurrence of WScript.Echo
with f.WriteLine
.
Solution 2
In addition to Ansgar's top-rated answer, changing
Set f = fso.OpenTextFile("C:\output.txt", 2)
to
Set f = fso.CreateTextFile("C:\output.txt", 2)
allows VBS script to create the output files rather than requiring an existing blank file to already be in the destination.
Solution 3
Skarykid - I know you received and answer to this almost 6 months ago, but I've been looking for a similar script & haven't had much success getting exactly what I wanted. I've modified the script you provided, added Ansgar's suggestions & a little code of my own to come up with the following souped-up version.
This script will generate a tabulated text file of all 32bit and 64bit applications installed on the local machine & will then open the resulting file in notepad.
Hope this helps you or anyone else coming across this thread.
'listapps.vbs
'Generates a text file listing all 32bit & 64bit apps installed on the local machine
'===================================================================================
'Declare constants, variables and arrays
'---------------------------------------
'Registry keys and values
Const HKLM = &H80000002 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Dim arrKeys(1)
arrKeys(0) = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\"
arrKeys(1) = "SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\"
strComputer = "."
strEntry1a = "DisplayName"
strEntry1b = "QuietDisplayName"
strEntry2 = "Publisher"
strEntry3 = "InstallDate"
strEntry4 = "EstimatedSize"
strEntry5 = "DisplayVersion"
'Create the output file
Dim objShell, objShellEnv, strComputerName, objFso
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objShellEnv = objShell.Environment("Process")
strComputerName = objShellEnv("ComputerName")
Set objFso = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set outputFile = objFso.CreateTextFile(strComputerName & ".txt", True)
'===================================================================================
Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts://" & strComputer & "/root/default:StdRegProv")
'Print header (comment out the line below if you do not want headers in your output file)
'outputFile.WriteLine"Name" & vbTab & "Publisher" & vbTab & "Installed On" & vbTab & "Size" & vbTab & "Version" & VbCrLf
For i = 0 to 1
'Check to ensure registry key exists
intCheckKey = objReg.EnumKey(HKLM, arrKeys(i), arrSubkeys)
If intCheckKey = 0 Then
For Each strSubkey In arrSubkeys
intReturn = objReg.GetStringValue(HKLM, arrKeys(i) & strSubkey, strEntry1a, strValue1)
If intReturn <> 0 Then
objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, arrKeys(i) & strSubkey, strEntry1b, strValue1
End If
objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, arrKeys(i) & strSubkey, strEntry2, strValue2
objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, arrKeys(i) & strSubkey, strEntry3, strValue3
objReg.GetDWORDValue HKLM, arrKeys(i) & strSubkey, strEntry4, strValue4
objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, arrKeys(i) & strSubkey, strEntry5, strValue5
If strValue1 <> "" Then
outputFile.WriteLine strValue1 & vbTab & strValue2 & vbTab & strValue3 & vbTab & strValue4 & vbTab & strValue5
End If
Next
End If
Next
'Close the output file
outputFile.Close
'Launch output file for review
objShell.run "notepad.exe " & strComputerName & ".txt"
'Clean up and exit
Set objShell = Nothing
Set objFso = Nothing
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Updated on July 21, 2020Comments
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Admin almost 4 years
I am attempting to write a VBScript that will list all of the installed application on a system in a text file or csv. I was able to find an existing code to list all of the software (including name, version, date, and size). When I currently run it as I have found it the echo comes up as a host echo pop up. What do I need to add to the vbs to make it output each of the echos to a File? I am sure this is easy, but i can't seem to find a solution.
Below is the script I found:
Dim fso Set fso = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.Filesystemobject") ' List All Installed Software Const HKLM = &H80000002 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE strComputer = "." strKey = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\" strEntry1a = "DisplayName" strEntry1b = "QuietDisplayName" strEntry2 = "InstallDate" strEntry3 = "VersionMajor" strEntry4 = "VersionMinor" strEntry5 = "EstimatedSize" Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts://" & strComputer & _ "/root/default:StdRegProv") objReg.EnumKey HKLM, strKey, arrSubkeys WScript.Echo "Installed Applications" & VbCrLf For Each strSubkey In arrSubkeys intRet1 = objReg.GetStringValue(HKLM, strKey & strSubkey, _ strEntry1a, strValue1) If intRet1 <> 0 Then objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, strKey & strSubkey, _ strEntry1b, strValue1 End If If strValue1 <> "" Then WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Display Name: " & strValue1 End If objReg.GetStringValue HKLM, strKey & strSubkey, _ strEntry2, strValue2 If strValue2 <> "" Then WScript.Echo "Install Date: " & strValue2 End If objReg.GetDWORDValue HKLM, strKey & strSubkey, _ strEntry3, intValue3 objReg.GetDWORDValue HKLM, strKey & strSubkey, _ strEntry4, intValue4 If intValue3 <> "" Then WScript.Echo "Version: " & intValue3 & "." & intValue4 End If objReg.GetDWORDValue HKLM, strKey & strSubkey, _ strEntry5, intValue5 If intValue5 <> "" Then WScript.Echo "Estimated Size: " & Round(intValue5/1024, 3) & " megabytes" End If Next
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Ekkehard.Horner almost 9 yearsRead msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/314cz14s%28v=vs.84%29.aspx and msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5t9b5c0c%28v=vs.84%29.aspx to see why this dangerous misinformation.
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gerendasi almost 9 yearsI've read through both links carefully but don't see why this is "dangerous"
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Ekkehard.Horner almost 9 yearsIt hides the 3rd 'create' parameter of .OpenTextFile and wrongly implies that the 2nd parameter of .CreateTextFile is an io-mode.
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papo over 6 yearsBut the first one was not gerendasi's statement and the second one is working as intended, although by mistake and coincidence. Which is as bad as if it wasn't. But a little explanation would be suited if he gets "-1" for it. To add third parameter, True, to .OpenTextFile would mean "create if non-existant". Second parameter in CreateTextFile is "overwrite", your number 2 is cast to True so it's working, but not as you though it is. Still these two methods, while used as just described, will act differently. First will add, second overwrite the output.txt file