If you are programming a Windows Script in VBScript and need to retrieve the output of an external command you can use the following simple function:
Function GetCommandOutput(filename)
Dim WshShell, oExec
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oExec = WshShell.Exec(filename)
Do While oExec.Status <> 1
GetCommandOutput = GetCommandOutput & oExec.StdOut.ReadLine() & vbCrLf
Loop
End Function
