Echo a text string to the screen (cscript) or a dialogue box (wscript)
Syntax
WScript.Echo [Arg1] [,Arg2] [,Arg3] ...
Arguments:
Arg1, Arg2, Arg3 ... Optional string values to be displayed.
If no arguments are provided a
blank line is output.
Examples
WScript.Echo "Hello"
WScript.Echo
Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WScript.Echo "Your Computer Name is " & WshNetwork.ComputerName
WScript.Echo "Your User Name is " & WshNetwork.UserName
ECHO can be suppressed by setting .Interactive to false
e.g.
WScript.Echo("Hello")
WScript.Interactive = false
WScript.Echo("This wont display")
WScript.Interactive = true
WScript.Echo("This will display")
"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." - Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989
Related commands:
Echo, popup - WshShell.Popup
Equivalent Windows NT command:
ECHO - Display message on screen
