Echo Method
Outputs text to either a message box or the command console window.
object.Echo [Arg1] [,Arg2] [,Arg3] ...
Arguments
object
WScript object.Arg1, Arg2, Arg3 ...
Optional. String value indicating the list of items to be displayed.
Remarks
The Echo method behaves differently depending on which WSH engine you are using.
WSH engine |
Text Output |
|---|---|
Wscript.exe |
graphical message box |
Cscript.exe |
command console window |
Each displayed item is separated with a space character. When using CScript.exe, each item is displayed with a newline character. If no items are provided as arguments to the Echo method, a blank line is output.
Example
Description
The following example uses the Echo Method to display the domain name, computer name, and user name for the current machine, and to display network mapping information for the drives and printers.
<package>
<job id="vbs">
<script language="VBScript">
Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set oDrives = WshNetwork.EnumNetworkDrives
Set oPrinters = WshNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections
WScript.Echo "Domain = " & WshNetwork.UserDomain
WScript.Echo "Computer Name = " & WshNetwork.ComputerName
WScript.Echo "User Name = " & WshNetwork.UserName
WScript.Echo
WScript.Echo "Network drive mappings:"
For i = 0 to oDrives.Count - 1 Step 2
WScript.Echo "Drive " & oDrives.Item(i) & " = " & oDrives.Item(i+1)
Next
WScript.Echo
WScript.Echo "Network printer mappings:"
For i = 0 to oPrinters.Count - 1 Step 2
WScript.Echo "Port " & oPrinters.Item(i) & " = " & oPrinters.Item(i+1)
Next
</script>
</job>
<job id="js">
<script language="JScript">
var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network");
var oDrives = WshNetwork.EnumNetworkDrives();
var oPrinters = WshNetwork.EnumPrinterConnections();
WScript.Echo("Domain = " + WshNetwork.UserDomain);
WScript.Echo("Computer Name = " + WshNetwork.ComputerName);
WScript.Echo("User Name = " + WshNetwork.UserName);
WScript.Echo();
WScript.Echo("Network drive mappings:");
for(i=0; i<oDrives.Count(); i+=2){
WScript.Echo("Drive " + oDrives.Item(i) + " = " + oDrives.Item(i+1));
}
WScript.Echo();
WScript.Echo("Network printer mappings:");
for(i=0; i<oPrinters.Count(); i+=2){
WScript.Echo("Port " + oPrinters.Item(i) + " = " + oPrinters.Item(i+1));
}
</script>
</job>
</package>