DOS Command Class for VBScript

Option Explicit

'Sample commands
ExecCmd "time /t"
ExecCmd "dir c:\"
ExecCmd "set"

Sub ExecCmd(p_strDOSCmd)
    'This function is just a display wrapper really.
    'All the neat stuff is in the clsDOSCommandExecutor class
    Dim objCommand
    Set objCommand = New clsDOSCommandExecutor

    objCommand.ExecuteCommand(p_strDOSCmd)
    msgbox objCommand.GetOutput, , p_strDOSCmd
End Sub

Class clsDOSCommandExecutor
    Dim objShell, objExec
    Dim strCommand
    Dim strError
    Dim objError
    Dim objOutput
    Dim strOutput

    Sub ExecuteCommand(p_strCommand)
        strCommand = "cmd /c " & p_strCommand
        Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell" )

        objShell.Exec(strCommand)

        Set objExec = objShell.Exec(strCommand)

        Do Until objExec.Status
            Wscript.Sleep 200
        Loop

        Set objError = objExec.StdErr
        strError = objError.ReadAll

        Set objOutput = objExec.stdOut
        strOutput = objOutput.ReadAll
    End Sub

    Function GetOutput()
        GetOutput = strOutput
    End Function

    Function GetError()
        GetError = strError
    End Function

    Function Failed()
        If strError = "" Then
            Failed = false
        Else
            Failed = true
        End If
    End Function
End Class

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