Re: Aaagh! cScript no longer Returning! ??

From: Michael Harris \(MVP\) ("Michael)
Date: 03/11/05 

Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:34:03 -0800

> C:\>cscript.exe C:\inetpub\AdminScripts\mkwebdir.vbs -c localhost -w
> "Default We
> b Site" -v "adminDir","C:\MyDir\Web\Admin"
> Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.1 for Windows
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-1999. All rights reserved.
>
> 2/18/2005 10:11:09 AM : Accessing root for IIS://localhost/W3svc/1
> 2/18/2005 10:11:09 AM : Done.
>
> ....
>
> thats it! as you can see, csript never returns from the function. It
> performs the function ok, but then just sits there saying 'Done' and
> does not return. you have to end task on the dos prompt!! Aagh!!
>
> Has anyone else come across this issue???

How long do you wait for it? Some AV products versions (McAfee v8.0i in
particular) have been known to cause similar symptons, though usually long
delays on cscript shutdown, not necessarily indefinite hangs...

If you are running AV with any kind of script blocking/filtering features,
try turning them off and run the script again...

At least one person with the long delay problem recently resolved it by by
changing McAfee script related options...

Google Search
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=cscript%20slow%20mcafee%20group:*.scripting 

-- 
Michael Harris
Microsoft MVP Scripting
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