X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,J_CHICKENPOX_83,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <49F9C402.3060303@cygwin.com> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:30:10 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.19) Gecko/20090101 Remi/2.0.0.19-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.19 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Weird problem when opening MSWORD docs via SSH session to Cygwin References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Perry Ng wrote: > Hi All. > > I've been trying to get Cygwin to open up a MSWORD document via a vbs > using cscript but have struck a weird problem when attempting to do > so. > > I've created a VBS, it opens the word document and prints it. > > Using Cscript + vbs, it works fine from the Cygwin shell, However > > The vbs fails to open the word document, when i ssh to the cygwin > terminal and running the same script using cscript command, it fails > to find the word document. > > **************** > root AT test ~> ssh administrator AT cygwinserver cscript "test.vbs" > > Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6 > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved. > > Error # 424 - C:\test.doc - Object required > > ******************** > > The VBS is telling it to open a file from C:\test.doc (which exists). > > > Now i know the word document exists and the vbs works, because from > the Cygwin terminal it opens fines and performs as it should. It only > fails to load when i do it via SSH. > > It can't find the document, even tho i know the document exists and > the vbs script works via the cygwin shell. It seems to fail when you > execute the cscript filename.vbs via ssh to the Cygwin server. > > I've searched high and low, but can't seem to find any answers. > > ANY help would be appreciated. I'm going to guess you're using pub key authentication with ssh. If so, try password instead. If my WAG isn't correct, I recommend reading and following the problem reporting guidelines found at the link below if you need to follow-up on this. This will bootstrap any further diagnosis and keep folks on this list that can help from having to assume too much. > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/