How to send back a user defined value from a vbScript to Run Script

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To send back a user defined value from a vbScript to the Run Script command use within your vbscript the following command:

wScript.StdOut.WriteLine <ValueToReturn>

e.g.:

wScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Hello World"

A working example in 20 easy steps:

Creating the vbScript
1. Create a vbScript using notepad and call it HelloWorld.vbs
2. Place the following statement within HelloWorld.vbs

wScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Hello World"

3. Save HelloWorld.vbs

Creating an example test in Testing Anywhere
4. Start Testing Anywhere client
5. Create a new test script in testing anywhere client
6. Add a variable to the script using the variable manager and give it a logical name for example ReturnedValue
7. Add the Run Script command and select the HelloWorld.vbs vbScript
8. Click in the text box next to the text Return value :
9. Press F2
10. Select the ReturnedValue variable
11. Click on Insert
12. Click on Save
13. Add a Message Box command
14. Click in the text box beneath the text "Please enter message to show to user"
15. Press F2
16. Select the ReturnedValue variable
17. Click on Insert
18. click on Save
19. Save the created test script
20. Now run the test. You should see the text Hello World appear on the screen within a message box.

A working example has been attached to this post.