Getting an error : Missing Required Command Line Arguments: -ism <ISM file>

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I'm building an installer using script file. I'm executing following command :

C:\windows\system32\cscript.exe "%WSR%\InstallShield\BuildInstalls.vbs" -ism "C:\InstallShield\Windows\xyz.ism" -verbose Build -version 1.1.1 -skipcopy -Platform Win32 -web

But I'm getting following error :

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Setup Output Log File: InstallShield\BuildInstalls.vbs_3_25_2016_13_3.out
InstallBuild ERROR: Missing Required Command Line Arguments: -ism

ISM file is also present at proper location and all parameters are correct. But still I'm getting this error. So where I'm doing the mistake ?

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1 Answers

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If your BuildInstalls.vbs treats its parameters from command line using standard Arguments Property (WScript Object) and its inferior collections WshUnnamed Object and WshNamed object, then as per Working with Command-Line Arguments article:

The WshNamed filtered collection contains the two named arguments. Named arguments are arguments that consist of two parts: a name and a value. The name must be prefaced with a forward slash, and a colon must separate the name from the value. The slash prefix and the colon separator are fixed and cannot be changed. For example, you cannot use a hyphen in place of the slash; the following command will not pass Server as a named argument; instead, it will treat -Server:atl-dc-01 as the value of a single unnamed argument

Therefore, use /ism:"C:\InstallShield\Windows\xyz.ism" parameter.

If BuildInstalls.vbs is not your own work, maybe it accepts /help, /H, /? or alike option?