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Generate WSF Action

A script is a file you create that describes the steps required to complete a task. A Windows Scripting File (.wsf) is an executable script file format for Windows that can incorporate VBScript (.vbs) routines and include XML elements. After you create the script, you can "run" that script, and it will perform all of the steps for you, saving you a great deal of time. You can use Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler to schedule tasks to run the Windows Scripting File through the other application at a time that is most convenient to your organization. You need only create the script once, and then you can reuse it any time you need to perform that task.¹ It incorporates several features that offer you increased scripting flexibility. Because Windows Script Files are not engine-specific, they can contain script from any Windows Script compatible scripting engine.²

Figure: Generate a Windows Scripting File

You click the Generate WSF action to create a Windows Scripting File that you can run once or schedule using Windows Task Scheduler. In short, the generated script file consists of sending an HTTP request to the Infinity web server that houses the BusinessProcessInvoke.ashx web service handler. An .ashx is an ASP.NET HTTP handler is the process (frequently referred to as the "endpoint") that runs in response to a request made to an ASP.NET Web application.³ The BusinessProcessInvoke.ashx endpoint is used to start a business process using a pre-defined parameter set. This endpoint is designed to be accessed from any tool that can issue HTTP requests. It is used by the VBScript and jscript files that the platform generates for business processes.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<job id="main">
	<script language="VBScript">
	    <![CDATA[
Const SECURITY_FLAG_IGNORE_CERT_CN_INVALID = &h00001000
Const SECURITY_FLAG_IGNORE_CERT_DATE_INVALID = &H2000
Const SECURITY_FLAG_IGNORE_UNKNOWN_CA = &H100
Const WINHTTPREQUESTOPTION_SSLERRORIGNOREFLAGS = 4
Dim url
Dim xml
Dim responseText
url = "http://localhost/bbinfinity/BusinessProcessInvoke.ashx?DatabaseName=BBInfinity&BusinessProcessID=a28d4f17-53fe-48d9-85bc-37e12884dc00&ParameterSetID=aab44bb5-0277-47de-a6b4-3235bcecb5e7"
Set xml = CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")
Dim options
options = SECURITY_FLAG_IGNORE_CERT_CN_INVALID or SECURITY_FLAG_IGNORE_CERT_DATE_INVALID  or SECURITY_FLAG_IGNORE_UNKNOWN_CA 
xml.Option(WINHTTPREQUESTOPTION_SSLERRORIGNOREFLAGS) = options
xml.SetTimeouts 0, 60000, 30000, 604800000
xml.SetAutoLogonPolicy(0)
xml.Open "GET", url, False
xml.Send
xml.WaitForResponse
responseText = xml.ResponseText
If xml.Status <> 200 Then Err.Raise -2147221504 + 100, "Business process invoke step failed", responseText
	Set xml = Nothing
        ]]>
    </script>
</job>