set objTextFile2 = fs.OpenTextFile("\\ntlifeprotest\workarea\cdpsxh\cmelog.txt",2,True) Set wshshell = WScript.CreateObject("wscript.Shell") retcode = Wshshell.run ("cmd /c ftp -s:cmeftp.scr "&strServer&" > objTextFile2",2,True) 'wscript.echo ("retcode = "&retcode) objTextFile2.Close 'WScript.Sleep(100000) ' 10 second delay Set objTextFile3 = fs.OpenTextFile("objTextFile2", 1) Do Until objTextFile3.AtEndOfStream strLine = objTextFile3.Readline If InStr(strLine, "Transfer complete") <> 0 Then wscript.echo strLine wscript.echo "found" else wscript.echo strLine wscript.echo "not found" End If Loop