IISExpress runner

IISExpress runner

// Runs IIS Express without a console window (if started with wscript.exe)

var sitePort = 8080
var sitePath = "."
var siteClr = "v4.0"


var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var wshell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell")

// Resolve path
sitePath = fso.GetAbsolutePathName(sitePath);

// look for IISExpress
var iisexpress = wshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%ProgramFiles%\\IIS Express\\iisexpress.exe");
if (!fso.FileExists(iisexpress)) {
    iisexpress = wshell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\IIS Express\\iisexpress.exe");

    if (!fso.FileExists(iisexpress)) {
        WScript.Echo("Couldn't find IIS Express. Install using the Web Platform Installer.");
        WScript.Quit(1);
    }    
}

// launch browser
wshell.Run('http://localhost:' + sitePort, 1, false);

// start IISExpress hidden and wait for exit
wshell.Run('"' + iisexpress + '" /port:' + sitePort + ' /clr:' + siteClr + ' /path:"' + sitePath + '"', 0, true);