vbscript start a process

Question

I have a vb script that starts an exe (or even a process without gui):

strCom = "Start calc"  
WSHShell.Run(strCom)

It doesn't start the program, when I open task manager I can't see it.
But when I write the command "Start calc" directly in the command line it opens it.

How can I do it using the script?

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '11 at 12:59

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start is built-in to cmd.exe; it's not an actual program.

WSHShell.Run takes a physical file , not a cmd built-in.

Therefore, you can write WSHShell.Run("calc.exe")

answered Oct 23 '11 at 12:59

SLaks

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Good answer, but I just want to note that `WSHShell` needs to be initialised first. Here's an example using Internet Explorer: `CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run("iexplore")` – Dog Lover Aug 11 '15 at 08:49

score 4 · Answer 2 · 2017-12-07T06:51:51.610

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Starting a system process like calc.exe or cmd.exe

code

    Dim shl  
    Set shl = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")  
    Call shl.Run("""calc.exe""")  
    Set shl = Nothing  
    WScript.Quit

Starting a normal process

code

   Dim shl  
   Set shl = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")  
   Call shl.Run("""D:\testvbs\someServices.exe""")  
   Set shl = Nothing    
   WScript.Quit

You can launch any batch file too using VBscript. just provide the path of batch file in shl.run() while calling it.

edited Dec 07 '17 at 06:51

answered Dec 07 '17 at 06:45

Worked with windows 11. Cool :) – Naveen Kumar V Feb 28 '23 at 09:42

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 23 '11 at 14:32

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Or/In addition - if using start is important:

CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "%comspec% /c start /wait notepad.exe", 0, True

CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Exec "%comspec% /c start E:\Handapparat\Algorithms\diktaat.pdf"

resp. some variations thereof.

answered Oct 23 '11 at 14:32

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 11 '19 at 02:32

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CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run("**Application**")

I don't plan on making video for this script in action. Though I did make a cool error game with it.

edited Jan 11 '19 at 02:32

Nick

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answered Jan 11 '19 at 02:08

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