Run an external Command.
Syntax WshShell.Exec (strCommand) Parameters strCommand : The Command to be executed Example.vbs '--------------------------------------- ' Run the calculator (calc.exe) and display the exit codes Dim WshShell,oExec Set WshShell = wscript.createobject("wscript.shell") Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("calc.exe") WScript.Echo oExec.Status WScript.Echo oExec.ProcessID WScript.Echo oExec.ExitCode '--------------------------------------- notes .ExitCode Returns the exit code set by a program (when it finishes running) WshShell.Exec gives the ability to access the standard streams of the executable and allows read/writes to the process's stdout/stderr in real-time while the process executes. while(!Pipe.StdOut.AtEndOfStream) WScript.StdOut.WriteLine(Pipe.StdOut.ReadLine()) ------------ .Terminate Instructs the script engine to end the process. note - this type of process kill does not clean up properly and may cause memory leaks - use only as a last resort!
First rate people hire other first rate people.
Second rate people hire third rate people.
Third rate people hire fifth rate people. - André
Weil
Related commands:
Command, run command - WshShell.Run
Equivalent Windows NT command:
START - Start a separate window to run a specified
program or command