I was thinking about the loop with the sleep, but it seems any command that I execute after "Set oExec = oShell.Exec ("sftp2.exe -B " & strOutputFile)" seems to cause the sftp not to complete properly. I also noticed that "oShell.Run ("sftp2.exe -B " & strOutputFile, 1, true)" fails because I am not in the correct directory for the files.

The problem is on this line: oShell.run "cmd.exe /C copy "S:Claims\Sound.wav" "C:\WINDOWS\Media\Sound.wav" Your first quote next to "S:Claims" ends the string; you need to escape the quotes around your files with a second quote, like this: oShell.run "cmd.exe /C copy ""S:\Claims\Sound.wav"" ""C:\WINDOWS\Media\Sound.wav"" " You also have a typo in …

Jul 18, 2016 · @ansgar-wiechers is spot on about the ExpandEnvironmentStrings() as some of the other answers have suggested using it, but the documentation is clear; From MSDN - Run Method (Windows Script Host) The Run method returns an integer. The Run method starts a program running in a new Windows process. You can have your script wait for the program to …

Sep 19, 2020 · Set oShell = Nothing End Sub The Shell command in the middle works, thereby proving that app and files exist as and where specified. However, I want the Wait property of the WSCript.Shell object and therefore want to open the file using the line oShell.Run App & SrcPath & Fn, vbNormalFocus, True.

Jan 2, 2021 · How I can Execute a cmd command from VBScript (not by .bat file) For example, I want to execute the following from VBScript: cd /d C:dir_test\file_test sanity_check_env.bat arg1

May 7, 2010 · Based on Andrew Lessard's answer, here's a function to run a command and return the output as a string - Public Function ShellRun(sCmd As String) As String 'Run a shell command, returning the output as a string Dim oShell As Object Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 'run command Dim oExec As Object Dim oOutput As Object Set …

Jun 26, 2020 · What didnt you get? Your second routine needs this line too - Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") - Put it after the Dim line.

Sep 29, 2014 · This worked. Set objExecObject = oShell.Exec ("cmd /c convert test2.jpg -fill black +opaque white -fill white -opaque white -print % [fx:whmean] null:") The null at the end of the command was the problem. Also make sure that the path of the file is absolute which in my case was not the problem.

Mar 1, 2016 · Answers and information can be found here. From there, the selected answer, in case the link goes stale: Save the following as wscript, for instance, hidecmd.vbs after replacing "testing.bat" with your batch file's name. Set oShell = CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell") Dim strArgs strArgs = "cmd /c testing.bat" oShell.Run strArgs, 0, false The second parameter of …

Mar 12, 2013 · I observed a few ways: taskkill - Worked only if I try to kill the same process, as I run. Dim oShell : Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") oShell.Run """C:\My_Scripts\ddl.exe"" -p1 -c" 'some code oShell.Run "taskkill /f /im ddl.exe", , True SendKeys - Works for all app, if the window name is known. Dim oShell : Set oShell = …