How to Execute Programs With VBS
Visual Basic Scripting (VBS) is a language used to automate processes on remote machines. The files use the .vbs file extension, and Windows runs them automatically when you double-click the file or add it to a start-up directory. The scripting files are normally used by network administrators. Network administrators can map drives, add printers and run programs on the user's machine as soon as he logs into Windows.
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Instructions
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Right-click the VBS file you want to edit and select "Open With." Select "Notepad" from the list of programs. You can also start a new script by opening Notepad.
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Open a shell object. The shell object runs the executable files located on the machine. The code below creates the object:
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Run the program from the VBS file. The shell object opened previously has a "run" method that executes software. The code below runs the software:
my_shell.Run "c:\windows\my_program"
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Close the shell objects. You need to close the shell object and remove it from memory. The code below deletes the shell object:
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Save the file to your hard drive. Make sure you save it with a .vbs extension. Double-click it to test the programming. The file runs and executes the software indicated in the script.
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