Re: VBScript added to Scheduled Task

Hi neualex,
A quick change and you'll be good to go! Try this:

Dim wshShell, s
Set wshShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
s = "notepad"
wshShell.Run s,1,True

Notice the 1 in the run command instead of the 0. This is the window
type parameter. A 0 in this parameter runs the program but hides the
window. A 1 activates the window and displays it. There are other
window type parameter options which you can review at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/6f28899c-d653-4555-8a59-49640b0e32ea.asp

Hope this helps.

James Garringer



neualex wrote:
Hi guys

I created a very simple vbscript that runs notepad:

Dim WshShell, oExec, s
set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
s= "cmd /c notepad "
oExec = WshShell.run(s,0,True)
set WshShell = nothing

This script is added to the Schedule Task in Windows 2000.
The task is run with an admin user.

The problem is that the task seems to be run, but I don't see the notepad.
If I go to the taskmgr I can see the notepad in the list, but it doesn't pop
up visually.

Did anything like that happen to you guys?

Thank you.

.

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