Re: basic help to run an application from WSH

Hi.

The Run method requires at least one argument, which is a string. The value
of the string is the path and filename of a program to be executed. All
string values must be enclosed in quotes. If a path and filename has spaces,
the value must be enclosed in quotes. Any embedded quotes in a quoted string
must be doubled. For example:

WshShell.Run "c:\notepad.exe"

will work. The Run method will execute on c:\notepad.exe. However:

WshShell.Run "c:\My Folder\notepad.exe"

will not work, because c:\My Folder\notepad.exe is not understood. You want
the run method to execute "c:\My Folder\notepad.exe". So, to pass the
embedded quotes, you must double them. This will work:

WshShell.Run """c:\My Folder\notepad.exe"""

The WSH interpreter resolves the embedded double quotes into single quotes
and passes the following to the Run method:

"c:\My Folder\notepad.exe"

which is a valid statement to execute.

--
Richard
Microsoft MVP Scripting and ADSI
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
<georgeoliverGO@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1160491239.242671.123500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
OK, I found that enclosing the file path in -three- sets of quotation
marks, such as

"""<file path"""

works.

What I don't understand is why you need three sets, any help?

(I suppose I didn't look everywhere, then...)


georgeoliverGO@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
hello,

Apologies for such a basic question, but I've looked everywhere and
nothing is helping.

I'm just learning vbscript for wsh and here is my first script, saved
in file "<file>.vbs":

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run "<file path of file.vbs>"

Where <...> is a full file path such as "c:\documents and
settings\[...]" etc.

When I run this by selecting the file I always get a

Script: <script file path>
Line: 2
Char: 1
Error: THe system cannot find the file specified.

Code: 80070002
Source: (null)


However if I just move the file to c:\, so the path is "c:\<file>" the
file opens.

Also if I cut and paste the exact file path from the script into the
Run box on the start menu, the file opens.

Any help with this?

Many thanks.



.

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