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WScript.Shell error "method '~' of object '~' failed"

public sub Main()

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strCommand = "C:/Program Files/s/schedule.exe"
objShell.Run strCommand, vbHide, True
Unload Me

end sub

it's supposed to run schedule.exe hidden....but program crashes with

Runtime error '-2147024894 (80070002)' :
method '~' of object '~' failed

basically i need schedule.exe to run silently without interrupting the user.

Solution

  • If you had a reference to Windows Script Host Object Model you would get this more descriptive error message:

    Automation error
The system cannot find the file specified.

    This might clue you that you had to quote the executable filename if it contains spaces like this:

    Public Sub Main()
    Dim objShell As Object ' WshShell
    Dim strCommand As String

    Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    strCommand = "C:/Program Files/7-zip/7z.exe"
    objShell.Run """" & strCommand & """", vbHide, True ' WshHide
End Sub