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VBS to trigger another vbs via cmd in cscript

I have a VBScript that triggers tests in HP ALM to be run with UFT - This vbs works only by triggering it in cmd with cscript.

I want to know how I can refrain from first going to cmd to trigger it, but just create another vbs that will trigger the file to be run in cmd with cscript. Or maybe you have a better solution.

The below code does not work.

Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WScript.Shell")

oShell.run "cmd.exe"   "" c:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe C:\Temp\Unattended.vbs""

Set oShell = Nothing
Solution

  • Here are a couple of examples how to run the VBS. If your system runs cscript by default the last option should work.

    Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

'run with wscript
objShell.Run("""C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe"" ""C:\Test\MyScript.vbs""")

wscript.sleep 5000 'waits 5 seconds before running the next script. This is used for display purposes, not because you have to

'run with cscript
objShell.Run("""C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe"" ""C:\Test\My Script.vbs""")

wscript.sleep 5000 'waits 5 seconds before running the next script. This is used for display purposes, not because you have to

'run with the default program for vbs files (usually cscript)
objShell.Run("""C:\Test\My Script.vbs""")