Keep searching for file and once it is there just open it

Question

So, I have the following code

FileName = "Path\To\FileName"
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Do
   If FSO.FileExists(FileName) Then 
       FSO.DeleteFile FileName
   End If
   WScript.Sleep 1000
Loop

It looks for a specific file over and over again and once it is found it is deleted.

I want to modify it, I want this script to look for file over and over again and once it is found I just want to open that text file and stop the execution of the script.

Looking forward to your help :)

Answer 1

Use the WScript.Shell object to launch a file or application in VBScript.

FileName = "c:\tmp\newfile.txt"
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Do
   If FSO.FileExists(FileName) Then 
       With CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
          .Run FileName ' or .Run "notepad.exe " & FileName
       End With
       Wscript.Quit
   End If
   WScript.Sleep 1000
Loop

For an HTA application, you need to use setTimeOut for the 'loop'

<script language="VBScript">

Sub CheckFile
   FileName = "c:\tmp\newfile.txt"
   Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   If FSO.FileExists(FileName) Then 
       With CreateObject("Shell.Application")
          .ShellExecute FileName, FileName, , , NORMAL_WINDOW ' or .ShellExecute "Notepad.exe", FileName,...
       End With
       Self.Close()  'exit app
   End If
   window.setTimeOut "CheckFile", 1000  'wait 1 second, then recheck
End Sub

CheckFile  'first check

</script>

Thanks to Hackoo for getting me on the right track :)