The Run method creates a new process that executes strCommand with window style intWindowStyle.
WshShell.Run (strCommand, [intWindowStyle], [blnWaitOnReturn])
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0 | Hides the window and activates another window. |
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6 | Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window in the Z order. |
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9 | Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window. |
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5 | Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position. |
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3 | Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window. |
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2 | Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window. |
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7 | Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains active. |
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8 | Displays the window in its current state. The active window remains active. |
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4 | Displays a window in its most recent size and position. The active window remains active. |
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1 | Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. |
If blnWaitOnReturn is set to TRUE, the Run method returns any error code returned by the application. If blnWaitOnReturn is not specified or is FALSE, Run returns an error code of 0 (zero).
' This fragment launches Notepad with the current executed script
Set WshShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
WshShell.Run ("notepad " & Wscript.ScriptFullName)
WshShell.Run ("%windir%\notepad" & Wscript.ScriptFullName)
' This fragment returns the error code from the executed application
Return = WshShell.Run("notepad " & Wscript.ScriptFullName, 1, TRUE)