Vbscript launch windows application

However, it crashes when run from VBScript and exits with error code Here's the script:. I was able to find the error. I set the current directory to the folder that contains the. This is the modified script:. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.

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Active 3 years, 3 months ago. Viewed 4k times. CreateObject "WScript. Quit - so that part doesn't really apply. Firefox is not a vbscript application. Add a comment.

Active Oldest Votes. Exec "firefox" 'you do stuff ff. Ansgar Wiechers Ansgar Wiechers k 23 23 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. This worked for me. Just wanted to add this since the answer was never excepted, but was my 2nd search hit for "vbscript launch application and shutdown".

But can't it close the existing application? What do you mean "close the existing applications"? It terminates the process that was started via Exec.

It doesn't work in HTA. What should I do?? Please help. Please post a new question with a minimal reproducible example of your code and a more detailed problem description. I observed a few ways: taskkill - Worked only if I try to kill the same process, as I run. Shell" oShell. AppActivate fileName oShell. Ansgar Wiechers k 23 23 gold badges silver badges bronze badges.

If it isn't already running, ' it will start. If it is already running, it will stop. Terminate Next ' Delete the environment variable wshSystemEnv. This solution has a major flaw in its logic.

The "off" segment the Else block terminates itself before deleting the "AlreadyRunning" environment variable which blocks the script from running again until the user logs off. A quick fix would be moving the wshSystemEnv. Makaveli84 Makaveli84 5 5 silver badges 16 16 bronze badges.

Matt Fenwick 46k 21 21 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Dave Dave 11 1 1 bronze badge. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Intially QTP was installed in all the clients system but now they want to install in Server. Now every one wants to use the QTP installed in the server. P rather than Flight application that means any web application or Hospital Management application or Banking application From where i can get the application i think a good response from this blog.

Your email address will not be published. All articles and tutorials on this site are contributed by the expert team under the guidance of Ankur. Hello Friends, I have a small query. Please let me know if it is possible. Could you please provide the script for this. Hi Ankur, I have to launch a Terminal Emulator host. Click End If End If. Hi Ashish, If the position of the object is changing use description. Hi, Please Help me.. Please let me know wat to do to run the test smoothly….

How to launh via QTP? Click Sir ji this one is not working. Please do needful for me. I am stuck in a very critical situation here. I hope one of my fellow friends will help me out. Hello Ankur Plz help me out.. My Mail-Id is : jatinderjain gmail. Yeah Sreedevi. Thanks, Nashi. Thanks and Advance, Ashish. Hi, I just want to ask if there is a script to allow me to know if the application i am testing is already running?

To open notepad app use following code. Hi Ankur, I am really happy to see this blog, its really helpful for newbies like me. Thanks, Chetan.

Hi Good morning. Is it feasible?