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Old April 17th, 2008, 11:04 AM
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VBScript - Calling External Applications
I want to write a simple script that displays a message in a dialog box until the OK button is clicked on and in the next line of the code call an external application like some label printing software.

Wscript.echo "Don't Forget To Select The Dot Matrix Printer On LPT1"
call "C:\luw\luw.exe"

I know I have got the second line of the code wrong but I can't find what the command should be.

Can anybody help please?
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You should use the Run method provided by the WshShell object. Like this:
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  1. WScript.echo "Don't Forget To Select The Dot Matrix Printer On LPT1"
  2. Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  3. WshShell.Run "C:\luw\luw.exe"
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You should use the Run method provided by the WshShell object. Like this:
vb Code:
Original - vb Code 
  1. WScript.echo "Don't Forget To Select The Dot Matrix Printer On LPT1"
  2. Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  3. WshShell.Run "C:\luw\luw.exe"


Thanks for that it's just what I wanted.
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