We create thewshShellobject by using the following command:
Set bjShell = createObject("wscript.shell")
Once we create the wscript.shell object, we have access to the following methods:
Method | Purpose |
Run | Runs an external command |
Exec | Runs an external command, but provides access to the datastream |
appActivate | Brings a specified window to the foreground |
sendKeys | Enables you to send keystrokes to the foreground application |
CreateShortCut | Creates shortcuts |
LogEvent | Writes to the application Event log |
RegRead | Reads from the registry |
RegWrite | Writes to the registry |
RegDelete | Deletes from the registry |
PopUp | Displays a pop-up dialog box |
ExpandEnvironmentStrings | Parses environmental variables (these variables can be displayed by using the Set command from a CMD prompt) |
CreateAddRemoveShortCut.vbs
Option Explicit
Dim objShell
Dim strDesktop'pointer to desktop special folder
Dim objShortCut'used to set properties of the shortcut. Comes from using createShortCut
Dim strTarget
strTarget = "control.exe"
set bjShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")strDesktop = objShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")
set bjShortCut = objShell.CreateShortcut(strDesktop & "\AddRemove.lnk")
objShortCut.TargetPath = strTarget
objShortCut.Arguments = "appwiz.cpl"
objShortCut.IconLocation = "%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll,21"
objShortCut.description = "addRemove"
objShortCut.Save
RunNetStat.vbs
Option Explicit'is used to force the scripter to declare variables
'On Error Resume Next'is used to tell vbscript. to go to the next line if it encounters anError
Dim objShell'holds WshShell object
Dim objExecObject'holds what comes back from executing the command
Dim strText'holds the text stream from the exec command.
Dim command'the command to run
command = "cmd /c netstat -ano"
WScript.Echo "starting program " & Now 'used to mark when program begins
Set bjShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")Set bjExecObject = objShell.Exec(command)
Do Until objExecObject.StdOut.AtEndOfStream
strText = objExecObject.StdOut.ReadAll()
WScript.Echo strText
Loop
WScript.echo "complete" 'lets me know program is done running
From
Microsoft® VBScript. Step by Step
By Ed Wilson
