WshShell.Exec

Run an external Command.

Syntax 
      WshShell.Exec (strCommand) 

Parameters 
   strCommand  :  The Command to be executed
   

Example.vbs
'---------------------------------------
' Run the calculator (calc.exe) and display the exit codes
Dim WshShell,oExec

Set WshShell = wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("calc.exe")

WScript.Echo oExec.Status
WScript.Echo oExec.ProcessID
WScript.Echo oExec.ExitCode 
'---------------------------------------

notes
.ExitCode
Returns the exit code set by a program (when it finishes running)

WshShell.Exec gives the ability to access the standard streams 
of the executable and allows read/writes to the process's 
stdout/stderr in real-time while the process executes.


while(!Pipe.StdOut.AtEndOfStream)
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine(Pipe.StdOut.ReadLine())

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.Terminate
Instructs the script engine to end the process.

note - this type of process kill does not clean up properly
and may cause memory leaks - use only as a last resort!

First rate people hire other first rate people.
Second rate people hire third rate people.
Third rate people hire fifth rate people. - André Weil

Related commands:

Command, run command - WshShell.Run

Equivalent Windows command:

START - Start a separate window to run a specified program or command