The WshScriptExec object is returned by the Exec method of the WshShell object. The Exec method returns the WshScriptExec object either once the script or program has finished executing, or before the script or program begins executing.

The following code runs calc.exe and echoes the final status to the screen.

Visual Basic Script	Copy Code
Dim WshShell, oExec Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("calc") Do While oExec.Status = 0 WScript.Sleep 100 Loop WScript.Echo oExec.Status

JScript	Copy Code
var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell"); var oExec = WshShell.Exec("calc"); while (oExec.Status == 0) { WScript.Sleep(100); } WScript.Echo(oExec.Status);

ExitCode Property | ProcessID Property | Status Property | StdErr Property | StdIn Property | StdOut Property

Terminate Method

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