Run a vbs file from MS-Excel

[XP]

Using Office 2003 and Windows XP;

I am using the following code line to run a VBScript file:

Shell "MyPath\MyScript.vbs"

But, I get error: Invalid procedure call or argument

Any idea how I can get this to run using Shell?

The path and file are correct since I can run it using the hyperlink method,
but this produces an undesired unsupressable warning.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Vergel Adriano]

Hi,

This worked for me. try it this way

Shell "cscript MyPath\MyScript.vbs"

 

[XP]

Thanks for posting, using your suggestion no longer generates an error, but
the script fails to execute. I added a message box to first line in the
script file and it never fires.

Any other ideas?

 

[Vergel Adriano]

I tested it with a simple vbs script file that shows a message box and it
worked. Maybe try providing the full path to the script. Or in a command
prompt, go to the directory where the script is and type in

cscript Myscript.vbs

If you try to execute it from the command prompt does it work? I guess you
can also try using wscript just in case that makes a difference..

Maybe also check the version of cscript.exe and wscript.exe. I have v5.6
for both. Both files should be in the C:\windows\system32 folder.

 

[XP]

Vergel,

Thanks again my version of both files is: 5.6.0.8820

I changed it to:
Shell "C:\windows\system32\WScript.exe MyPath\MyScript.vbs"

As you suggested and now I know what is wrong...there are spaces in MyPath
(a variable); the spaces are required as they are at network level; do you
know how to get around this?

Thanks a lot for your help...

 

[XP]

Hi Vergel,

Experimenting with it, this is what finally worked:

Shell "WScript " & """MyPath\MyScript.vbs"""

Thanks again so much for your assistance; could not have cracked it without
your help!

 

[Vergel Adriano]

I found that enclosing the path and filename in double quotes works.. This
worked for me

Shell "cscript ""C:\a folder with spaces\test.vbs"""

So I guess if Mypath is a variable, you'll need to concatenate it with the
strings to formulate the cscript command. I think something like this would
work for you

Shell "cscript """ & MyPath & "\MyScript.vbs"""

 

[Vergel Adriano]

glad to hear you got it to work.