Launch programs whose path contains spaces

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I need to launch programs in my local system using VBScript  But I am having trouble with the syntax  This is what I am using right now -   Dim objShell Set objShell   WScript CreateObject   WScript Shell    objShell Run  iexplore   Set objShell   Nothing   The above code successfully launches IE  I want to launch other browsers  But  if I use -   Dim objShell Set objShell   WScript CreateObject   WScript Shell    objShell Run  c  Program Files Mozilla Firefox firefox exe   Set objShell   Nothing   it is throwing an error saying that the file or path was not found  I am not sure how the parameter inside the Run   function is taken - should I give the path to an EXE or should I give some DOS commands

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Copy the folder  firefox exe is in and place in the c   only  The script is having a hard time climbing your file tree  I found that when I placed the   exe file in the c   it eliminated the error message   file not found

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Try -  Dim objShell Set objShell   WScript CreateObject   WScript Shell    objShell Run    c  Program Files Mozilla Firefox firefox exe     Set objShell   Nothing   Note the extra   s in the string   Since the path to the exe contains spaces it needs to be contained with in quotes    In this case simply using  firefox exe  would work    Also bear in mind that many programs exist in the c  Program Files  x86  folder on 64 bit versions of Windows

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find an  exe file for the application you want to run  example iexplore exe and firefox exe and remove  exe and use it in objShell Run  firefox     I hope this helps

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set shell CreateObject  Shell Application     shell ShellExecute  application    arguments    path    verb   window shell ShellExecute   slipery bat    C  Users anthony Desktop dvx    runas   1 set shell nothing

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It s working with  Set WSHELL   CreateObject  Wscript Shell   WSHELL Exec  Application Path     But what should be the parameter in case we want to enter the application name only  e g in case of Internet Explorer  WSHELL Run  iexplore

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You van use Exec  Dim objShell Set objShell   WScript CreateObject   WScript Shell    objShell Exec  c  Program Files Mozilla Firefox firefox exe   Set objShell   Nothing

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What you re trying to achieve is simple  and the way you re going about it isn t  Try this  Works fine for me  and save the file as a batch from your text editor  Trust me  it s easier   start firefox exe

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Set objShell   WScript CreateObject  WScript Shell   objShell Run  firefox   Set objShell   Nothing   Please try this

[vbscript] Launch programs whose path contains spaces

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