VBScript GetObject

[OraMs]

I'm attempting to test if a certain application has already been launched. What am I doing incorrectly? Thanks.

When I use function in this format:

set WshShell = GetObject("c:\app_diam.exe","WScript.Shell")

I get the following message:

Filename or class not found during Automation operation: GetObject


When I use function in this format:

set WshShell = GetObject(,"WScript.Shell")

I get the following message:

ActiveX component can't create object: GetObject

 

[JohnYingling]

It appears that there is no "WScript.Shell" on your machine.

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[JohnYingling]

What happens when you do a
set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell&quot
?

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[OraMs]

When I do

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

it works fine. However, after the first time the application is launched, I need to activate only. Not launch another instance of the application.

 

[OraMs]

CORRECTION

I meant to say:

after the first time the application is launched, I need to return the existing instance of the application. Not create a NEW instance.