Way to WAIT for ShellExecute process to complete?

[cmackenz]

I have a line of code:

objShell.ShellExecute strApp, strCommand, "", "RunAs", 1

strApp is either cscript.exe and wscript.exe
strCommand is the path of a .wsh file that I create to run a second script.

I need my main script to run this command, and then WAIT for the strApp to finish before continuing.

Anyone know how that can be accomplished?

Many thanks!

 

[mrmovie]

objShell.Run strApp & strCommand, 1, True

 

[cmackenz]

Thank you, mrmovie, but I don't think that's what I'm after. How would you add privilege elevation for Vista to this? With the ShellExecute command, I don't need to specify a specific user name/password, but just specify "runas" and I end up prompted to click a button to allow admin access to run the command. With the "Run" command you've given, the script would just run in the logged-in user's context.

I did read something about ShellExecuteEx, but I'm not sure how to add that in VBScript, in place of what I have.

I'm sort of a novice programmer in this space.

 

[mrmovie]

if you insist on using .Exec method then you need to stay in a loop waiting for the .Status to become 0 i believe
Exit.vbs
' VBScript to demonstrate exit code.
' Authors Keith Hubbard and Guy Thomas
' Version 1.2 - November 2006
Option Explicit
Dim objShell, objExec
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objExec = objShell.Exec("Calc")
Do While objExec.Status = 0
WScript.Sleep 100
Loop
WScript.Echo "Calc Closed Status = " & objExec.Status
WScript.Quit

 

[PHV]

Have a look here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ateytk4a(VS.85).aspx

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[cmackenz]

Sorry if I'm missing something obvious. The 'Exec' method will let me wait for return, but can I somehow pass "RUNAS" to that? I don't see the option with the 'Exec' method that I see with the 'ShellExecute' method. Similarly, I don't see an option with 'ShellExecute' that lets me wait for return. It seems to be that I get one or the other feature, but not both features together in one method. Many thanks for any help!