The Wscript.Shell object

Provides access to OS Shell methods.

Syntax 
      Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") 

Methods
   .AppActivate      Activate running command.
   .Run              Run an application.
   .TileVertically   Tile app windows.
   .RegRead          Read from registry.
   .RegDelete        Delete from registry.
   .RegWrite         Write to the registry.

Examples

Set an object to a file folder and then use .Run to open File Explorer at that folder:

Dim objShell
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run "C:\Demo"
Set objShell = Nothing

“It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated” ~ Alec Bourne

Related VBScript commands

.AppActivate - Activate running command.
Shell.Application - The Shell.Application object.
.Run a command.


 
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