How is the Wscript object utilized?

2 years ago
Benjamin Taylor
1 minute

The Wscript object is a built-in object of Windows Script Host (WSH) used for executing scripts and controlling the script execution environment. Here are some commonly used methods of the Wscript object:

  1. CreateObject: creates and returns a reference to a COM component.
    For example: Set objExcel = CreateObject(“Excel.Application”)
  2. Pause the execution of the script for a period of time, measured in milliseconds.
    For example: Wscript.Sleep 5000.
  3. Echo: Output a message to the command line window when the script is running.
    For example: Wscript.Echo “Hello, World!”
  4. Stop: Terminates the script’s execution.
    For example: Wscript.Quit
  5. Create a shortcut: this will create a shortcut.
    For instance: Set objShortcut = Wscript.CreateShortcut(“C:\Shortcut.lnk”)
  6. Execute the executable file, script, or command.
    Example: Wscript.Run “notepad.exe”
  7. Shell: Create and return a reference to a Windows Shell object for performing Shell-related operations. For example: Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject(“Wscript.Shell”)

These are just common methods of the Wscript object, there are other methods that can be used in the script as needed.

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