Questions tagged [vbscript]
An interpreted scripting language developed by Microsoft that is modeled on Visual Basic
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VBS script execution blocked on Windows 10
Posting this question on behalf of GNU Octave trying to troubleshoot execution problems. We've recently had a handful of Windows users install the software and be unable to run the program. Often ...
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Windows 10: Using Task Scheduler to run a VBScript file?
I am migrating over from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
In 7, I ran a VBS file through Task Scheduler that shut down Microsoft Outlook in order to prepare the .pst file for nightly backup. I want to do the ...
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Make a .vbs running in background visible to be able to cancel it
I have a .vbs-Script that is running in the background endlessly. This script does not have any way for the user to interact with it; a regular user won't even notice something is running in the ...
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ilovepdf desktop leaves warning message
ilovepdf desktop program shows the message "Your PDFs have been converted successfully" when the conversion process is completed while right-clicking on Windows. The question is, how to ...
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VBS working from all pcs except 1. Works from shortcut with argument though
In the past I have used a very simple script:
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
CreateObject("Wscript.Shell").RUN "C:\windows\system32\taskkill.exe /F /IM &...
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Sleep Windows 10 using CMD (command prompt) [duplicate]
All suggested commands for Windows XP/7/8 puts Windows 10 in hibernation (not in standby).
so, for Windows 10, how to put PC into from CMD (batch file)?
is there correct a keyboard combination (...
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How to detect Microsoft Office version name?
Programmatically, what method can get the name of the installed Microsoft Office version? I have tried every Powershell command, VBScript, and WMI query I could find. I have pored through the registry ...
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how to change the format of the date time of windows from WSH
I want to use Windows Scripting Host to automate my windows instalation and I want from it to change the hour to 24h and the date to YYYY-MM-DD.
Is it possible?
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How to press windows key + 1 using vb script
I would like to press Windows Key+ 1 using vb script to open my browser and other tools from my windows taskbar. according this vbs scripts related question VBScript's SendKeys doesn't support the ...
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vbs script not logging in list of domain joined pcs
I have a script that get a file containing pc name and logged in automatically
this scenario works fine for local account but for domain account it won't work actually computer boot up network won't ...
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Windows task scheduler not triggering a task on Windows 10
I have a task that is supposed to run a script I made, every 10 minutes, but it just doesn't seem to trigger it.
In the task scheduler it says that next run time is in 10 minutes, but when the time ...
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How to make a notification with a sound signal?
I would like to make a reminder so that a notification with a sound signal appears in a month. In Windows Task Scheduler, you cannot send a message along with a beep (message only). At first I wanted ...
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Parameter "262144" (top-most attribute set) in Task Scheduler does not work (VBScript)
Parameter 262144 (top-most attribute set) in Task Scheduler does not work. When creating a task to run a .vbs file, parameter 262144 does not work (does not open the window on top of others), although ...
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Task Scheduler no longer running VBS script
so I've been trying to get VLC player to skip to the next file at a specific time (10am). I've got the following script that worked fine for a few days, and then stopped completely.
Set WshShell = ...
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Packaging a VBScript
I have written a simple VBScript that helps cancer patients manage their drug dosage (specifically Capecitabine - look it up if you don't believe me).
Many of these patients are 'older generation' ...
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vbscript sendkeys on windows10 fails on one PC
I'm trying to use a vbscript with sendkeys but the keys are not recognized.
I'm using a sample from Microsoft and it works on my laptop but not on my desktop. On the desktop, Notepad does open, but ...
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How can I run dregcmd from VB silent and output results to a file
There's one result from dsregcmd that is crucial to what I need that other methods don't do related to Azure,dsregcmd /status.
It won't succeed if shelled out to cmd nor run from anything I have found ...
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how to convert udf file to docx via command line
How can I convert a udf file to docx using the command line? Is there a program that does this? This command line can be PowerShell or VBScript.
Here is the file:
Here is a link to the editor:
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Permission Denied VBScript error when trying to run the file
So I'm trying to emulate a security related github repository using VMs and for that I had to run a VBScript.
The VBScript is as follows:
Set oShell = CreateObject ("Wscript.Shell")
Dim ...
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VBS script suddently won't execute
I'm running Windows 10, Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045 (22H2).
This VBS script below used to work until today to change my Windows background to the Next Background but suddenly it will only popup the ...
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How to scan and map shares in LAN
My share drives get disconnected all the time, and after applying different fixes I found on the internet, they still do disconnect.
So everytime, I need to scan the LAN and manually reconnect ...
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What are the .wsf , .wsh, and .wsc files?
I understand that C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe and its GUI version C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe can interpret VBScript .vbs/.vbe (Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition) and JScript .js (...
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Join to Domain Script - Windows 7
I'm looking for a way to diss-join a machine from a domain and join a machine to a domain via scripts. I searched online and have found the following script that should join a machine to a domain but ...
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How to Replace Words With VBScript Regex and VBA?
what is vbscript syntax for .net:
\b[a-z]+\b
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trying to replace all alpha words in the source.
.net regex tester confirms this pattern will find all words:
\b[a-z]+\b
this:
Findings,Actions
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VBS script keeping old values even though I changed them
I am running the script below to keep my computer from going to sleep:
set wsc = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Do
'Five minutes
WScript.Sleep(5*60*1000)
wsc.SendKeys("{...
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Run vbs script in batch file
I read an article to use a vbs script to access the CTL+ALT+DEL to change password GUI. I named it "ChangePWD.vbs"
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell....
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How to automatically disable "Allow computer to turn off this device" on all devices in Device Manager
I need to frequently go through most devices and disable this option (if the Power Management tab is available) for clients machines (Win10/11).
Don't mind how it's done, Powershell/batch/VBS/etc.
I ...
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Unknown VBS script on my browser download folder
There is a _zipit.vbs on my download folder. I use Firefox
The code opened in notepad below. This file has been on my computer for 6 months.
I dont know where it came from but googling seems to ...
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Automate printing Mathcad sheets to PDF
I am trying to print all files in certain format (i.e. *.xmcd) in a folder to PDF. I already made AdobePDF my default printer. I want to do this task using powershell but when I run it it throws an ...
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Disadvantages of checking for invalid values in a textbox
I am making a userform where I want to perform a regression analysis from the input data for four functions fi(x), which are recorded in each of the corresponding textboxes.
To check if the input ...
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How to tell when Windows Update is finished
In Windows 10 Home, the options for Windows Update are limited. I would like to stop it from starting up and instead have the user launch it when they are ready. The reason is that it starts too ...
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VBS - schedule task + run in hidden
I am trying to create a scheduled task and run in hidden mode (without console) my BAT file that does the processing... can someone help me? Here is one thing that I have tried...
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Annoying auto-start PC issue
I just removed obs from my PC and im keep getting this message, non-stop. Can you please help?
I tried to search for program who is maybe activating this file, but its missing, to remove it.
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Restore full control of registry key (and subkeys) to SYSTEM account
There is a registry key (and maybe more) that have had SYSTEM either removed or explicitly denied permission. I need to do this programmatically from the SYSTEM account (Powershell, VBS, command line ...
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How to disable and enable a USB port via command prompt?
How to disable and enable USB port via command prompt? Or using a batch script or VBScript? The OS is Windows 7.
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Microsoft VBScript Compilation Error. Code: 800a0400. Error: - Expected Statement
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' Perform all the SCCM Client Actions
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Connect automatically to wifi as soon as available and if it gets disconnected connect again
My windows 10 disconnects automatically from wifi sometime. My pc is not having monitor i am controlling it over remote desktop team viewer.
Also sometimes running cleanup utilities disable the auto ...
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vbscript control loop structure works on one windows 10 desktop and not on another windows 10 laptop. What could be wrong?
I have following vbscript code segment that works fine on one windows 10 desktop but not on another windows 10 laptop.
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
dim r, i, j
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How do I prevent this dialog from popping up when running a VB script from task scheduler?
This is the undesired dialog that pops up when I run a Task in the Task Scheduler that just calls a VB script. Any idea how to make my Windows understand, that I do want to run the .vbs file using the ...
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Looking for a way to prompt a scheduled message with options for the user to start (or not) a long backup batch file
I'm looking for a way to use Task Scheduler to warn the user before starting a long backup batch by showing a message box that waits for user confirmation.
I was trying to use task scheduler to run a ...
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Create outlook folder loop via excel range
I could able to loop sender names from first columns of excel & nwow I am trying to create folder loop in below code but it showing error !!!
Sub MoveItems()
Dim myNameSpace As
Outlook.Namespace
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Why does Windows Task Scheduler not work when selecting the option "Run whether user is logged on or not"?
I have a small VBS script that I want to run once per day.
Set objExcelApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objExcelApp.Visible = True
objExcelApp.DisplayAlerts = False
sFilePathXlsm = &...
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When log into standard account of PC run VBS that requires admin privs
I need when I log into Windows account of standard user, VBS file should be run automatically.
I know I can create a new string value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ...
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Attempt to hide console using Command line, Run, Exec and Pipe in VBScript
I'm using Zbarimg which (I believe) outputs its data to STDOUT. So at present, a cmd string within a VBScript executes the command and stores it in a variable, thus:
xml_data=objShell.Exec("C:\...
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Online VBScript compiler or how to execute VBScript in browser
I've written some VBS code and want to execute it. The problem is that it's a completely Windows-orientated script (so not for ASP) while I'm on Mac, so I can't test it. I don't have a Windows PC or ...
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(VBS) how to taskkill a process when a specific window appear?
In my VBScript, I need to taskkill process example.exe when SPECIFICWINDOW appears (the window's name is different than the process name) and need this command ready when SPECIFICWINDOW appears.
How ...
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Scripting an APPX install
I have a very large application which installs two of its many components from APPX files which have been renamed to an ADIX extension. The rest of the components are a mixture of MSI/MST and EXE ...
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Open Text file after creation
Please help to see where went wrong that the file could not open to view after created successfully.
dim fname
fname=InputBox("Enter File Name:")
MsgBox("The File name is " & ...
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Time & option dependent data input (Excel)
I ma trying to create a from that will allow users to enter data in to excel easy on a tablet.
Start Form
After Pressing Data Input
As you can see data is being copied from txt field in to a specific ...
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Windows 7 - Create a VBS Script that will open a network location (the pause 10 seconds) and a folder on the desktop
Good day!
I'm trying to create a VBS script that will open up a location on a server share then pause 10 seconds, then open a folder on my desktop.
I can write a VBS in notepad that will open EXE'...
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