Launch programs whose path contains spaces

vbscript

Solution

Try:-

Dim objShell
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )
objShell.Run("""c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe""")
Set objShell = Nothing

Note the extra ""s in the string. Since the path to the exe contains spaces it needs to be contained with in quotes. (In this case simply using "firefox.exe" would work).

Also bear in mind that many programs exist in the c:\Program Files (x86) folder on 64 bit versions of Windows.

Problem

I need to launch programs in my local system using VBScript. But I am having trouble with the syntax. This is what I am using right now - ``` Dim objShell Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" ) objShell.Run("iexplore") Set objShell = Nothing ``` The above code successfully launches IE. I want to launch other browsers. But, if I use - ``` Dim objShell Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" ) objShell.Run("c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe") Set objShell = Nothing ``` it is throwing an error saying that the file or path was not found. I am not sure how the parameter inside the Run() function is taken - should I give the path to an EXE or should I give some DOS commands?!

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