Object

WshScriptExec object.

The Status property is used when a program is run asynchronously.

The Status property returns a value from an enumerated type.

WshRunning ( = 0)

The job is still running.

WshFinished ( = 1)

The job has completed.

The following code runs calc.exe and echoes the final status to the screen.

Visual Basic Script	Copy Code
Dim WshShell, oExec Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("calc") Do While oExec.Status = 0 WScript.Sleep 100 Loop WScript.Echo oExec.Status

JScript	Copy Code
var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell"); var oExec = WshShell.Exec("calc"); while (oExec.Status == 0) { WScript.Sleep(100); } WScript.Echo(oExec.Status);

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