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This wikiHow teaches you how to run a Visual Basic script on a Windows PC. Visual Basic is a Windows-specific programming language, so you'll only be able to run your script using Windows.
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Open the Command Prompt. An easy way to do this is to press Windows key + S to open the search bar, type command into the bar, and then click Command prompt in the search results.- You may also be able to open the command prompt by pressing Windows key + X and selecting Command prompt . If you don't see this option there, you can select PowerShell –the command we'll be using will work in both the standard command prompt and PowerShell. [1] X Research source
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Navigate to the folder where the script is located. You can use the cd command to do this.- For example, if the script is saved to C:\Windows\Scripts, type cd C:\Windows\Scripts and press Enter .
- The name of your script usually ends with the .VBS file extension.
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Type cscript scriptname.vbs and press ↵ Enter . Replace scriptname.vbs with the name of the script you want to run. This displays the output of the script in the window. [2] X Research source
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Press ⊞ Win + R . Pressing Windows key + R' opens the Run dialog, which allows you to select and run any script or program. -
Click Browse . This opens the file browser. -
Select your script and click Open . If you don't see your script, click the drop-down menu at the bottom-right corner and select All files instead.- The script will usually end with the *.VBS file extension.
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Click OK . This runs the script.
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Press ⊞ Win + E to open the File Explorer. This displays a list of files on your PC. -
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Double-click the script. This runs the Visual Basic script.- If the script is a console script, it will open a command prompt window and display the output. [4] X Research source
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References
- ↑ https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-execute-vbs-script
- ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/indexsrv/running-a-visual-basic-scripting-edition-query
- ↑ https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-make-save-and-run-a-simple-vbscript-program/
- ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/get-started/visual-basic/tutorial-console?view=vs-2019
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1. To run a script from the command prompt, use "cscript scriptname
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2. To run a script from Windows Explorer, double-click the script.
3. To run the script from the Run dialog, open the Run dialog, browse for the script, and click OK
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