Hello

Im using WScript.shell to start a program from a hta application. When
i launch my code I see the program's startup screen but before the
actual application starts the method returns and nothing happens.

I have tried starting other programs with the same code and it works.
And basically my code works because i can see the startup screen.
Here is the code:

var cmd = constants['MAME32_PATH'] + " " + roms[index];
var fs = new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell');
fs.run(cmd,1,true);

(cmd is: D:/PROGRA~1/MAME32/MAME32.EXE romname)

If i click [run] in the startmenu and type the exact same command
(cmd) it works as it is supposed to. What could be wrong?

If this is a console mode program, try this just for debugging...

fs.run("%comspec% /k "+cmd,1,true);

You might be getting an error that disappears too fast to see...

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Michael Harris
Microsoft.MVP.Scripting
Seattle WA US
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Hi, thanks for the reply!
I tried your code but it only pops up a MS-DOS prompt window and nothing
else happens. I dont even see the startup screen as I did before. Do I
have to write anything else than:
<pre>
fs.run("%comspec% /k "+cmd,1,true);
<pre>
<br>
Im running Windows ME. The program I'm trying to launch (mame32) is a
windows32 application and takes a filename(romname)as parameter. Mame32
is an emulator and should start the romname specified in fullscreen
mode.
<br>
If I use this code:
<pre>
err = fs.run(cmd, 1, true);
alert(err);
</pre>
Err is 1. I don't know if that helps?

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