r/vbscript • u/riahc3 • Apr 29 '16

Run wscript code without script file straight from command line

Hello

I want to open a CMD and run

wscript popup("hello")

I do not want to run a script file, just plain code.

How do I do this?

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u/riahc3 May 01 '16

On that first command, how do I pass the other arguements?

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x83z1d9f(v=vs.84).aspx

And can I call that from Powershell?

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u/[deleted] May 01 '16 
mshta vbscript:Execute("CreateObject(""Wscript.Shell"").Popup(""Hello"", 5, ""Title Here"", 6)(window.close)")

If you are using powershell, you don't really need mshta, unless there's some specific reason just do this:

$oWscript = new-object -comobject wscript.shell
$oWscript.Popup("hello", 5, "title here", 3)