Running vbs from .net code

There are a few ways to run vbscript inside vb.net. If you just need the script to run, you can use the process object.

Dim oProcess as new Process
Try
   oProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = True
   oProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "CScript c:\script.vbs //nologo"
   oProcess.Start()
   oProcess.WaitForExit()
Finally
   oProcess.Dispose()
End Try

Process Class

If you have some VBScript that you want to intereact with variables or run on the fly. Microsoft has a ScriptControl that allows you to do just that. The script control has 3 options of running code.

• Eval: Evaluates a text expression.
• Run: Runs a named Sub or Function.
• Execute: Executes a script statement.

You can find more information on the ScriptControl at Microsoft.
Q184740: How To Call Functions Using the Script Control
Q184739: INFO: Where to Obtain the Script Control


If you are looking to run vb.net code inside vbscript, see my other post:
Running VB.NET code in VBScript or other apps