How to use Wscript Exec to run a Java file

Question

As the description of Wscript:String value indicating the command line used to run the script: The command line should appear exactly as it would if you typed it at the comm

Answer 1

Take a look at the WSHSell object's run method. The following code works for me:

var shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
shell.run("cmd /c java -jar MyApplication.jar");
// should work without JARs as well, take care for the working path

The run method has an option to wait for the java program to return.

Hope this helps.