Insert PowerShell in VBScript with Wscript.shell

Question

Hello ! (I'm french)
I try to run PowerShell Script in a VBScript but an error message that I do not understand is displayed in the consol when I launch the .exe

Unhandled exception. System.MissingMemberException: Public member 'run' on type 'IWshShell3' not found.
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Symbols.Container.GetMembers(String& memberName, Boolean reportErrors)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.NewLateBinding.CallMethod(Container baseReference, String methodName, Object[] >arguments, String[] argumentNames, Type[] typeArguments, Boolean[] copyBack, BindingFlags invocationFlags, Boolean reportErrors, >ResolutionFailure& failure)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.NewLateBinding.ObjectLateCall(Object instance, Type type, String memberName, Object[] >arguments, String[] argumentNames, Type[] typeArguments, Boolean[] copyBack, Boolean ignoreReturn)
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.NewLateBinding.LateCall(Object Instance, Type Type, String MemberName, Object[] >Arguments, String[] ArgumentNames, Type[] TypeArguments, Boolean[] CopyBack, Boolean IgnoreReturn)
at TestApp2.Program.Main(String[] args) in D:\Bureau\App\TestApp2\TestApp2\Program.vb:line 14
drg

I can't launch the program with Visual Studio another error message sayd "The project does not know how to run the profile 'ProjectName' "

My code :

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Module Program
    Sub Main(args As String())
        Dim objShell = CreateObject(“Wscript.shell”)
        objShell.run("powershell.exe -noexit -file D:\Bureau\delta\xmrig-6.16.2-gcc-win64\xmrig-6.16.2\exclu.ps1")
        Console.ReadKey(True)
    End Sub
End Module

And last point at the line 5 I wrote "Dim" whereas officially it should be "Set" But Set it is no longer supported (I d'ont know it has an impact) Error ID: BC30807
For the moment I try to run a .ps1 file but the goal is to include directly the powershell script in the VBScript.
Thank you verymuch for your answer

Answer 1

You are confusing VBScript (a .vbs file processed by wscript.exe or cscript.exe), and a Visual Studio compiled VB.Net application.

Here is a VBscript that calls Powershell. Save this as a .vbs file and then run cscript.exe to execute it. It will launch a PS window which displays 'hello' and then a few seconds later terminates.

Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.shell")
objShell.run("powershell.exe  -command 'hello';start-sleep 10")   

The code you posted is VB.Net, so you really should be using Process.Start.

https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-use-processstart-in-vbnet-3424455

Answer 2

Thank you for your answer
I'm still a beginner and between language that I learn at the university and self-taught It's possible that I confuse everything.
So sorry for the inconvenience, I understand better why I didn't find anything on the net and thank you for your kindness, your answer is very usefull for me :)
Have a nice day,
Alex