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Help for simple VBScript

Created by: ibrahim454 at: 4/9/2019 9:31 AM (10 Replies)

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4/9/2019 9:31 AM	Rate (0)
ibrahim454 Experienced Member Joined: 3/9/2018 Last visit: 12/11/2024 Posts: 65 Rating: (0)	I am using WinCC Advanced V15(Tia) I am completely new at Scripts. I am trying to call simple external program with this code : Sub Calculator() StartProgram "D:\Newdocument\calc.exe", "Null", hmiShowNormal, hmiYes End Sub But I want to check if calculator is open or not? If it is already open, I just want to show it not run again.

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4/10/2019 8:49 AM	Rate (0)
Nzett11 Silver Member Joined: 11/14/2018 Last visit: 6/12/2025 Posts: 502 Rating: (71)	Hello ibrahim454, there is an other discussion in the forum about nearly the same topic. I link it here for you: https://support.industry.siemens.com/tf/ww/en/posts/stop-program-by-pressing-a-button/76350?page=0&pageSize=10 Although it's for WinCC flexible, the script might also work for WinCC (TIA). Greetings, Nzett11
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4/10/2019 2:01 PM	Rate (0)
ibrahim454 Experienced Member Joined: 3/9/2018 Last visit: 12/11/2024 Posts: 65 Rating: (0)	thanks for your reply, I check the topic but couldn't find answer. Is there any suggestion ?

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4/11/2019 11:17 AM	Rate (0)
ibrahim454 Experienced Member Joined: 3/9/2018 Last visit: 12/11/2024 Posts: 65 Rating: (0)	Hi 8Noodles I use 'StartProgram' command to start any '.exe file' with VBscript in WinCC RT Advanced. for example calculatar.exe; StartProgram "C:\.....\Calculator.exe" But whenever I call this VBscript, It starts a new calculator.exe. I want to check in this VBscript whether Calculater.exe is open or not. If it is already open at the moment, just bring it forward, don't start it again. else ; Start Calculator
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4/11/2019 2:24 PM	Rate (0)
Murof Platinum Expert Joined: 8/3/2009 Last visit: 12/4/2025 Posts: 16592 Rating: (1943)	Hello you can use somthing like this: --------------------- Dim shell Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") If shell.AppActivate("Rechner")Then shell.AppActivate "Rechner" Else shell.Run "calc.exe" End If Set shell = Nothing ---------------------- This works only if the program has a fixed windows Text and also only in Win7 and older Systems, in Win10 not. Bye Murof
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4/11/2019 3:01 PM	Rate (0)
ibrahim454 Experienced Member Joined: 3/9/2018 Last visit: 12/11/2024 Posts: 65 Rating: (0)	Hello, I am working on win 10 and , I writed exacttly same but didnt work, .exe always starting again. what is "Rencher" there?
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4/16/2019 1:24 PM	Rate (0)
Nzett11 Silver Member Joined: 11/14/2018 Last visit: 6/12/2025 Posts: 502 Rating: (71)	Hello ibrahim454, the word "Rechner" means "calculator" and it's the name of the application "calc.exe" in German language. On your system there's probably an other name for that. Greetings, Nzett11
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1/13/2021 7:36 PM	Rate (0)
GinkgoBoy Posts: 69 Rating: (1)	Did anyone figure out if this ever work for windows 10? if not, why? if yes how?
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1/15/2021 11:03 AM	Rate (0)
Murof Platinum Expert Joined: 8/3/2009 Last visit: 12/4/2025 Posts: 16592 Rating: (1943)	Hello I think I tried it but I´m not sure if it worked..., just do the test with the calculator or some other simple program and then write us if it works... Bye Murof
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1/15/2021 11:38 AM	Rate (0)
K_Ohjus Gold Expert Joined: 3/5/2017 Last visit: 10/31/2025 Posts: 780 Rating: (130)	Hi, You need to give parameter to AppActivate that exactly same string that is your displayed program name. Now it is Calculator Now it is Laskin If you have many languages it might be best to get program PID within VBS code AppActivate accepts that too. Otherwise you need to write OR for every language. Also you cannot minimize or maximize window with AppActivate. That needs to be done with run program. Anyways for some reason with Calculator AppActivate always returns 0 for me, even though it activates properly. I do not need to do anything with Calculator, so i haven't tried to figure out why. With other programs it works fine.
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