How to Start and Manipulate Applications from a Macro

There are two general techniques for starting and manipulating applications from a Macro:

1. If the application supports COM, use the CreateObject function in a VBScript macro to start the application. A thorough discussion of this can be found in the section on Integrating COM Applications with VBScript Macros.
2. Use features of the Windows Script Host to launch the application. This technique is discussed in the section on Automating Windows Tasks with VBScript Macros.