ShellExecute method

Run a script or application in the Windows Shell.

Syntax
      .ShellExecute "application", "parameters", "dir", "verb", window

      .ShellExecute 'some program.exe', '"some parameters with spaces"', , "runas", 1

Key
   application   The file to execute (required)
   parameters    Arguments for the executable
   dir           Working directory
   verb          The operation to execute (runas/open/edit/print)
   window        View mode application window (normal=1, hide=0)

Note the different (double " and single ' ) quotes that can be used to delimit paths with spaces.

The runas verb is undocumented but can be used to elevate permissions. When a script is run with elevated permissions several aspects of the user environment may change: The current directory, the current TEMP folder and any mapped drives will be disconnected.

The ShellExecute method is a member of the IShellDispatch2 object.

Examples

Run a batch script with elevated permissions, flag=runas:

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell.ShellExecute "E:\demo\batchScript.cmd", "", "", "runas", 1

Run a VBScript with elevated permissions, flag=runas:

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell.ShellExecute "cscript", "E:\demo\vbscript.vbs", "", "runas", 1

“If you don't execute your ideas, they die” ~ Roger Von Oech

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joeware.net - CPAU (Create Process As User) like RunAs but with an options to encrypt the password.
Equivalent CMD command: ShellRunAs - Run a command under a different user account