Prevent VBscript app from showing Console Window

Question

I have a VBScript app which create Symbolic Links.

Set wshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
.....
linkcmd = "mklink /D """ & linkFolderPath & "\" & linkName & """ """ & libfolder & "\" & folderName & """"
    cmd = "cmd /C " & linkcmd
    wshell.Run cmd, 4, true

This is fine and works, but when I create a lot of links, each execution of the wshell.Run command results in a transient console window appearing and promptly vanishing.

Is there anyway to prevent the console window from being created so visibly?

Run method reference

user69820
– user69820

2012-10-30 15:48:54 +00:00
Commented Oct 30, 2012 at 15:48 — user69820
– user69820, Commented Oct 30, 2012 at 15:48

woxxom · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-01 02:36:55Z

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You can use this VBScript to run cmd commands hidden, just incorporate it into your script:

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run "cmd /c yourcommands", 0, True

edited Nov 1, 2015 at 2:36

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answered Oct 30, 2012 at 15:44

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