>>Hi Sergey,
>>
>>Do you know the difference between this method and Shellexecute?
>>
>>BTW, I guess it should be "I should have explained from the beginning".
>
>On top of my head:
>1. You are never be sure that Windows Scripting host is installed. ShellExecute is Windows API and it is always there :-)
>2. With WSH you could Run the other application and WAIT until it is closed.

Thanks, Borislav. The question is: why Shell.Run worked and ShellExecute didn't?