>Yes, thank you, this version works. Did I understand correctly, that every reference to WScript (at the beginning of the line) in the samples has to be converted to an Windows-API call?

Yes, I have it found at "Q259103 - HOWTO: Use the Windows Scripting Host to Automate an Application". It seems to be that Wscript object accesible only inside the Windows Script Host and not creatable by OLE.