Automatically Restarting An Application In Windows

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        This script will start a program and automatically relaunch it if it closes.  It's a stripped down version of the script in <a href="http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=9635">JSI Tip 9635: How can I start an application, and automatically restart it if the user ends it?</a>.

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Do While True
 WshShell.Run """<the path to the executable file>""", 1, True
Loop

The pairs of double quotes inside the quoted string prevent "file not found" errors if the path contains spaces.  The Run method is documented <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d5fk67ky.aspx">here</a>, in case you want to change the window style (the second argument).    

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• relaunch
• VBScript
• windows