If WScript.Arguments.Count <> 1 Then Wscript.Echo "Wrong number of arguments!" Wscript.Quit End if Dim program, params, objShell program = """java.exe""" params = """-jar"" ""C:\Program Files\jEdit 4.3pre9\jedit.jar"" """ & WScript.Arguments.Item(0) & """ ""-reuseview""" Wscript.Echo program & " " & params set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") objShell.ShellExecute program, params, "", "open", 0 set objShell = nothing