WshShell.AppActivate doesn't seem to work in simple vbs script

Question

total vbs scripting newb here. I\'m trying to automate closing a certain open window, namely a program called HostsMan. This is on Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit, and this is what m

Answer 1

The key here is to put a small pause after the 'run' command but before the 'appactivate' command so the application shows up in the process list.

     WshShell.Run "calc"
     WScript.Sleep 100
     WshShell.AppActivate "Calculator"