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How to run a windows script file with administrator rights,

Hello, I am new to this stuff, and need to get a windows script file to run with admin priv.
I use a command file. .cmd to in invoke the .wsf file.
When I try to execute this, I get a permission denied. If I right click, run as administrator -- process works.
Is there a way I can get this to runas with admin priv.
Hope I entered this correctly.
Any help would be appreciated.

.cmd file
wscript.exe D:\lsftest\terry.wsf

terry.wsf
DIM strInputFolder, strOutputFolder

strInputFolder = "D:\MainFrameFTPFiles\terry.txt"
strOutputFolder = "D:\Dataloads\tja.txt"

Const OverwriteExisting = TRUE

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objFSO.CopyFile "D:\MainFrameFTPFiles\terry.txt" , "D:\Dataloads\tja.txt", OverwriteExisting

wscript.echo "VBS Script running"
wscript.echo "Terry.vbs"

wscript.echo "Input Folder =" & strInputFolder
wscript.echo "Output Folder =" & strOutputFolder

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oBdA

Where exactly do you get the Access denied?
If it's in the section you posted above, then changing the permissions as I suggested should work.
If it's somewhere else, the first solution is to change the respective permissions so that elevation isn't required.
If the script is started from a third-party application, then the third-party application should be run elevated.
Is the whole thing supposed to be run interactively, or as a scheduled task?

tambrosi

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Thanks for the input and ideas. This is the code that got me past the permission denied issue.

If Not WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("elevate") Then
CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute WScript.FullName _
, WScript.ScriptFullName & " /elevate", "", "runas", 1
WScript.Quit
End If
**
I need to dig into the permissions and see what is going on, but this got me past the issue for now. I need to red up on the psExec process.

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I agree, I need to get to the root of the cause.
Thanks