It has been awhile since Ive used VB but isnt there a shell function that allows dos command line like commands? Then you should be able to use regular batch like syntax to open sas and run a specific program.
Batch syntax:
"sas exe full path location" -sysin "sas program to run full path location"
Add the -log and or -print to save out the log and lst to specific files.
Eric
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