perchè il mio intento era di far andare l'eseguibile di skype in modo che si aprisse, e poi in un secondo momento di far partire questo script.

'// Create a Skype4COM object:
Set oSkype = WScript.CreateObject("Skype4COM.Skype", "Skype_")

'// Start the Skype client:
If Not oSkype.Client.IsRunning Then oSkype.Client.Start() End If

'// Declare the following Skype constants:
cUserStatus_Offline = oSkype.Convert.TextToUserStatus("OFFLINE")
cUserStatus_Online = oSkype.Convert.TextToUserStatus("ONLINE")
cCallStatus_Ringing = oSkype.Convert.TextToCallStatus("RINGING")
cCallStatus_Inprogress = oSkype.Convert.TextToCallStatus("INPROGRESS")
cCallStatus_Failed = oSkype.Convert.TextToCallStatus("FAILED")
cCallStatus_Refused = oSkype.Convert.TextToCallStatus("REFUSED")
cCallStatus_Cancelled = oSkype.Convert.TextToCallStatus("CANCELLED")
cCallStatus_Finished = oSkype.Convert.TextToCallStatus("FINISHED")
cCallStatus_Busy = oSkype.Convert.TextToCallStatus("BUSY")
cAttachmentStatus_Available = oSkype.Convert.TextToAttachmentStatus("AVAILABLE")

'// The PlaceCall command will fail if the user is offline. To avoid failure, check user status and change to online if necessary:
If cUserStatus_Offline = oSkype.CurrentUserStatus Then oSkype.ChangeUserStatus(cUserStatus_Online) End If

'// Create a user object:
Set oUser = oSkype.User("echo123")
'// WScript.Echo "User " & oUser.Handle & " online status is " & oSkype.Convert.OnlineStatusToText(oUser.OnlineStat us)

'// Place a call:
Set oCall = oSkype.PlaceCall(oUser.Handle)

'// Wait until the call is in progress and return the relevant error if any other status occurs:
Do While oCall.Status <> cCallStatus_Inprogress
If oCall.Status = cCallStatus_Failed Or _
oCall.Status = cCallStatus_Refused Or _
oCall.Status = cCallStatus_Cancelled Or _
oCall.Status = cCallStatus_Finished Or _
oCall.Status = cCallStatus_Busy Then
Err.Raise vbObjectError + 1, "", "Call status: " & oSkype.Convert.CallStatusToText(oCall.Status)
End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
Loop

'// Check sending DTMF tones for use with interactive voice response (IVR) applications:
WScript.Sleep(10000)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "0" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "1" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "2" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "3" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "4" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "5" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "6" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "7" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "8" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "9" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "#" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)
If cCallStatus_InProgress = oCall.Status Then oCall.DTMF = "*" End If
WScript.Sleep(500)

'// Finish the call:
If oCall.Status <> cCallStatus_Finished Then oCall.Finish() End If

'// The AttachmentStatus event handler monitors attachment status and automatically attempts to reattach to the API following loss of connection:
Public Sub Skype_AttachmentStatus(ByVal aStatus)
'// WScript.Echo ">Attachment status " & oSkype.Convert.AttachmentStatusToText(aStatus)
If aStatus = cAttachmentStatus_Available Then oSkype.Attach() End If
End Sub

'// If the call status is "failed", the CallStatus event handler returns the relevant failure reason as text:
Public Sub Skype_CallStatus(ByRef aCall, ByVal aStatus)
'// WScript.Echo ">Call " & aCall.Id & " status " & aStatus & " " & oSkype.Convert.CallStatusToText(aStatus)
If cCallStatus_Failed = aStatus Then
'// WScript.Echo ">Failure reason:" & oSkype.Convert.CallFailureReasonToText(aCall.Failu reReason)
End If
End Sub

è uno script in vbs che avevo trovato su skype per utilizzare le API del programma....ma se non funziona nessuno dei due mi tocca di fare un programmino....dannazzione...

vabbè se avete altri suggerimenti sono ben accetti. Cmq grazie per la risposta