CreateObject( )

Action: CreateObject launches (if necessary) the OLE Automation server and returns a handle through which an OLE Automation object can be manipulated.
 
Syntax: CREATEOBJECT (“serverclassname.typename")
 
Parameters: ServerClassName
     The name of the application providing the object.

TypeName
     The type or class of the object to create.
Returns: If the function succeeds it returns the handle to the object. If the function fails, it returns 0.
 
See Also: GetObject( )
 
Example: 
$ObjectHandle = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")