I've setup a VBScript hta to let my users choose a default printer. I'm currently trying to make it as clear as possible visually.
Our printers are listed as similar to:
4th floor
1st floor
Block 2
3rd floor
etc.
Is anyone aware of a change I could make to the code to sort the output of these by name? Many thanks
<html>
<head>
<title>Choose your default printer</title>
<style type="text/css">
body {
font-family:Verdana;
font-size: 12px;
color: #49403B;
background: #FFFFFF;
text-align: center;
}
</style>
<SCRIPT Language="VBScript">
Sub Window_Onload
window.resizeTo 500,550
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_Printer")
Set re = New RegExp
re.Pattern = "^\\\\.*?\\"
For Each objPrinter in colPrinters
strPrinter = objPrinter.Name
Set objOption = Document.createElement("OPTION")
objOption.Text = re.Replace(strprinter, "")
objOption.Value = strPrinter
If objPrinter.Default Then objOption.Selected = True
AvailablePrinters.Add(objOption)
Next
End Sub
Sub SetDefault
strPrinter = AvailablePrinters.Value
Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
WshNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter strPrinter
Msgbox strprinter & " has been set as your default printer."
End Sub
</SCRIPT>
Click a printer name to set it as your default<p>
<select size="20" name="AvailablePrinters" onChange="SetDefault"></select>
<p>
Close this window when done
I'd use an ArrayList and a Dictionary, like this:
Set printerNames = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList")
Set printers = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
For Each objPrinter in colPrinters
name = re.Replace(objPrinter.Name, "")
printerNames.Add name
printers.Add name, objPrinter
Next
printerNames.Sort
For Each name in printerNames
Set objOption = Document.createElement("OPTION")
objOption.Text = name
objOption.Value = printers(name).Name
If printers(name).Default Then objOption.Selected = True
AvailablePrinters.Add(objOption)
Next
You could add the printer names to an array and then use a simple bubble sort. The only tricky part is that you also obtain the default printer. So you'd have to save that while iterating your Win32_Printer collection.
' Create an array to hold the printer names...
ReDim a(colPrinters.count - 1)
' Add each printer name to the array. Also, save the name of the default printer.
Dim i, strDefault
For Each objPrinter In colPrinters
a(i) = objPrinter.Name
If objPrinter.Default Then strDefault = objPrinter.Name
i = i + 1
Next
' Sort the array...
Sort a
For i = 0 To UBound(a)
' Create your <option>...
If a(i) = strDefault Then objOption.Selected = True
Next
' Basic bubble sort...
Sub Sort(a)
Dim i, j, temp
For i = UBound(a) - 1 To 0 Step -1
For j = 0 To i
If a(j) > a(j + 1) Then
temp = a(j + 1)
a(j + 1) = a(j)
a(j) = temp
End If
Next
Next
End Sub
Here's a code fragment that reads from stdin, adds to a disconnected recordset, sorts recordset, reads and writesto stdout.
With rs
.Fields.Append "SortKey", 201, 260
.Fields.Append "Txt", 201, 5000
.Open
Do Until Inp.AtEndOfStream
Lne = Inp.readline
SortKey = Mid(Lne, Arg(3), Arg(4) - Arg(3))
.AddNew
.Fields("SortKey").value = SortKey
.Fields("Txt").value = Lne
.UpDate
Loop
If Arg(2) = "a" then SortColumn = "SortKey ASC"
If Arg(2) = "d" then SortColumn = "SortKey DESC"
.Sort = SortColumn
Do While not .EOF
Outp.writeline .Fields("Txt").Value
.MoveNext
Loop
End With
or you can use the .net sorted array/collection.
Set sortthing = CreateObject("System.Collections.SortedList")
See SortedList Class in .NET framework docs.
Related
I am trying to read the information on the storage drives and would like to output the results as (on 1 line):
1/2 - Samsung Evo - 500GB - 4 partitions - C :, D :, E :, F:
2/2 - USB Transcend - 16GB - 2 partitions - G :, H:
On Error Resume Next
' Create a FileSystemObject
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' Provide file path
Dim result, strComputer, outFile, PropertyArr, ArrayItem
outFile = "C:\Users\MISS\Desktop\ok.txt"
' Sets computer name to the current computer name
strComputer = "."
' Setting up file to write
Set objFile = FSO.CreateTextFile(outFile, True)
' Connect to the WMI Service
Set CIMV2 = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
If Err Then
WScript.StdOut.WriteLine "Unable to access WMI Service."
WScript.Quit 32
End If
' Fetch all details from Win32_computersystem
Set Win32_DiskDrive = CIMV2.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_DiskDrive")
PropertyArr = Array("Model","MediaType")
For Each item_PropertyArr In PropertyArr
ArrayItem = item_PropertyArr
Next
For Each item In Win32_DiskDrive
result = item.ArrayItem
WScript.Echo "Result: " & result
Next
Set FSO = Nothing
It is empty result.
To get the string output in the desired format, I would suggest using a template string and use Replace() to fill in the details.
Because you want the driveletters that are associated with each partition aswell, you need to do more than just query the Win32_DiskDrive, because that query does not return driveletters. See here
The below code should do what you want:
Option Explicit
Const ForAppending = 8
Dim objFso, objFile, objWMIService, colDiskDrives, objDiskDrive
Dim colPartitions, objDiskPartition, colLogicalDisks, objDriveLetters, objLogicalDisk
Dim outFile, strFormat, strResult, numCurrentDrive, strMediaType, strID, strQuery, strComputer
On Error Resume Next
' set up file to write
outFile = "C:\Users\MISS\Desktop\ok.txt"
Set objFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If objFso.FileExists(outFile) Then objFso.DeleteFile outFile, True
Set objFile = objFso.OpenTextFile(outFile, ForAppending, True)
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject( "winmgmts:{ impersonationLevel=Impersonate }!//" & strComputer )
Set colDiskDrives = objWMIService.ExecQuery( "Select * FROM Win32_DiskDrive" )
'set up a string as template for the output
strFormat = "{0}/{1} - {2} - {3} - {4} partition(s)"
'create a variable for the current disk count
numCurrentDrive = 1
For Each objDiskDrive In colDiskDrives
'start building the string to output
strMediaType = objDiskDrive.MediaType
If IsNull(strMediaType) Or Len(strMediaType) = 0 Then strMediaType = "Unknown"
strResult = Replace(strFormat, "{0}", numCurrentDrive)
strResult = Replace(strResult, "{1}", colDiskDrives.Count)
strResult = Replace(strResult, "{2}", objDiskDrive.Model)
strResult = Replace(strResult, "{3}", strMediaType)
strResult = Replace(strResult, "{4}", objDiskDrive.Partitions)
'increase the current drive counter
numCurrentDrive = numCurrentDrive + 1
'create an arraylist to capture the drive letters
Set objDriveLetters = CreateObject("System.Collections.ArrayList")
'escape the backslashes in objDiskDrive.DeviceID for the query
strID = Replace( objDiskDrive.DeviceID, "\", "\\", 1, -1, vbTextCompare )
strQuery = "Associators Of {Win32_DiskDrive.DeviceID=""" & strID & """} Where AssocClass = Win32_DiskDriveToDiskPartition"
Set colPartitions = objWMIService.ExecQuery(strQuery)
For Each objDiskPartition In colPartitions
'get the drive letter for each partition
strQuery = "Associators Of {Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID=""" & objDiskPartition.DeviceID & """} Where AssocClass = Win32_LogicalDiskToPartition"
Set colLogicalDisks = objWMIService.ExecQuery(strQuery)
For Each objLogicalDisk In colLogicalDisks
objDriveLetters.Add objLogicalDisk.DeviceID
'objDriveLetters.Add objLogicalDisk.VolumeName
Next
Set colLogicalDisks = Nothing
Next
'add the driveletters to the output string
strResult = strResult & " - " & Join(objDriveLetters.ToArray(), ", ")
Set objDriveLetters = Nothing
Set colPartitions = Nothing
'output on screen
WScript.Echo strResult
'output to file
objFile.WriteLine strResult
Next
'close the file
objFile.Close
Set objFile = Nothing
Set colDiskDrives = Nothing
Set objWMIService = Nothing
Update
As per your comments, you would like to not use .NET (the ArrayList) in the code. This can be done of course, but with a little bit more effort:
Option Explicit
Const ForAppending = 8
Dim objFso, objFile, objWMIService, colDiskDrives, objDiskDrive
Dim colPartitions, objDiskPartition, colLogicalDisks, objLogicalDisk
Dim outFile, strFormat, strResult, strMediaType, strID, strQuery, strComputer
Dim arrDriveLetters, numCurrentDrive, numDriveLetters
On Error Resume Next
' set up file to write
outFile = "C:\Users\MISS\Desktop\ok.txt"
Set objFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If objFso.FileExists(outFile) Then objFso.DeleteFile outFile, True
Set objFile = objFso.OpenTextFile(outFile, ForAppending, True)
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject( "winmgmts:{ impersonationLevel=Impersonate }!//" & strComputer )
Set colDiskDrives = objWMIService.ExecQuery( "Select * FROM Win32_DiskDrive" )
'set up a string as template for the output
strFormat = "{0}/{1} - {2} - {3} - {4} partition(s)"
'create a variable for the current disk count
numCurrentDrive = 1
For Each objDiskDrive In colDiskDrives
'start building the string to output
strMediaType = objDiskDrive.MediaType
If IsNull(strMediaType) Or Len(strMediaType) = 0 Then strMediaType = "Unknown"
strResult = Replace(strFormat, "{0}", numCurrentDrive)
strResult = Replace(strResult, "{1}", colDiskDrives.Count)
strResult = Replace(strResult, "{2}", objDiskDrive.Model)
strResult = Replace(strResult, "{3}", strMediaType)
strResult = Replace(strResult, "{4}", objDiskDrive.Partitions)
'increase the current drive counter
numCurrentDrive = numCurrentDrive + 1
'reset the dynamic array to capture the drive letters
numDriveLetters = 0
ReDim arrDriveLetters(numDriveLetters)
'escape the backslashes in objDiskDrive.DeviceID for the query
strID = Replace( objDiskDrive.DeviceID, "\", "\\", 1, -1, vbTextCompare )
strQuery = "Associators Of {Win32_DiskDrive.DeviceID=""" & strID & """} Where AssocClass = Win32_DiskDriveToDiskPartition"
Set colPartitions = objWMIService.ExecQuery(strQuery)
For Each objDiskPartition In colPartitions
'get the drive letter for each partition
strQuery = "Associators Of {Win32_DiskPartition.DeviceID=""" & objDiskPartition.DeviceID & """} Where AssocClass = Win32_LogicalDiskToPartition"
Set colLogicalDisks = objWMIService.ExecQuery(strQuery)
For Each objLogicalDisk In colLogicalDisks
ReDim Preserve arrDriveLetters(numDriveLetters)
arrDriveLetters(numDriveLetters) = objLogicalDisk.DeviceID
numDriveLetters = numDriveLetters + 1
Next
Set colLogicalDisks = Nothing
Next
'add the driveletters to the output string
strResult = strResult & " - " & Join(arrDriveLetters, ", ")
Erase arrDriveLetters
Set colPartitions = Nothing
'output on screen
WScript.Echo strResult
'output to file
objFile.WriteLine strResult
Next
'close the file
objFile.Close
Set objFile = Nothing
Set colDiskDrives = Nothing
Set objWMIService = Nothing
The output will be something like
1/4 - Samsung SSD 750 EVO 250GB ATA Device - Fixed hard disk media - 1 partition(s) - C:
2/4 - ST3500418AS ATA Device - Fixed hard disk media - 1 partition(s) - E:
3/4 - WDC WD7501AALS-00J7B0 ATA Device - Fixed hard disk media - 1 partition(s) - D:
4/4 - Generic Ultra HS-SD/MMC USB Device - Unknown - 0 partition(s)
Hope that helps
P.S. Best run using CScript instead of WScript, to avoid having popup messages with one line at a time
I'm getting the following error for this code. Please could you advise where it is wrong? Line 71 is "urls2 = objInputFile.ReadAll".
Line 71
Character 1
Error: Input past end of file
Code: 800A003E
Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error.
inputfile = "C:\Evernote.html"
outputfolder = "c:\"
msgbox("launched. press ok to continue")
'create urls1.txt
Set objFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.fileSystemObject")
Set objOutputFile = objFileSystem.CreateTextFile(outputfolder & "urls1.txt", TRUE)
'read inputfile (evernote exported html)
Set objFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.fileSystemObject")
Set objInputFile = objFileSystem.OpenTextFile(inputfile, 1)
html = objInputFile.ReadAll
objInputFile.Close
'split html var
html = Split(html, "<tr><td><b>Source:</b></td><td><a href=""")
'loop through html array and clean up the results so you get just the urls
'and write them to urls1.txt
For i = 1 To UBound(html)
checkA = InStr(html(i), """")
if checkA > 1 then
html(i) = Split(html(i), """")
urls = html(i)(0)
objOutputFile.WriteLine(urls)
end if
Next
'remove duplicates
'create urls2.txt
Set objFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.fileSystemObject")
Set objOutputFile = objFileSystem.CreateTextFile(outputfolder & "urls2.txt", TRUE)
'read urls1.txt and remove duplicates and write results to urls2.txt
Set objFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strFile = outputfolder & "urls1.txt"
Set objFile = objFS.OpenTextFile(strFile)
Set d = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream
strLine = objFile.ReadLine
If Not InStr(strLine,"--------") >0 Then
If Not d.Exists(strLine) Then
d.Add strLine , 0
End If
End If
Loop
x=d.Items
For Each strKey In d.keys
objOutputFile.WriteLine(strKey)
Next
'sort alphabetically
'read urls2.txt and sort everything alphabetically
'read urls2.txt
Set objFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.fileSystemObject")
Set objInputFile = objFileSystem.OpenTextFile(outputfolder & "urls2.txt", 1)
urls2 = objInputFile.ReadAll
objInputFile.Close
'split each line into array
urls2 = Split(urls2, VBCrLf)
'sort urls2 array by alphabet with bubble sort method
For i = (UBound(urls2) - 1) to 0 Step -1
For j= 0 to i
If UCase(urls2(j)) > UCase(urls2(j+1)) Then
strHolder = urls2(j+1)
urls2(j+1) = urls2(j)
urls2(j) = strHolder
End If
Next
Next
'write the sorted version of urls2.txt in urlsfinal.txt
'create urlsfinal.txt
Set objFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.fileSystemObject")
Set objOutputFile = objFileSystem.CreateTextFile(outputfolder & "urlsfinal.txt", TRUE)
'write all sorted vars from urls2 array to urlsfinal.txt
For i = 0 to UBound(urls2)
objOutputFile.WriteLine(urls2(i))
next
msgbox("all done")
The problem is your source file urls2.txt is empty. The reason for this is you are not closing your files after you write to them. You need to add this after you have finished writing out to urls1.txt and urls2.txt.
objOutputFile.Close
Also, you don't need to continually recreate the instance of objFileSystem every time you access the files. You can instantiate it once at the top.
Be sure to be a good memory citizen and destroy all objects you set in your code.
Set objFileSystem = Nothing
I have a several text files that have thousands of lines each with this being an example of a typical line:
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&REV_09 Realtek\5x64\FORCED\PCIe_5.810.1218.2012\ Netrtle.inf Realtek 1 12/18/2012,5.810.1218.2012 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
The script I'm working on does a string search for that first segment of text:
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&REV_09
My script narrows down which files have this string, but what I really need is for it then to return the next string on that same line:
Realtek\5x64\FORCED\PCIe_5.810.1218.2012\
Once I have this string I can continue on with the rest of the script which is just extracting the Realtek folder from a 7zip.
I've seen this has been done with other languages on Stack but I can't find anything for VBS. I could probably find an answer if I knew how to phrase the task better. I'd really appreciate some advise on grabbing that second string.
For background, this is the script I'm working on. It looks through all the text files in C:\scripts\ for a string returned by a WMI query for CompatibleID of device drivers with code 28 (no driver installed):
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objNet = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & "." & "\root\CIMV2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from Win32_PnPEntity " _
& "WHERE ConfigManagerErrorCode = 28")
For Each objItem in colItems
Dim arrCompatibleIDs
aarCompatibleIDs = objItem.CompatibleID
for each objComp in aarCompatibleIDs
Dim FirstID
FirstID = objComp
Exit For
Next
Next
strSearchFor = firstID
objStartFolder = "C:\scripts"
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
'Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
strFile = "C:\scripts\" & objFile.Name
set objFile = objFSO.getFile(strFile)
if objFile.size > 0 then
If InStr(objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFile).ReadAll, strSearchFor) > 0 Then
msgbox(objfile.name)
Else
WScript.Sleep (100)
End If
End If
Next
If you need to search for a fixed needle and a variable thread in a haystack, you can use some InStr()s or a RegExp. To get you started:
Dim sHaystack : sHaystack = Join(Array( _
"hay hay" _
, "fixed_needle variable_thread hay" _
, "hay hay" _
), vbCrLf)
Dim sNeedle : sNeedle = "fixed_needle" & " "
Dim nPosN : nPosN = Instr(sHaystack, sNeedle)
If 0 < nPosN Then
nPosN = nPosN + Len(sNeedle)
Dim nPosT : nPosT = Instr(nPosN, sHaystack, " ")
If 0 < nPosN Then
WScript.Echo "Instr()", qq(Mid(sHaystack, nPosN, nPosT - nPosN))
Else
WScript.Echo "no thread"
End If
Else
WScript.Echo "no needle"
End If
Dim reNT : Set reNT = New RegExp
reNT.Pattern = sNeedle & "(\S+) "
Dim oMTS : Set oMTS = reNT.Execute(sHayStack)
If 1 = oMTS.Count Then
WScript.Echo "RegExp ", qq(oMTS(0).SubMatches(0))
Else
WScript.Echo "no match"
End If
output:
Instr() "variable_thread"
RegExp "variable_thread"
If you change the haystack to
Dim sHaystack : sHaystack = Join(Array( _
"hay hay" _
, "fixed_needle no_variable_thread_hay" _
, "hay hay" _
), vbCrLf)
output:
Instr() "no_variable_thread_hay
hay"
no match
you see that there is more work needed to make the Instr() approach bulletproof.
Since your input file seems to be tab-separated, you could do something like this:
Set wmi = GetObject("winmgmts://./root/cimv2")
qry = "SELECT * FROM Win32_PnPEntity WHERE ConfigManagerErrorCode = 28"
For Each entity In wmi.ExecQuery(qry)
For Each cid In entity.CompatibleID
firstID = cid
Exit For
Next
Next
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
For Each f In objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder).Files
If f.Size > 0 Then
For line In Split(f.OpenAsTextStream.ReadAll, vbNewLine)
arr = Split(line, vbTab)
If arr(0) = firstID Then MsgBox arr(1)
Next
End If
Next
On a more general note, you shouldn't do stuff like this:
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
strFile = "C:\scripts\" & objFile.Name
set objFile = objFSO.getFile(strFile)
if objFile.size > 0 then
If InStr(objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFile).ReadAll, strSearchFor) > 0 Then
...
The Files collection already contains File objects, so it's utterly pointless to build a pathname from the object's properties (which BTW include a Path property that gives you the full path) only to obtain the exact same object you already have. Plus, file objects have a method OpenAsTextStream, so you can directly open them as text files without taking a detour like objFSO.OpenTextFile(f.Path).
If have the following VBScript for recursively finding all the files in a set of folders. I simply found this on the web somewhere and can't take credit for it.
fileExtension = ".jpg"
folderPath = "C:\Pictures"
computerName = "."
arrFIL = Array()
If Right(folderPath,1) = "\" Then folderPath = Left(folderPath,Len(folderPath)-1)
Set wmiObject = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & computerName & "\root\cimv2")
Set folderObject = wmiObject.Get("Win32_Directory='" & folderPath & "'")
EnumFolders folderObject, wmiObject, arrFIL
strFIL = UBound(arrFIL) + 1 & " files found with extension '" & fileExtension & "':" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
For intFIL = 0 To UBound(arrFIL)
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(arrFIL(intFIL))
strFIL = strFIL & arrFIL(intFIL) & vbCrLf
Next
WScript.Echo strFIL
Sub EnumFolders(folderObject, wmiObject, arrFIL)
On Error Resume Next
Dim objSD1
Dim objSD2
Dim objFI1
Dim objFI2
Set objSD1 = wmiObject.ExecQuery("Associators of {Win32_Directory.Name='" & fold erObject.Name & "'} Where AssocClass=Win32_SubDirectory ResultRole=PartComponent")
For Each objSD2 in objSD1
EnumFolders objSD2, wmiObject, arrFIL
Next
On Error Goto 0
Set objFI1 = wmiObject.ExecQuery("Associators of {Win32_Directory.Name='" & folderObject.Name & "'} Where ResultClass=CIM_DataFile")
For Each objFI2 in objFI1
If Right(objFI2.Name,Len(fileExtension)) = fileExtension Then
intFIL = UBound(arrFIL) + 1
ReDim Preserve arrFIL(intFIL)
arrFIL(intFIL) = objFI2.Name
End If
Next
End Sub
What I need to do is run this against a bunch of folders, within C:\Pictures, and have it return all files where the Date Taken property of the photo is the 23rd of the month. Is this possible? How would I achieve this?
Thanks
I'd use the Shell.Application object instead of WMI:
Const Name = 0
Const DateTaken = 12
folderPath = "C:\Pictures"
Set re = New RegExp
re.Pattern = "[^0-9:./ ]"
re.Global = True
Traverse CreateObject("Shell.Application").Namespace(folderPath)
Sub Traverse(fldr)
For Each obj In fldr.Items
If obj.IsFolder Then
Traverse obj.GetFolder
ElseIf LCase(obj.Type) = "jpeg image" Then
If Day(re.Replace(fldr.GetDetailsOf(obj, DateTaken), "")) = 23 Then
WScript.Echo fldr.GetDetailsOf(obj, Name)
End If
End If
Next
End Sub
I have a third party application that invokes a vsbscript file for certain operations. I would like to put up a user prompt with a choice of options, either a drop down list or checkbox or some such. However, all I can find is the input box option.
I don't think HTAs are an option in my case (unless there is a way to call them from a .vbs file?)
My other thought was some sort of ActiveX control, but I can't locate a built-in one that would be available by default on WindowsXP/Vista.
Anybody have any ideas on how I could accomplish this?
The simple answer is, you really can't. Tmdean's solution is the only way I can think of either. That said, you can spruce up the input box so it doesn't look horrible. Give this a run, I don't think it's an epic fail:
Dim bullet
Dim response
bullet = Chr(10) & " " & Chr(149) & " "
Do
response = InputBox("Please enter the number that corresponds to your selection:" & Chr(10) & bullet & "1.) Apple" & bullet & "2.) Bannana" & bullet & "3.) Pear" & Chr(10), "Select Thing")
If response = "" Then WScript.Quit 'Detect Cancel
If IsNumeric(response) Then Exit Do 'Detect value response.
MsgBox "You must enter a numeric value.", 48, "Invalid Entry"
Loop
MsgBox "The user chose :" & response, 64, "Yay!"
If you would like to use an hta for this it can be done like this.
The VBScript:
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'Run the hta.
WshShell.Run "Test.hta", 1, true
'Display the results.
MsgBox "Return Value = " & getReturn
Set WshShell = Nothing
Function getReturn
'Read the registry entry created by the hta.
On Error Resume Next
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
getReturn = WshShell.RegRead("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\MsgResp")
If ERR.Number 0 Then
'If the value does not exist return -1
getReturn = -1
Else
'Otherwise return the value in the registry & delete the temperary entry.
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\MsgResp"
End if
Set WshShell = Nothing
End Function
Then design the hta as desired, and include the following methods
'Call this when the OK button is clicked.
Sub OK_Click
For Each objradiobutton In Opt
If objradiobutton.Checked Then
WriteResponse objradiobutton.Value
End If
Next
window.Close
End Sub
'Call this when the Cancel button is clicked.
Sub Cancel_Click
WriteResponse("CANCEL")
window.Close
End Sub
'Write the response to the registry
Sub WriteResponse(strValue)
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\MsgResp", strValue
Set WshShell = Nothing
End Sub
I used a group of radio buttons named "Opt" to make a choice, but you could use any controls you would like.
Because hta's cannot return values, this will create a temperary registry entry. If you are not comforatable messing with the registry, you could also write the result to a temperary text file.
This approach is nice because you can design the hta any way you like, rather than using the supplied inputbox and choosing numbers (thats so DOS).
This could also be nice if you expanded the hta to create itself based on arguments passed to it, like passing in a title, a message to display, an array of options, a set of buttons. That way you could use the same hta any time you needed to get input from the user.
You can use DialogLib to create forms with dropdowns and checkboxes. DialogLib is still in it's ealy stages, but is's allready quite usefull: http://www.soren.schimkat.dk/Blog/?p=189
Try WshShell.Popup. Depending upon your data that may work for you...
Otherwise you could investigate PowerShell.
One option is to script Internet Explorer. You can use VBScript to launch IE and load a local HTML file, and attach a VBScript sub to a form's submit button (or any other JavaScript events), which can then close the IE window as part of its execution.
You can launch an HTA from a VBScript.
Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
shell.Run "Test.hta"
EDIT
Since you have full control of the VBScript, could you make the 3rd party VBScript simply call your HTA? You could put the UI and whatever processing code inside of the HTA.
As an example of #TmDean's suggestion, there's this class that I sometimes use which scripts IE (well, it scripted IE6; I haven't tried the more recent incarnations.)
class IEDisplay
'~ Based on original work by Tony Hinkle, tonyhinkle#yahoo.com
private TEMPORARY_FOLDER
private objShell
private objIE
private objFSO
private objFolder
private strName
private streamOut
private objDIV
private numHeight
private numWidth
private numTop
private numLeft
private sub Class_Initialize()
Dim strComputer
Dim objWMIService
Dim colItems
Dim objItem
Dim arrMonitors( 10, 1 )
Dim numMonitorCount
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject( "winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( "Select * from Win32_DesktopMonitor")
numMonitorCount = 0
For Each objItem in colItems
arrMonitors( numMonitorCount, 0 ) = objItem.ScreenHeight
arrMonitors( numMonitorCount, 1 ) = objItem.ScreenWidth
numMonitorCount = numMonitorCount + 1
Next
numHeight = arrMonitors( 0, 0 )
numWidth = arrMonitors( 0, 1 )
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
TEMPORARY_FOLDER = 2
set objFolder = objFSO.GetSpecialFolder( TEMPORARY_FOLDER )
strName = objFSO.BuildPath( objFolder, objFSO.GetTempName ) & ".html"
WriteFileU strName, Join( Array( "<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Information</TITLE></HEAD>", _
"<BODY SCROLL='NO'><CENTER><FONT FACE='arial black'> <HR COLOR='BLACK'>", _
"<DIV id='MakeMeAnObject'></DIV>", _
"<HR COLOR='BLACK'></FONT></CENTER></BODY></HTML>" ), vbCRLF ), WF_CREATE
numTop = 0
numLeft = 0
end sub
Sub Init( strPosition )
'NW, N, NE, W, CENTRE, E, SW, S, SE
Select Case strPosition
Case "NW"
numTop = 0
numLeft = 0
Case "N"
numTop = 0
numLeft = ( numWidth / 2 ) - 250
Case "NE"
numTop = 0
numLeft = numWidth - 500
Case "W"
numTop = ( numHeight / 2 ) - 55
numLeft = 0
Case "CENTRE"
numTop = ( numHeight / 2 ) - 55
numLeft = ( numWidth / 2 ) - 250
Case "E"
numTop = ( numHeight / 2 ) - 55
numLeft = numWidth - 500
Case "SW"
numTop = numHeight - 110
numLeft = 0
Case "S"
numTop = numHeight - 110
numLeft = ( numWidth / 2 ) - 250
Case "SE"
numTop = numHeight - 110
numLeft = numWidth - 500
Case Else
numTop = 0
numLeft = 0
End Select
SetupIE( strName )
Set objDIV = objIE.Document.All("MakeMeAnObject")
end sub
private sub Class_Terminate()
'Close IE and delete the file
objIE.Quit
'~ optionally you may want to get rid of the temp file
end sub
public sub Display( strMsg, numMillisec )
objDIV.InnerHTML = strMsg
WScript.Sleep numMillisec
end sub
Private Sub SetupIE(File2Load)
objIE.Navigate File2Load
objIE.ToolBar = False
objIE.StatusBar = False
objIE.Resizable = False
Do
Loop While objIE.Busy
objIE.Width = 500
objIE.Height = 110
objIE.Left = numLeft
objIE.Top = numTop
objIE.Visible = True
objShell.AppActivate("Microsoft Internet Explorer")
End Sub
end class
here is the missing (from the original posting) WriteFileU function
Const WF_APPEND = 1
Const WF_CREATE = 2
Const WF_FOR_APPENDING = 8
Const WF_FOR_WRITING = 2
Const WF_CREATE_NONEXISTING = True
Const CONST_READ = 1, CONST_WRITE = 2, CONST_APPEND = 8
Const AS_SYSTEMDEFAULT = -2, AS_UNICODE = -1, AS_ASCII = 0
Sub WriteFileU( sFilename, sContents, nMode )
Dim oStream
If nMode = WF_APPEND Then
Set oStream = oFSO.OpenTextFile( sFilename, WF_FOR_APPENDING, WF_CREATE_NONEXISTING, AS_UNICODE )
ElseIf nMode = WF_CREATE Then
Set oStream = oFSO.OpenTextFile( sFilename, WF_FOR_WRITING, WF_CREATE_NONEXISTING, AS_UNICODE )
Else
STOP
End If
oStream.Write sContents
oStream.Close
Set oStream = Nothing
End Sub
and then as an example of it's use
set i = new IEDisplay
a = array("NW", "N", "NE", "W", "CENTRE", "E", "SW","S","SE")
for each aa in a
i.init aa
i.display "Here in " & aa & " of screen", 1000
next
Now that's not immediately useful (especially are there are a pile of calls to my own utility routines in there) but it gives a framework. By modifying what HTML is stored, you could add support for listboxes etc.
I know this is eleven years too late, but it sounds like this would be more along the lines of what the original request would be looking for:
Sub CustomMsgBox(msg)
Dim ie, Style, FormExit
Set ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
ie.Navigate "about:blank"
While ie.ReadyState <> 4: WScript.Sleep 100: Wend
ie.Toolbar = False
ie.StatusBar = False
ie.Width = 450
ie.Height = 275
ie.document.body.innerHTML = "<title>Choose a Color</title><p class='msg'>Choose an option:</p>" & "<input type='radio' id='myRadio' name='colors' value='red'>Red</br><input type='radio' id='myRadio' name='colors' value='yellow'>Yellow</br><input type='radio' id='myRadio' name='colors' value='blue'>Blue"
Set Style = ie.document.CreateStyleSheet
Style.AddRule "p.msg", "font-family:calibri;font-weight:bold;"
ie.Visible = True
ie.Quit
End Sub
This code worked for me in an HTA file (that I opened from VBS using WScript.Shell Run). The trick was to get the data back to VBS which I accomplished by having HTA create an XML file that VBS read.
Sub CopySelect(sSrcId, sTargetId)
Dim oTarget: Set oTarget = document.getElementById(sTargetId)
Dim oSrc: Set oSrc = document.getElementById(sSrcId)
Dim j, n, o
oTarget.length = 0
For j = 0 to oSrc.length - 1
Set o = oSrc.options(j)
Set n = document.createElement("option")
n.text = o.text
n.value = o.value
oTarget.add n
Next
End Sub