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    - Porting an Excel macro to the web I have recently written some simple Excel macros that run various statistics on a column of numbers input by the user. I would like to construct a simple website that allows users to paste their own column of numbers and see these same outputs. I have been told that I may need to use VB script to do this. I am happy to learn Vb script, but I am also seeing comments that only Internet Explorer can view these websites effectively. As I say, the actual code is rather simple. I guess my question is, if I want to go to GoDaddy or some entry-level website design tools, what is the simplest way to transform my Excel macros to be used on any website I might construct? Would that be Php? ASP? I am a beginner, but generally can learn to code what I need, as long as there is some kind of "step-by-step" book I can buy. Manny Tag: print migration Tag: 185202
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    - Snapshot and/or Run Macro Stuck on Xmas Eve. I am helping a school district with a problem on either Run Macro or how to display a Snapshot file. They need to either do a mcrName = "McrUNV" objAccess.DoCmd.RunMacro mcrName or be able to display a Snapshot file. For thoses of you who know DB2 it is very easy from a Web Page, however in asp it is presenting a problem I have no idea how to display a Page with a Snapshot file to be displayed. The objAccess.DoCmd.RunMacro mcrName give us a message of: You can't carry out this action at this time. I have spent four days (I am on leave from the Navy) searching the Web. Some sites say I have to go to Printer Settings and create a file and set my Default Printer to that file. I have no examples to go by and have been guessing for four days. Because I can do this in DB2 (with Assembler Language Sub-Routines I might add) people are requesting me to do it in an asp page as a favor. If someone knows either way I can get this to work (Run a Macro on my Server or show a page with a Sanpshot file) I will owe that individual a lunch. Thanks for trying to help. Len Tag: print migration Tag: 185196
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    - Server exists ? Hi, how can I check if a server (given a path ex. \\LAN01 ) exists ? Thanks for help, Versor Tag: print migration Tag: 185195
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    - Discover installed browser(s) Is it possible to discover installed browser(s) using vbscript ? Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year Thanks in advance, Robertico Tag: print migration Tag: 185192
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    - Run a Macro From an ASP Page I am getting a message: You can't carry out this action at the present time. Here is my code: StrADO = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" StrADO = StrADO & "C:\INetPub\wwwRoot\CBoE\NAmerica.mdb;User ID=;Password=" Set Cnnct = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") Cnnct.CursorLocation = 3 Cnnct.Open StrADO <% Cnnct.execute "Drop Procedure qryUNV" Cnnct.execute "Create Procedure qryUNV as SELECT " & Subject ", HSARCD, LSCHOOL, Address1, Address2, City, ST, ZipCode FROM DellCity WHERE " & Subject & " Is Not Null And HSARCD = '" & PGAC & "'"%> <%Set objAccess = Server.CreateObject("Access.Application") objAccess.Visible = False Set objDB = objAccess.CurrentDb() mcrName = "mcrName" objAccess.DoCmd.RunMacro mcrName ' Message displayed on this line %> Does anyone know what I am doing wrong or why I am getting the above message. Thanks in advance. Granny Tag: print migration Tag: 185184
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    - HTML DropDown Menu and VBSCRIPT I have an html page... I have a vbscript. The vbscript loads when the html page is loaded and populates the HTML box with data. I put an onChange on the selection box to call a sub routine. Based upon the value of the selection box, it is supposed to do something. However, the vbscript doesn't recognize the object (the drop down box)... I know the html page calls the sub routine correctly as I can do a msgbox "a". I specified a name for the drop down menu (name="nameOfDropDown") and in the vbscript I say MsgBox nameOfDropDown.Value I get an error saying, "Object required 'nameOfDropDown' What am I missing? Tag: print migration Tag: 185183
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    - Shell object error Hello, I'm trying to copy a folder using the shell object. Here's the code: Const FOF_CREATEPROGRESSDLG = &H0& ParentFolder = "D:\Archive" Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") Set objFolder = objShell.NameSpace(ParentFolder) objFolder.CopyHere "C:\Scripts", FOF_CREATEPROGRESSDLG I got this from the script ropository. It doesn't work for me. This is the error I get. Line: 11 Char:1 Error: Variable is undefined: 'ParentFolder' Code: 800a01f4 Can anyone get this to work??? Does the target folder need to exist before you copy? Thank you for any help. Tag: print migration Tag: 185181
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    - Virtual Path Error 0x80004005 Hey guys and gals I need some help! I get this error on Windows 2000 Professional Server.MapPath(), ASP 0172 (0x80004005) The path parameter for the MapPath method must be a virtual path. A physical path was used. My Code Follows: strDbName = "C:\INetPub\wwwRoot\Unvrsty\STTests.MDB" Set objAccess = Server.CreateObject("Access.Application") objAccess.Visible = False objAccess.OpenCurrentDatabase Server.MapPath(strDbName) ' Error Line I have made sure that the Unvrsty Directory has full priviledges. Thanks for Help in Advance; Len Tag: print migration Tag: 185180
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    - A Christmas Present (that you didn't ask for)... This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------080603000702030103020107 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In the great tradition of (most) Christmas Presents, this is one you didn't ask for, you didn't want, and you will probably never use. It is a status message / progressbar utility. A StatusMsg/ProgBar capability is one of the most serious omissions of wsh/vbs, if not _the_ most serious omission. Every other scripting language (that I know of) does have a StatusMsg/ProgBar capability. As you know, scripters have not stood idly by and accepted this deficiency. There are a great number of StatusMsg/ProgBar utilities already available out there (and most are offered for free). They are usually written in vb, but any competent language could be used. What is unusual about _THIS_ StatusMsg/ProgBar utility is that it is written in script. More specifically, it is written in vbs using api's called by DynaWrap to create the graphical interface. I know what you're thinking -- DynaWrap is a 3rd-party control, and not "pure" script. I would assert that DynaWrap is "almost pure" script. Here's the argument. For one, it comes with code, and so you can reassure yourself that nothing under- handed is going on. For another, the code was originally published in the Microsoft Developer's Journal, and so by implication it bears the imprimature of Microsoft. DynaWrap is no stranger to the scripting ng's. It has been mentioned in the scripting ng's for years (since 1999) and is frequently suggested for use when somebody wishes to do something outside the realm of "pure" script. Finally, it is "lite weight". The dll is only 36kb, and there are no vbRuntimes used. Compared with (bloated) InternetExplorer, which is the usual suggestion here for use as a scripting StatusMsg/ProgBar dialog, DynaWrap is exceedingly "lite weight". Yes, DynaWrap is lacking in features for use with serious heavy-duty api's. Most importantly for gui programming, it is lacking in any typedef capability, and there is no provision for callbacks. With this in mind, a StatusMsg/ ProgBar utility is about as far as one can go with DynaWrap, because it is a "dialog" -- but the dialog is only "one-way" (you are telling the user something, but not allowing him/her to talk back). It is the "talking-back" part that requires callbacks. That is, you need to make provisions for the system send to you notification messages indicating that the user is interacting with your dialog (buttons were clicked, etc). So here it is, for what it's worth. The first attachment is the StatusMsg/ProgBar utility, wrapped up as a scripting component in a "wsc" file. You may regester the wsc and call it from script, or you may also just load it from a local file. Or, if you don't like dealing with components, you can just extract the relevant code and stick it directly into your script. The other attachment is a demo script. The "boilerplate" below describes how to get DynaWrap, just in case you don't have it. cheers, jw --- <DynaWrap Boilerplate> --- It is possible to declare-and-call an api from script, but you must use a third-party control to do so, or else write one yourself. It has already been correctly pointed out that there is no api-capability in "pure" script. If you are willing to use a third-party control, then one such control, called "DynaWrap", can be found on Guenter Born's website (note: Guenter refers to it as "DynaCall"). Here is the link to it: http://people.freenet.de/gborn/WSHBazaar/WSHDynaCall.htm On that page you will find a download for the control, plus some code samples. Note: you may find additional sample code by searching the archives of the wsh and vbscript ng's. Note also: DynaWrap does have its limitations. There are certain things it can't do. For example, you can't call api's which take typedefs as parameters, and you can't call api's "by ordinal". But it will work for most of the "usual suspects". And finally, DynaWrap doesn't work entirely as advertised. For example, it is supposed to allow for the declaration of several api definitions in one instance of itself. I could never get that to work (in win9x). You will need a new instance of DynaWrap for every api, or else re-instantiate the object for every api. Someday I'm going to learn enough c++ to fix that... --- </DynaWrap Boilerplate> --- --------------080603000702030103020107 Content-Type: text/plain; name="StatusMsgProgBarDialog.wsc.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="StatusMsgProgBarDialog.wsc.txt" <?xml version="1.0"?> <component> <?component error="true" debug="true"?> <registration description="StatusMsgProgBarDialog" progid="StatusMsgProgBarDialog.WSC" version="1.00" classid="{e3638360-6d72-11da-a061-d0265bc1a60b}" > </registration> <public> <property name="pbBackColor"> <get/> <put/> </property> <property name="pbForeColor"> <get/> <put/> </property> <property name="titlebarCaption"> <get/> <put/> </property> <property name="txtStatusMessage"> <get/> <put/> </property> <property name="iPctComplete"> <get/> <put/> </property> <method name="Create_ProgbarDialog"> <PARAMETER name="sCaption"/> </method> <method name="PostStatusAndPct"> <PARAMETER name="sStatusMsg"/> <PARAMETER name="iPct"/> </method> <method name="CloseDialog"> </method> </public> <script language="VBScript"> <![CDATA[ Option Explicit ' ' --- description block -------------------------- ' Title: A Status Message / Progressbar Utility... ' ' Description: O.K., so there are plenty of these dialogs around, ' but it was in intriguing challenge to program this ' with DynaWrap... ' ' Author: mr_unreliable ' ' Usage: Use at you own risk, tested on win98se... ' ' --- revision history --------------------------- ' 10Dec05: original attempt, using the wshATO "MakeWindow" script as inspiration... ' 11Dec05: couldn't get valid instance handle for THIS script, and so using ' the desktop instance handle, for now. (Maybe inspiration will strike later)... ' 11Dec05: in an attempt to get color into the progbar, used "SetTextColor" but ' that didn't work(?). So, used "DrawText" to draw the text (i.e., the blocks) ' to the textbox, but that apparently draws "on" the box, not "in" the box, ' that is, the image doesn't "persist" (ugh!)... ' 12Dec05: changing approach to using a static control, and inserting a bitmap ' image (i.e., a "rectangle" drawn in to resemble a progbar)... ' 14Dec05: redraw the bitmap "every time" (rather than attempting to retain/modify it)... ' 15Dec05: move the status msg / progbar dialog code to a "wsc" component, ' for the "usual reasons", i.e., "packaging"... ' --- end of description block ------------------- ' ' --- global variables --------------------------- Dim oDW ' as object (instantiated later)... Dim m_hWndDlg, m_hStatic, m_hProgbar ' as long(s) (handles) Dim m_hFontMsg, m_hFontLogo ' as font handle(s) Dim m_hInstance ' as instance handle Dim wdDlg : wdDlg = 440 Dim htDlg : htDlg = 115 Dim wdProgbar, htProgbar ' as long ' Dim hDCProgbar, hDCPBSave ' as long Dim hBmp : hBmp = 0 : Dim hDCMem : hDCMem = 0 ' as handles to system objects Dim hBackPen, hBackBrush ' as long (handles) Dim hBarPen, hBarBrush ' as long (handles) ' Dim pbBackColor : pbBackColor = "&HFFFFFF" ' white Dim pbForeColor : pbForeColor = "&HFF0000" ' blue Dim titlebarCaption : titlebarCaption = " StatusMsg / ProgressBar Dialog " Dim txtStatusMessage: txtStatusMessage = " StatusMsg goes here... " Dim iPctComplete : iPctComplete = 0 ' system constants (oops, can't use constants here -- FOR SHAME MICROSOFT!!!) Dim SW_HIDE : SW_HIDE = 0 ' showwindow constants Dim SW_SHOW : SW_SHOW = 5 Dim FW_NORMAL : FW_NORMAL = 400 ' 100=Light, 400=Normal, 700=Bold, 900=Heavy Dim FW_BOLD : FW_BOLD = 700 ' Dim nRtn ' as long (hold api return value) ' --- End of declarations and constants ---------- Public Function get_pbBackColor() get_pbBackColor = pbBackColor End function Public Function put_pbBackColor(crNew) pbBackColor = crNew End function Public Function get_pbForeColor() get_pbForeColor = pbForeColor End function Public Function put_pbForeColor(crNew) pbForeColor = crNew End function Public Function get_titlebarCaption() get_titlebarCaption = titlebarCaption End function Public Function put_titlebarCaption(sNewCaption) titlebarCaption = sNewCaption ' todo: add code to insert this caption into the titlebar... End function Public Function get_txtStatusMessage() get_txtStatusMessage = txtStatusMessage End function Public Function put_txtStatusMessage(sNewMsg) txtStatusMessage = sNewMsg ' stick the new status message into the static control... Call SetWindowText(m_hStatic, txtStatusMessage) Call UpdateWindow(m_hWndDlg) ' otherwise known as: form.refresh End function Public Function get_iPctComplete() get_iPctComplete = iPctComplete End function Public Function put_iPctComplete(iNewPctComp) iPctComplete = iNewPctComp Call RepaintProgBar(iPctComplete) ' update progbar... Call UpdateWindow(m_hWndDlg) ' otherwise known as: form.refresh End function ' --- CREATE PROGBAR DIALOG ---------------------- Public Function Create_ProgbarDialog(sCaption, pxLeft, pxTop) ' MsgBox(sCaption) Dim hWndDlg, hLogo ' as long(s) handles Dim dwStyle, dwExStyle ' as long ' Const WS_VISIBLE = &H10000000 ' window style bits Const WS_CAPTION = &HC00000 ' WS_BORDER Or WS_DLGFRAME Const WS_POPUP = &H80000000 Const WS_CHILD = &H40000000 ' Const WS_EX_NOPARENTNOTIFY = &H4 Const WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE = &H200 ' Const SS_BITMAP = &H0000000E ' static control style bits ' Const WM_SETFONT = &H30 ' Const PS_SOLID = 0 ' pen style ' Const SWP_NOMOVE = &H2 Const SWP_NOZORDER = &H4 Const SWP_NOSIZE = &H1 Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40 Const HWND_TOPMOST = -1 ' Dim swpFlags ' as long ' --- end of declarations and constants ---------- titlebarCaption = sCaption ' get an instance handle for THIS instance of wscript (tricky)... m_hInstance = GetInstanceHandle() dwStyle = WS_POPUP Or WS_CAPTION dwExStyle = WS_EX_NOPARENTNOTIFY ' ---------------------------------------------- ' note: typically, one would set up a window class of one's own, so as to ' be able to define the look-and-feel of the window. That is, the icon ' the cursor, the background/text colors, etc. But more importantly, ' you also supply a wndproc address, i.e., a routine to process messages ' coming from the window (i.e., to detect "events"). ' But that requires a typedef, and a wndproc, things that are way ' beyond the capabilities of DynaWrap. And so, we will attempt to ' get by with a "system standard" window class, namely: "#32770"... ' That is the standard "dialog class", and as such there is a "default ' wndproc" built into the system, which will handle the minimal functions ' expected of a window. (Good Luck!)... ' ---------------------------------------------- hWndDlg = CreateWindowEx(0, "#32770", titlebarCaption, dwStyle, _ pxLeft,pxTop, wdDlg,htDlg, 0, 0, m_hInstance, 0) ' was CStr(m_sWndClass) ' ---------------------------------------------- ' add some (child) controls to the window (note: static = label)... m_hStatic = CreateWindowEx(0, "Static", "Script Status Messages go here.. ", _ WS_CHILD Or WS_VISIBLE, 20, 5, wdDlg - 20, 20, hWndDlg, 0, m_hInstance, 0) ' create the "progbar" window (i.e., using a "static" showing a bitmap)... wdProgbar = wdDlg - 25 - 6 : htProgbar = 22 m_hProgbar = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, "Static", "", _ WS_CHILD Or WS_VISIBLE Or SS_BITMAP , 10, 35, wdProgbar, htProgbar, hWndDlg, 0, m_hInstance, 0) hLogo = CreateWindowEx(0, "Static", "brought to you by jawar productions (all rights reserved)... ", _ WS_CHILD Or WS_VISIBLE, wdDlg - 290, 75, 380, 25, hWndDlg, 0, m_hInstance, 0) ' (note: should probably go get these colors from sysinfo)... hBackPen = CreatePen(PS_SOLID, 1, pbBackColor) ' C0C0C0) ' msGray hBackBrush = CreateSolidBrush(pbBackColor) ' C0C0C0) ' aka, Silver hBarPen = CreatePen(PS_SOLID, 1, pbForeColor) ' crBlue) hBarBrush = CreateSolidBrush(pbForeColor) ' crBlue) Call RepaintProgBar(0) ' paint in background... ' create fonts (otherwise the default fonts for this system will be used)... m_hFontMsg = GetFontHandle("MS Sans Serif", 10, 0, FW_BOLD, False) m_hFontLogo = GetFontHandle("Arial", 7, 0, FW_NORMAL, True) ' aspect ratio = 0 is default ' now, set prepared fonts into their respective controls. Call SendMessage(m_hStatic, WM_SETFONT, m_hFontMsg, 0) Call SendMessage(hLogo, WM_SETFONT, m_hFontLogo, 0) ' Call ShowWindow(hWndDlg, SW_SHOW) ' show the window here... ' msgbox("ck static") ' show the window here, and attempt to push it to the front... swpFlags = SWP_SHOWWINDOW Or SWP_NOMOVE Or SWP_NOSIZE Call SetWindowPos(hWndDlg, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, swpFlags) ' note: this "ought not" to be necessary, but without it the logo ' seems to be reluctant to initially appear (paint itself)??? Call UpdateWindow(hWndDlg) ' otherwise known as: form.refresh Create_ProgbarDialog = hWndDlg ' return value (window handle) End Function ' --- POST STATUS MSG _AND_ PCT COMPLETE --------- Public Function PostStatusAndPct(sNewMsg, iNewPctComp) txtStatusMessage = sNewMsg iPctComplete = iNewPctComp ' stick the new status message into the static control... Call SetWindowText(m_hStatic, txtStatusMessage) Call RepaintProgBar(iPctComplete) ' update progbar... Call UpdateWindow(m_hWndDlg) ' otherwise known as: form.refresh End function ' --- CLOSE DIALOG ------------------------------- Public Function CloseDialog() Call ShowWindow(m_hWndDlg, SW_HIDE) ' hide the window, before messing around... ' nota bene: if you save/restore the COMPLETE device context, then ' you don't need to put the dc back the way it was before exiting... ' clean-up gdi system objects... Call RestoreDC(hDCProgbar, hDCPBSave) ' return progbar DC to original state Call DestroyWindow(m_hWndDlg) ' release "system objects" (we do our bit to help prevent "memory leaks")... Call DeleteObject(hBmp) Call DeleteObject(hBackPen) ' return system object(s) Call DeleteObject(hBackBrush) Call DeleteObject(hBarPen) ' return system object(s) Call DeleteObject(hBarBrush) Call DeleteObject(m_hFontMsg) Call DeleteObject(m_hFontLogo) End Function ' ================================================ ' PRIVATE (INTERNAL) FUNCTIONS, (from here on out) ' ================================================ ' --- REPAINT PROGBAR ---------------------------- Private Function RepaintProgBar(iPct) Const STM_SETIMAGE = &H172 ' winuser.h Const IMAGE_BITMAP = 0 ' ============================================== ' Discussion: dealing with the problem of "persistance". You can get a reference ' to the device context of a static control, set the fore/back colors and then ' draw shapes or text on it, and it looks ok. BUT what is happening is that ' you are drawing on the screen. You can see what you draw, at least when ' you draw it -- but if your window gets hidden and then re-appears that drawing ' will have disappeared. In geek-speak, your image didn't "persist". ' ' In vb, that "persistance" issue is auto-magically taken care of for you. ' VB intercepts any system messages telling you to re-draw the control, and ' does it. However, in this case we are "flying-without-the-net", i.e., we ' are relying on the "default wndproc's" because we can't setup a callback ' wndproc for our window with dynawrap. ' ' And so, we are going to have to take other measures to insure that we get ' "persistance" of the progbar graphics. We are going to use "brute force". ' That is, we are going to make up a "memory bitmap" with the graphics we want, ' and then insert the bitmap into an appropriately-styled static control, ' which will then take over and resolutely display the graphics "come-what-may"... ' ============================================== ' get device context (of the progbar/static control)... hDCProgbar = GetDC(m_hProgbar) ' save existing device context of control, before messing around (DA, pg 490)... hDCPBSave = SaveDC(hDCProgbar) Dim hNewBmp ' create a bitmap (compatible with the display), in memory... hNewBmp = CreateCompatibleBitmap(hDCProgbar, wdProgbar, htProgbar) BugAssert (hNewBmp <> 0), " could not create compatible bitmap" ' then create a "memory device" compatible DC... hDCMem = CreateCompatibleDC(hDCProgbar) BugAssert (hDCMem <> 0), " could not create compatible dc" ' select the new bitmap, pen and brush objects into the (memory) device context... Dim hPrevBmp, hPrevPen, hPrevBrush ' as long hPrevBmp = SelectObject(hDCMem, hNewBmp) hPrevPen = SelectObject(hDCMem, hBackPen) ' select pen into DC... hPrevBrush = SelectObject(hDCMem, hBackBrush) ' clean up (erase) the memory bitmap, by painting in a rectangle with the ' background (msGray) color. This is being done because the progressbar bar ' doesn't initially fill up the static control... ' Windows draws the outline of the figure with the current pen selected, ' and the figure is filled with the current brush selected (CP 558)... nRtn = Rectangle(hDCMem, 0,0, wdProgbar, htProgbar) BugAssert (nRtn <> 0), " .. Rectangle returned an error" ' --- draw in the progbar, if any -------------- If (iPct > 0) then ' change pens (to draw color portion)... hPrevPen = SelectObject(hDCMem, hBarPen) ' select pen into DC... hPrevBrush = SelectObject(hDCMem, hBarBrush) ' calculate the length of the progbar. Let 100pct be (wdProgbar - 2). ' then, the length is iPct/100 * (wdProgbar - 2)... Dim pxProgbar : pxProgbar = iPct/100 * (wdProgbar - 2) nRtn = Rectangle(hDCMem, 2,2, pxProgbar, htProgbar - 1) ' allowance for frame BugAssert (nRtn <> 0), " .. Rectangle returned an error" End If ' test iPct ' --- finished with drawing the progbar -------- ' set bitmap image into the static control... nRtn = SendMessage(m_hProgbar, STM_SETIMAGE, IMAGE_BITMAP, hNewBmp) ' cleanup time... Call SelectObject(hDCMem, hPrevBmp) ' probably not necessary (see RestoreDC) if (hBmp <> 0) then Call DeleteObject(hBmp) ' release old bitmap... hBmp = hNewBmp ' preserve this (new) bitmap, while it's being displayed ' finished drawing, restore device context, release system resources... Call RestoreDC(hDCMem, hDCPBSave) ' note PB DC same as original hDCMem(?) Call DeleteDC(hDCMem) Call ReleaseDC(m_hProgbar, hDCProgbar) ' ============================================== ' Call UpdateWindow(m_hWndDlg) ' otherwise known as: form.refresh End Function ' --- GET INSTANCE HANDLE (of Desktop -- cheat, cheat) --- Private Function GetInstanceHandle() ' Dim hInstance ' Discussion: getting an instance handle with vb is easy, as there is ' an already defined hInstance property of the vbApp object. ' Unfortunately, wscript doesn't provide this, so we will have to ' go get it using "brute force" (i.e., go get it the hard way). ' That involves some tricky-dicky stuff. First, we are going to ' have to find wscript's "hidden window" (yes Dorothy, there _IS_ ' a wscript window -- how do you think wscript communicates with ' the system, eh?). Assuming we can find that hidden window, then ' we can use that go get our hInstance, using gwl_hInstance which ' gets the instance handle for a window... ' --- end of discussion -------------------------- ' get an instance handle (from vbApp object, for now), ' but that's not a "pure" DynaWrap play... ' hInstance = oATO.vbApp.hInstance ' requires wshATO, verboten here... ' More Discussion: had to temporarily give up on getting the hInstance ' for THIS script. Enumming the "thread windows" would have found it ' directly, but that requires a "callback routine" which can't be done in ' script without using something with more capabilities than DynaWrap. ' Another approach would be enumming ALL the desktop windows, which would ' work with DynaWrap, using getDesktop window and then GetNextWindow on ' down the chain, but then, if you have more than one wscript instance ' running, how do you detect which one is yours??? (Maybe comparing ' command lines would work -- if one could guarantee a unique command line)... ' ' And so for now, we will be using the "desktop instance", which is easy ' to get. (Caveat Emptor: if your window uses the wscript instance, then ' the window auto-magically goes away when your script terminates. ' But, if you use the "desktop instance" then you better make sure that ' you kill the window BEFORE you close, or the window is most likely to ' hang around forever). Yes, yes, I know, it's ugly... ' --- end of discussion (part2) ------------------ Dim hDesktop ' as long (handle) Const GWL_HINSTANCE = (-6) Dim hDeskInstance ' as long (handle) hDesktop = GetDesktopWindow() hDeskInstance = GetWindowLong(hDesktop, GWL_HINSTANCE) GetInstanceHandle = hDeskInstance ' hInstance ' return result End Function ' --- GET FONT HANDLE ---------------------------- Private Function GetFontHandle(sFontName, ptSiz, AspectRatio, fntWeight, vItalic) Dim hFont ' as font handle ' font-related constants, (note: the "weight constants defined globally)... ' Const FW_NORMAL = 400 ' 100=Light, 400=Normal, 700=Bold, 900=Heavy ' Const FW_BOLD = 700 ' Const DEFAULT_ASPECTRATIO = 0 Const DEFAULT_CHARSET = 1 Const OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS = 0 Const CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS = 0 Const DEFAULT_QUALITY = 0 Const DEFAULT_PITCH = 0 Const FF_DONTCARE = 0 ' Const LOGPIXELSY = 90 ' Logical pixels/inch in Y ' --- end of declarations and constants ---------- ' Make it negative, so as to apply to "glyph", rather than "cell". ' Dim cf_PtSize : cf_PtSize = - CSng(GetDeviceCaps(GetDC(hWndDlg), LOGPIXELSY) / 72) ' forget the api's for now, just plug it in... Dim cf_PtSize : cf_PtSize = - CSng(96 / 72) ' micron crt logpixelsy = 96 ' --- finished with font conversion factor ----- Dim htFont, wdFont ' as long htFont = Int(ptSiz * cf_PtSize) wdFont = Int((ptSiz * cf_PtSize) * AspectRatio) ' was DEFAULT_ASPECTRATIO ' convert vbScript boolean to system true/false... Dim bItalic ' as system t/f If vItalic then bItalic = 1 ' system true, i.e., want it as italic Else bItalic = 0 ' system false, i.e. not italic (regular) End If hFont = CreateFont(htFont, wdFont, 0, 0, fntWeight, bItalic, _ 0, 0, DEFAULT_CHARSET, OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS, CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS, _ DEFAULT_QUALITY, DEFAULT_PITCH Or FF_DONTCARE, sFontName) GetFontHandle = hFont End Function ' ================================================ ' ================================================ ' === "WRAPPERS" FOR API CALLS (DynaWrap style) == ' ' the DynaWrap doc is rather inscrutable, but as best I can make out, ' DynaWrap can only accomodate ONE api declaration at a time. ' (If I'm wrong, maybe you experts can straighten me out on this). ' ' Assuming that my one-at-a-time hypothesis is correct, ' then one has two choices: ' - you need to set up a separate obj for EVERY api (ugh!), or ' - declare the api's to be used (one-at-a-time) as you go, ' which is what you see here (yes, it's "ugly")... ' ---------------------------------------------- ' the DynaWrap parameters are: ' i => the number and data type of the function's parameters ' f => type of call _stdcall or _cdecl. ' (Default to _stdcall. If that doesn't work use _cdecl). ' r => return data type. ' the data type declarations are: ' c => VT_I4: c signed char ' d => VT_R8: d 8 byte real ' f => VT_R4: f 4 byte real ' h => VT_I4: h HANDLE ' l => VT_I4: l long ' p => VT_PTR: p pointer ' s => VT_LPSTR: s string ' t => VT_I2: t short ' u => VT_UINT: u unsigned int ' w => VT_LPWSTR: w wide string ' r => VT_BYREF: (pass by reference) for strings only. ' ' the call type declarations are: ' s => _stdcall (standard vb-type call) ' => _cdecl (c++ type call) ' ---------------------------------------------- ' ================================================ ' ================================================ Private Function CreateWindowEx(dwExStyle, sClassName, sWindowName, dwStyle, dwLeft,dwTop, _ dwWidth,dwHeight, hWndParent, hMenu, hInstance, lpParam) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "CreateWindowExA", "i=lsslllllllll", "f=s", "r=h" CreateWindowEx = oDW.CreateWindowExA(CLng(dwExStyle), CStr(sClassName), CStr(sWindowName), _ CLng(dwStyle), CLng(dwLeft),CLng(dwTop), CLng(dwWidth),CLng(dwHeight), _ CLng(hWndParent), CLng(hMenu), CLng(hInstance), CLng(lpParam)) End Function ' Declare Function CreatePen Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreatePen" _ ' (ByVal nPenStyle As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal crColor As Long) As Long Private Function CreatePen(nPenStyle, nWidth, crColor) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "CreatePen", "i=lll", "f=s", "r=l" CreatePen = oDW.CreatePen(CLng(nPenStyle), CLng(nWidth), CLng(crColor)) End Function ' Declare Function CreateSolidBrush Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateSolidBrush" _ ' (ByVal crColor As Long) As Long Private Function CreateSolidBrush(crColor) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "CreateSolidBrush", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" CreateSolidBrush = oDW.CreateSolidBrush(CLng(crColor)) End Function ' Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" _ ' (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long Function SendMessage(hWnd, wMsg, wParam, lParam) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "SendMessageA", "i=llll", "f=s", "r=l" SendMessage = oDW.SendMessageA(CLng(hWnd), CLng(wMsg), CLng(wParam), CLng(lParam)) End Function ' Declare Function SetWindowText Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowTextA" _ ' (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lpString As String) As Long Private Function SetWindowText(hWnd, lpString) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "SetWindowText", "i=ls", "f=s", "r=l" SetWindowText = oDW.SetWindowText(CLng(hWnd), CStr(lpString)) End Function ' Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32" Alias "ShowWindow" _ ' (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long Private Function ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "ShowWindow", "i=ll", "f=s", "r=l" ShowWindow = oDW.ShowWindow(CLng(hWnd), CLng(nCmdShow)) End Function ' Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowPos" _ ' (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, _ ' ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long Function SetWindowPos(hWnd, hWndInsertAfter, x,y, cx,cy, wFlags) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "SetWindowPos", "i=lllllll", "f=s", "r=l" SetWindowPos = oDW.SetWindowPos(CLng(hWnd), CLng(hWndInsertAfter), _ CLng(x), CLng(y), CLng(cx), CLng(cy), CLng(wFlags)) End Function ' Declare Function UpdateWindow Lib "user32" Alias "UpdateWindow" _ ' (ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long Private Function UpdateWindow(hWnd) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "UpdateWindow", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" UpdateWindow = oDW.UpdateWindow(CLng(hWnd)) End Function ' Declare Function DeleteObject Lib "gdi32" Alias "DeleteObject" _ ' (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long Function DeleteObject(hObject) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "DeleteObject", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" DeleteObject = oDW.DeleteObject(CLng(hObject)) End Function ' Declare Function DestroyWindow Lib "user32" Alias "DestroyWindow" _ ' (ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long Function DestroyWindow(hWnd) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "DestroyWindow", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" DestroyWindow = oDW.DestroyWindow(CLng(hWnd)) End Function ' Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" Alias "GetDesktopWindow" () As Long Private Function GetDesktopWindow() Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "GetDesktopWindow", "f=s", "r=h" ' no inputs GetDesktopWindow = oDW.GetDesktopWindow() End Function Private Function GetWindowLong(hWnd, nIndex) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "GetWindowLong", "i=ll", "f=s", "r=l" GetWindowLong = oDW.GetWindowLong(CLng(hWnd), CLng(nIndex)) End Function ' Declare Function GetDC Lib "user32" Alias "GetDC" (ByVal hWnd As Long) As Long Private Function GetDC(hWnd) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "GetDC", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" GetDC = oDW.GetDC(CLng(hWnd)) End Function ' Declare Function SaveDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "SaveDC" (ByVal hDC As Long) As Long Private Function SaveDC(hDC) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "SaveDC", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" SaveDC = oDW.SaveDC(CLng(hDC)) End Function ' Declare Function CreateCompatibleBitmap Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateCompatibleBitmap" _ ' (ByVal hDC As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long) As Long Private Function CreateCompatibleBitmap(hDC, nWidth, nHeight) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "CreateCompatibleBitmap", "i=lll", "f=s", "r=h" CreateCompatibleBitmap = oDW.CreateCompatibleBitmap(CLng(hDC), CLng(nWidth), CLng(nHeight)) End Function ' Declare Function CreateCompatibleDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateCompatibleDC" _ ' (ByVal hDC As Long) As Long Private Function CreateCompatibleDC(hDC) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "CreateCompatibleDC", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" CreateCompatibleDC = oDW.CreateCompatibleDC(CLng(hDC)) End Function ' Declare Function CreatePen Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreatePen" _ ' (ByVal nPenStyle As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal crColor As Long) As Long Private Function CreatePen(nPenStyle, nWidth, crColor) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "CreatePen", "i=lll", "f=s", "r=l" CreatePen = oDW.CreatePen(CLng(nPenStyle), CLng(nWidth), CLng(crColor)) End Function ' Declare Function CreateSolidBrush Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateSolidBrush" _ ' (ByVal crColor As Long) As Long Private Function CreateSolidBrush(crColor) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "CreateSolidBrush", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" CreateSolidBrush = oDW.CreateSolidBrush(CLng(crColor)) End Function ' Declare Function SelectObject Lib "gdi32" Alias "SelectObject" _ ' (ByVal hDC As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long Private Function SelectObject(hDC, hObject) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "SelectObject", "i=ll", "f=s", "r=l" SelectObject = oDW.SelectObject(CLng(hDC), CLng(hObject)) End Function ' Declare Function Rectangle Lib "gdi32" Alias "Rectangle" _ ' (ByVal hDC As Long, ByVal X1 As Long, ByVal Y1 As Long, _ ' ByVal X2 As Long, ByVal Y2 As Long) As Long Private Function Rectangle(hDC, X1,Y1, X2,Y2) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "Rectangle", "i=lllll", "f=s", "r=l" Rectangle = oDW.Rectangle(CLng(hDC), CLng(X1), CLng(Y1), CLng(X2), CLng(Y2)) End Function ' Declare Function ReleaseDC Lib "user32" Alias "ReleaseDC" _ ' (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal hDC As Long) As Long Private Function ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "USER32.DLL", "ReleaseDC", "i=ll", "f=s", "r=l" ReleaseDC = oDW.ReleaseDC(CLng(hWnd), CLng(hDC)) End Function ' Declare Function DeleteDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "DeleteDC" (ByVal hDC As Long) As Long Private Function DeleteDC(hDC) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "DeleteDC", "i=l", "f=s", "r=l" DeleteDC = oDW.DeleteDC(CLng(hDC)) End Function ' Declare Function RestoreDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "RestoreDC" _ ' (ByVal hDC As Long, ByVal nSavedDC As Long) As Long Private Function RestoreDC(hDC, nSavedDC) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "RestoreDC", "i=ll", "f=s", "r=l" RestoreDC = oDW.RestoreDC(CLng(hDC), CLng(nSavedDC)) End Function ' Declare Function CreateFont Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateFontA" _ ' (ByVal H As Long, ByVal W As Long, ByVal E As Long, ByVal O As Long, _ ' ByVal W As Long, ByVal I As Long, ByVal u As Long, ByVal S As Long, _ ' ByVal C As Long, ByVal OP As Long, ByVal CP As Long, ByVal Q As Long, _ ' ByVal PAF As Long, ByVal F As String) As Long Private Function CreateFont(Ht, Wd, Es, Ox, Wt, It, Ul, St, Cs, Op, Cp, Q, PAF, sFontName) Set oDW = nothing ' clear any previous instance Set oDW = CreateObject("DynamicWrapper") ' start over... ' register (declare) this flavor of api call... oDW.Register "GDI32.DLL", "CreateFontA", "i=llllllllllllls", "f=s", "r=h" CreateFont = oDW.CreateFontA(CLng(Ht), CLng(Wd), CLng(Es), CLng(Ox), _ CLng(Wt), CLng(It), CLng(Ul), CLng(St), CLng(Cs), CLng(Op), CLng(Cp), _ CLng(Q), CLng(PAF), CStr(sFontName)) End Function Private Sub BugAssert (bTest, sErrMsg) Dim sDblSpace : sDblSpace = vbCrLf & vbCrLf ' BugAssert is a Bruce McKinney creation. ' It is used to test for intermediate results... if bTest then Exit Sub ' normally (hopefully) test returns true... MsgBox "Error Message reported by BugAssert: " & sDblSpace _ & sErrMsg & sDblSpace & " this script will terminate NOW. ", _ vbCritical, " << BugAssert FAILED in Script: " & Wscript.ScriptName & " >> " WScript.Quit End Sub ]]> </script> </component> --------------080603000702030103020107 Content-Type: text/plain; name="wshStatusMsgProgBarDemoScript.vbs.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="wshStatusMsgProgBarDemoScript.vbs.txt" ' make an api window using DynaWrap, jw 10Dec05 Option Explicit ' ' --- description block -------------------------- ' Title: A Status Message / Progressbar Utility... ' ' Description: O.K., so there are plenty of these dialogs around, ' but it was in intriguing challenge to program this ' with DynaWrap... ' ' Author: mr_unreliable ' ' Usage: Use at you own risk, tested on win98se... ' ' --- revision history --------------------------- ' 10Dec05: original attempt, using the wshATO "MakeWindow" script as inspiration... ' 11Dec05: couldn't get valid instance handle for THIS script, and so using ' the desktop instance handle, for now. (Maybe inspiration will strike later)... ' 11Dec05: in an attempt to get color into the progbar, used "SetTextColor" but ' that didn't work(?). So, used "DrawText" to draw the text (i.e., the blocks) ' to the textbox, but that apparently draws "on" the box, not "in" the box, ' that is, the image doesn't "persist" (ugh!)... ' 12Dec05: changing approach to using a static control, and inserting a bitmap ' image (i.e., a "rectangle" drawn in to resemble a progbar)... ' 14Dec05: redraw the bitmap "every time" (rather than attempting to retain/modify it)... ' 15Dec05: move the status msg / progbar dialog code to a "wsc" component, ' for the "usual reasons", i.e., "packaging"... ' --- end of description block ------------------- ' ' instantiate ActX components here... Dim oDlg : Call Instantiate_LocalWSC(oDlg, "StatusMsgProgBarDialog.wsc", "") ' no events ' ' --- module level variables --------------------- Const m_sCaption = " << A StatusMsg / Progressbar Dialog (made with dynawrap api calls).. >> " Const sGoodby = "Good-bye folks, and thanks for watching the show... " ' Dim iPct, iBye ' as long Dim sStatusMsg ' as string ' Const tDoEvents = 300 ' 100 ' Dim crBlue : crBlue = RGB(0, 0, &HFF) Dim crGreen: crGreen= RGB(0, &H80, &H80) ' dk cyan (a.k.a. "teal") Dim crGrey : crGrey = RGB(&HE0, &HE0, &HE0) ' (lt grey) ' --- end of declarations and constants ---------- ' ---------------------------------------------- ' Note: this script is using a Progbar Dialog, (created with DynaWrap)... ' ---------------------------------------------- oDlg.pbBackColor = crGrey oDlg.pbForeColor = crGreen ' crBlue Call oDlg.Create_ProgbarDialog(m_sCaption, 150,150) ' ---------------------------------------------- ' Demo Loop, moving along two pct per loop, to speed things up a bit... ' ---------------------------------------------- For iPct = 2 to 100 step 2 WScript.Sleep tDoEvents ' prepare "status message" text... sStatusMsg = "Current Status: Script Processing is " & CStr(iPct) & "% complete." ' oDlg.txtStatusMessage = sStatusMsg ' set statusmsg only ' oDlg.iPctComplete = iPct ' set pct only oDlg.PostStatusAndPct sStatusMsg, iPct ' update status msg and progbar pct... Next ' iPct MsgBox " ..when ready to close the progbar dialog, click OK. ", vbInformation, _ " < Pause Here to Review and Admire the Progbar Dialog Results > " ' say good-bye to all the good folks out there, ' (reset the statusmsg one last time, and "flash" it)... For iBye = 1 to 5 oDlg.txtStatusMessage = sGoodby WScript.Sleep 500 oDlg.txtStatusMessage = "" WScript.Sleep 200 Next ' iBye oDlg.CloseDialog ' (and clean up system resources) Set oDlg = nothing WScript.Quit ' ------------------------------------------------ ' --- Get Local Directory (of this script) ------- ' ------------------------------------------------ ' ' Note: when fso has been instantiated, then use this: ' GetLocalDirectory = fso.GetFile(WScript.ScriptFullName).ParentFolder ' ' --- other suggestions found in the wsh ng, (mikHar)... ' set shell = createobject("wscript.shell") ' appropriate for wsh 5.6 ' currentDirectory = shell.currentdirectory ' (note: not necessarily OF THIS SCRIPT) ' set fso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject") ' for wsh 5.5 ' currentDirectory = fso.getabsolutepathname(".") ' can't find this one documented(?) ' --- end of other suggestions ------------------- ' ' (however, if fso or oShell are NOT instantiated, use the following code, ' it's more efficient as there are NO additional ole instantiations ' required, with all that ugly and slow "late-binding")... ' Function GetLocalDirectory() Const sMe = "[GetLocalDirectory], " Dim iFile ' as integer ' find the LAST backslash... iFile = InStrRev(Wscript.ScriptFullName, "\") BugAssert (iFile > 0), sMe & " file path problem " ' if backslash not found... ' get the path to this script... GetLocalDirectory = Left(Wscript.ScriptFullName, iFile) ' path (inc "\")... End Function ' getLocalDirectory ' ================================================ ' === INSTANTIATE AN UNREGISTERED WSC COMPONENT == ' ================================================ ' (Note: this technique was suggested by Mike Harris (mvp - scripting), ' see news://microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript, entitled: "wsf vs wsc", ' and timestamped: 2002-03-26 19:10:05 PST). ' ' suggested syntax: ' ' set obj = getobject("script:component path#component id") ' ' where component path can be: ' c:\mypath\mywsc.wsc ' _or_ \\server\share\mypath\mywsc.wsc ' _or_ http://server/mysite/mypath/mywsc.wsc ' ' and, #component id is optional. ' You get the 1st component in the WSC by default. ' You only need #component id if there is more than one in the WSC, ' and you want some other component than the first... ' ' A more exhaustive discussion can be found in the Windows Script Component ' documentation, at the bottom of the page entitled: ' "Using a Script Component in an Application" ' --- end of discussion -------------------------- Sub Instantiate_LocalWSC(oWSC, sComponentFileName, sEventPrefix) ' get the path to the local directory... Dim sLocalDir : sLocalDir = GetLocalDirectory() Dim sComponentPath : sComponentPath = sLocalDir & sComponentFileName ' MsgBox(sComponentPath) ' go get the (wsc) object... ' Set oWSC = WScript.GetObject("script:" & sComponentPath,, sEventPrefix) ' uh-oh. It appears that this approach only works with the VBS getobject ' and not the wscript.getobject flavor. Set oWSC = GetObject("script:" & sComponentPath) ' (step two:) connect the events, (after making sure you need it)... if (sEventPrefix <> "") then WScript.ConnectObject oWSC, sEventPrefix End Sub ' Instantiate_LocalWSC ' --- INSTANTIATE ACTX OBJECT (or class) AND CHECK ---- ' (using a sub to get this ugly instantiation code out of main line code)... Sub Instantiate (oObject, sProgramID, sEventPrefix) Const sME = "[sub Instantiate], " ' check variant sub-type parameters... BugAssert (VarType(sProgramID) = vbString), sME & "sProgramID must be a STRING!" BugAssert (VarType(sEventPrefix) = vbString), sME & "sEventPrefix must be a STRING!" On Error Resume Next ' turn on error checking Set oObject = WScript.CreateObject(sProgramID, sEventPrefix) BugAssert (err.number = 0), sME & "This script requires: " & sProgramID & vbCrlf _ & " kindly INSTALL and REGISTER this ActX component... " On Error goto 0 ' turn off error checking... End Sub ' --- BUGASSERT (yes, it's for debugging) -------- Sub BugAssert (bTest, sErrMsg) Dim sDblSpace : sDblSpace = vbCrLf & vbCrLf ' BugAssert is a Bruce McKinney creation. ' It is used to test for intermediate results... if bTest then Exit Sub ' normally (hopefully) test returns true... MsgBox "Error Message reported by BugAssert: " & sDblSpace _ & sErrMsg & sDblSpace & " this script will terminate NOW. ", _ vbCritical, " << BugAssert FAILED in Script: " & Wscript.ScriptName & " >> " WScript.Quit End Sub --------------080603000702030103020107-- Tag: print migration Tag: 185175
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    - getting information how can i get hardware information of a printer on a particular server,with only server name as the input? cheers, nuti Tag: print migration Tag: 185163
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    - Enumerating through shares and listing out permissions I am looking for examples of enumerating through the network shares on a machine(XP/2003) and saving the share name, users/groups, and the permissions to a audit file. Does anyone know how to do this or where examples can be found? I guess I would like to add that any places that have common audit tasks that are scripted in vbscript or something similiar for Windows systems would be interesting as well. Thanks. -- bscgmcc Tag: print migration Tag: 185151
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    - Enabling windows messenging service? Since XP SP2 came out, messenger service was disabled on workstations. Is there some way within a script to enable the service and start the service? I can imagine a way to start and stop the service if it is enabled, but not disabled. I know very, very little about scripting. If there is a way to do this, it would be great because it would allow me to make it part of our agency's logon script(s) so that we could use mass NET SENDs again for administrative purposes on our LANs. Tag: print migration Tag: 185150
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    - T Lavedas' WSH Scripts I am using T Lavedas' WSH Scripts for msgbox function. It takes more than a few seconds for the "msgbox" to appear. Is there any way to speed it up? Thanks, dra Tag: print migration Tag: 185148
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    - Trying to get the username of the person logged in on a remote machine. Here is the code that I have attached to a button on an Access 2000 form. I can get information such as the IP Address, Processor, RAM, etc. However, when I try to retrieve the logged in user, it returns nothing. Unless the person is an administrator on the machine. Can any one help with this? strsystem = UnitName.Value Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strsystem & "\root\cimv2") Set loggeduser = objWMIService.ExecQuery("select Username from Win32_ComputerSystem") For Each logged In loggeduser struser = logged.Username Next Username.Value = Mid(struser, 9) Tag: print migration Tag: 185147
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    - Mapping renmae works in XP/2003 not in 2000 Hey guys I can't seem to get the mapping rename to work in this script on 2000 Workstations, it works fine on XP and 2003 the windows scripting host is 5.6 on the 2000 workstation. Option Explicit Dim objNetwork, strDrive, objShell, objUNC Dim strRemotePath, strDriveLetter, strNewName ' on error resume next strDriveLetter = "P:" strRemotePath = "\\libad4\department share$" strNewName = "Department Share" ' Section to map the network drive Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive strDriveLetter, strRemotePath ' Section which actually (re)names the Mapped Drive Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application") objShell.NameSpace(strDriveLetter).Self.Name = strNewName Wscript.Echo "Check drive "& strDriveLetter & " in My Computer for " & strNewName WScript.Quit I get the following error Error: Object required: 'objShell.namespace(...)' Code: 800A01A8 Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error Thanks guys! Tag: print migration Tag: 185146
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    - Delete a certain url shortcut off a user's desktop I have figured out the way to delete a file using vbscript, but I can't figure out how to delete the file, off of the user's desktop, when they log-in. This is what I have so far, but I am not sure how to tell the Set MyFile that the path is the desktop. Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") FolderSpec = oShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop") Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set MyFile = fso.GetFile("Ceridian Time and Attendance.url") MyFile.Delete Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you, in advance. Tag: print migration Tag: 185138
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    - Query csv file using ado when header is not first row Is there a way in vbscript to query a csv file using ado and use a header when the header info is not the first row? I want to query a file that I do not control. The first four lines are not data. The fifth line is the header info (field names.) The rest of the rows are the data. I have yet to find an example in vbscript of how to tell ado to start at a particular row. I see that this is possible using VBA in Excel. I guess I could also create the filesystem object to create a temp file without the first four rows. I was hoping there was a direct solution with ado. Anyone know? Thanks, Steve. Tag: print migration Tag: 185132
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    - [help] how to change timezone by using VBS Hi all: Does anybody know if there is a way to change a computer's timezone by using VBS. we found our pcs' timezone are not uniform. so we expect a script to detect and corrtect it. I found a sample on internet but it did not work. does anyone Have a fine solution for that? thanks for your help! sample code: On Error Resume Next strComputer = "." 'Change value to reflect desired GMT offset in minutes. intGMTOffset = -480 Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colCompSys = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ ("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem") For Each objCompSys in colCompSys objCompSys.CurrentTimeZone = intGMTOffset If Err = 0 Then Wscript.Echo "Time zone set to specified value." Else Wscript.Echo "Unable to set time zone." End If Err.Clear Next best regards Denton Tag: print migration Tag: 185130
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    - Script to set Recycled Bin properties Hi All, I have been trying to find a way (programatically using either WMI or standard WSH) to set/get the properties of the Recycle Bin : Maximum size in Percentage (applied to all drives), delete permanently or not, etc, configuration global or independent for each drive, etc Is there any way to do it by scripting? Regards Ramon Tag: print migration Tag: 185129
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    - need to grab the name of the file?? I have the path as a string "E:\\xxxxx\\Data\\To_PUC\\reports\\3535_12222005_072537.xml" How do I just get the file name from that string "3535_12222005_072537.xml" So I would need everything the the right of the last \ Dave Tag: print migration Tag: 185126
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    - FileSystemObject.CreateTextFile cannot create Arabic text file (Wi Hi, I am unable to create text file with arabic content in Windows 2000 using IIS 5.0 using the Scripting.FileSystemObject object. I have used and ASP file with the following code to create a text document with Arabic content. Set fso = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") reportFile = Server.MapPath("../upload") & "\test.doc" Set textStream = fso.CreateTextFile(reportFile, true, true) textStream.Write strFileContent Set textStream = nothing The variable strFileContent contains the Arabic text. My development environment is Win XP SP 2 / IIS 5.1 and the above code works perfectly fine creating an Arabic word document. The dev system also has Microsoft Office 2003. The staging environment is Win 2000 / IIS 5.0 and DO NOT have any Office system. However, when I run the ASP file in the staging system, it creates the text file but with junk data (non Arabic). In the staging system I could type arabic in a notepad (My inference is that UNICODE is available on my staging server). Could you help please? Thanks. -- Nahom Tijnam Dubai, UAE Tag: print migration Tag: 185121
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    - rename file function How do I rename three system files even if the renamed files already exists? I get an error that object "msi.dll" is required. *************************************************************** Dim objShell Dim fileSys Dim fFile Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") WindowsDir = fileSys.GetSpecialFolder(1).Path wscript.echo "******* Repairing Windows Installer " wscript.echo " Please Wait ....." wscript.echo "" Myarray = Array("msi.dll","msiexec.exe","msihnd.dll") For Each fFile In MyArray If fileSys.FileExists(WindowsDir & fFile & ".bak") Then fileSys.DeleteFile(WindowsDir & fFile), True End If fileSys.MoveFile WindowsDir & fFile, WindowsDir & "\temp\" & fFile.bak Next Set objShell = Nothing Set fileSys = Nothing Tag: print migration Tag: 185119
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    - Run Access Report from Web Page I am an Assembler Programmer who is not a bad VB programmer with very little Web experience. I am helping several small school districts with a request. I need to know if there is a command line or script that can run a report within access on the server when a client requests a certain page. FYI: The information is the University requesting a student's test scores. The report will naturally show the university who has the high school passwords so that the school knows who requested the information. All I want to do is add this to an existing page in asp. Thanks for any help Len Tag: print migration Tag: 185118
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    - vbScript to detect DC Does anyone have a small vbScript function that can determine if the machine running the script is a Domain Controller or not?? Thanks, Troy Tag: print migration Tag: 185111
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    - open any file with vbscript ? Dear vbscript experts, Is it possible with vbscript to open a file no knowing which application it corresponds to ? For example, if extension is xls it should start Excel, if extension is psd it should open photoshop, etc. Thank you ! Jean-Marie Tag: print migration Tag: 185108
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    - ForeignSecurityPrincipals I am trying to develop an informal login script. Users are from one domain and the server is in another. Trust has been established. I need to determine if the user is in a group, the group is not in the same domain as the user. I can list the members of the group but it shows the user's Foreign Security Principal. I would like to determine what the logged on users's FSP is and use that for the isMember or compare the strings or something. Any ideas how to enumerate the objects in the ForeignSecurityPrincipals container? Tag: print migration Tag: 185105
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    - Applying Registry ACLs with VBS Hi everyone, Is it possible to apply/enforce ACLs in the registry with the use of VBS? Can this post get a code example? Thank you, rusga Tag: print migration Tag: 185102
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    - Document.Location ... Hi, all, The very same statement: Document.Location = "default.htm" works in some ASP file but not the other. I would like to know why and how to get around. For example, it works on 'code #1' and it gave me error: "Object 'Document' not defined" on 'code #2'. I appreciate your help. - Fan Here are particials of the codes: ------------------------  <HTML> <HEAD> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript"> Sub ConfirmRemove Set Form = Document.RemoveForm Dim Anychecked Anychecked = 0 FOR EACH product in Form.ProductID IF product.Checked THEN Anychecked = Anychecked + 1 END IF NEXT IF Anychecked > 0 THEN removeconfirmed = MsgBox ("Remove the selected product(s)?", vbYesNo) IF removeconfirmed = 6 THEN MsgBox "Removing..." document.RemoveForm.submit END IF ELSE rtn = MsgBox ("No record set to remove. Return to Main Menu?", vbYesNo) IF rtn = 6 THEN Document.Location = "default.htm" END IF END IF END Sub </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY> .... (more codes here) </HTML> -----------------------------------------------------------------------  <HTML> .... <BODY> <% sqlcmd = "DELETE Products WHERE productID = " & Request.Form("ProductID") cn = Session("cnn") Set cmd = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command") cmd.CommandText = sqlcmd cmd.ActiveConnection = cn On Error Resume Next cmd.Execute nRecordsAffected If Err Then 'codes for pop-ups here Document.Location = "default.htm" Else 'codes here to display removed item End If %> Tag: print migration Tag: 185099
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    - Parsing xml file in .asp page I'm trying to parse xml file using asp in Windows 2006 service pack 4. I got Object required error. What is wrong with the code? any help is appreciated. <% Dim objXML, objDocElem, objNodes Dim x Set objXML = Server.CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM") objXML.async = False objXML.load("mycomputer.xml") Set objNodes = objXML.documentElement.childNodes For x = 0 To objNodes.length Response.Write objNodes.item(x).nodeName & ": " & objNodes.item(x).text & "<br>" Next Tag: print migration Tag: 185098
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    - Mail Enable Users I have written this script but this script is not mail enabling users. I don't get any errors but for some reason it is not working. Would someone tell me what might be wrong with this? Dim sUser, sMailNick, oUser, sLastName, sFirstName, sUserName, sDisplayName, sLine, sDN Const ForReading = 1 Set oFSO = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject") Set oTF = oFSO.OpenTextFile("d:\AD Scripts\mailenable.txt", ForReading, True) Do Until oTF.AtEndOfLine sLine = oTF.ReadLine sUserName = sLine WScript.Echo sUserName sMail = sUserName sMailNick=sUserName sDN=UserNameDN(sUserName) WScript.Echo "DN is " & sDN 'sUser = "LDAP://xx/" & sDN 'wScript.Echo sUser Set oUser = GetObject("LDAP://xx/" & sDN) sLastName=oUser.sn wscript.echo sLastName sFirstName=oUser.cn wscript.echo sFirstName sDisplayName=sLastName & ", " & sFirstName wscript.echo sDisplayName If oUser.mail="" Then oUser.put "mail", sMail & "@xx.yy" oUser.put "mailNickname", sMailNick oUser.put "displayName", sDisplayName oUser.put "proxyAddresses", Array("SMTP:" & sMail & "@xx.yy", "smtp:" & sMail & "@xx.yy") oUser.put "targetAddress", "SMTP:" & sMail & "@xx.yy" wscript.echo oUser.mail wscript.echo oUser.mailNickname wscript.echo oUser.displayName wscript.echo oUser.targetAddress Else wscript.echo "Already Exists" End If Loop Public Function UserNameDN(sUserName) On Error Resume next Set oRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://rootDSE") Set oConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") oConnection.Open "Provider=ADsDSOObject;" Set oCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command") oCommand.ActiveConnection = oConnection oCommand.CommandText = "<LDAP://" & oRootDSE.get("defaultNamingContext") & ">;(&(objectCategory=User)(samAccountName=" & _ sUserName & "));distinguishedName;subtree" Set oRecordSet = oCommand.Execute UserNameDN = oRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName") If Err <> 0 Then outFile.WriteLine "There was an error getting the DN for " & strUser & "." & " " & Err.Num strBadCount = strBadCount + 1 End If Err.Clear On Error Goto 0 End Function Tag: print migration Tag: 185096
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    - creating xml file using asp (vbscript) I'm trying to write a recordset to an xml file.. and I get this error: gave WRITE access to the folder where i store the xml file --> still didnt work gave IUSR write access --> still didnt work msxml4.dll (0x80070005) Any help is appreciated. Access is denied. The code is below: set cn = server.CreateObject("adodb.connection") cn.connectionstring = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\SAMPLES\Northwind.mdb;Persist Security Info=False" cn.open 'CREATE XML FILE dim xmlDoc set xmlDoc = server.CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument.4.0") if (xmlDoc.childNodes.length = 0) then set root = xmldoc.createNode("element", "Northwind", "") xmldoc.appendchild(root) set rs = cn.Execute("spGetEmployees") while not rs.eof set onode = xmldoc.createNode("element", "Employee", "") xmldoc.documentElement.appendchild(onode) set inode = xmldoc.createNode("element", "ID", "") inode.text = rs.fields(0) onode.appendchild(inode) set inode = xmldoc.createNode("element", "FirstName", "") inode.text = rs.fields(1) onode.appendchild(inode) set inode = xmldoc.createNode("element", "LastName", "") inode.text = rs.fields(2) onode.appendchild(inode) rs.movenext wend set rs = nothing end if strPath = Server.MapPath("/tstsvr/") xmldoc.save strPath & "saved.xml" Tag: print migration Tag: 185093
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    - (null) 0x8000500D crash on LastLogin My script crashes on various users whose account apparently are in some states that's cause LDAP a problem. I query like: Set cLanAccounts = GetObject("LDAP://server/cn=Name, OU=name, dc=name, dc=name") cLanAccounts.Filter= Array("user") for each oUser in cLANAccounts wscript.echo oUser.LastLogin . . No matter how I hit LastLogin (TypeName, IsNull, etc) they all crash and produce the same error for some users. I have ON ERROR RESUME NEXT set but it still crashes. Any ideas how to detect this state and avoid the crash? Tag: print migration Tag: 185092
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    - VB Script Error Message I just started receiving an error message in my VB Script. It seems to be working on some servers, but not on others. The purpose of the script is to archive security logs from servers. On other servers it fails and I'm wondering what the issue could be. Error Message: D:\Brandon\Double_B\newscript.vbs(38, 3) SWbemObjectEx: Access denied Script: 'set desired values here: 'remoteDumpFile = "C:\" & Date() & ".evt" 'dump file path on each remote machine Dim strDate strDate = CStr(Date()) strDate = Replace(strDate, "/", "-") remoteDumpFile = "C:\" & strDate & ".evt" 'dump file path on each remote machine centralDumpPath = "\\TROSSDB01\Logfiles" 'Create a FileSystemObject Set oFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'Open a text file of computer names ON LOCAL MACHINE WHERE SCRIPT'S RUNNING 'with one computer name per line Set oTS = oFS.OpenTextFile("C:\Double_B\servers.txt") 'go through the text file Do Until oTS.AtEndOfStream 'get next computer sComputer = oTS.ReadLine 'connect to the WMI provider Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,(Security,Backup)}!\\" & _ sComputer & "\root\cimv2") 'query the Security logs Set cLogFiles = oWMIService.ExecQuery _ ("Select * from Win32_NTEventLogFile where " & _ "LogFileName='Security'") 'go through the collection of logs For Each oLogfile in cLogFiles 'back up the log to a file LOCAL ON THAT REMOTE MACHINE errBackupLog = oLogFile.BackupEventLog(remoteDumpFile) 'see if an error occured If errBackupLog <> 0 Then 'one did - display an error Wscript.Echo "Couldn't get log from " & sComputer & ". Error code: " & errBackupLog Else 'no error - safe to clear the Log oLogFile.ClearEventLog() 'now copy dump file from remote machine to central store oFS.CopyFile "\\" & sComputer & "\" & Replace(remoteDumpFile, ":", "$"), centralDumpPath & "\" & sComputer & "\" & strDate & ".evt" 'delete dump file from remote machine oFS.Deletefile "\\" & sComputer & "\" & Replace(remoteDumpFile, ":", "$") End If Next Loop 'close the input file oTS.Close Tag: print migration Tag: 185089
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    - IIS6 configuration with vbs, set "Recyling working processes" prop Hi, I have a vbs script wich makes a new application pool in IIS6, named test: Option Explicit dim basepath : basepath = "IIS://localhost/w3svc/1/root" dim AppPoolName : AppPoolName = "test" if CreateNewAppPool(AppPoolName) = false then WScript.Echo "Error creating AppPool " WScript.Quit end if function CreateNewAppPool(AppPoolName) dim AppPools, newAppPool set AppPools = GetObject("IIS://localhost/w3svc/AppPools") set newAppPool = AppPools.Create("IIsApplicationPool", AppPoolName) newAppPool.LogonMethod =1 newAppPool.AppPoolIdentityType=3 newAppPool.SetInfo if err = 0 then CreateNewAppPool = True else CreateNewAppPool = false end if end function How is it possible to set the pool "Recycle workin processes" to some value eg. 60 minutes with vbs script ? Regards Jarmo Tag: print migration Tag: 185088
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    - Speeding up a XCOPY batch job??? (not really sure which forum this goes under, so.....) Setting up a new server. I need to move about ~40GB of users files to the new server. I could use a tape or NAS backup to copy the files to the new server, or use a XCOPY script I wrote as a simple batch file. Now my question is this: If I run the XCOPY script from a faster machine (than the destination server), will the process complete quicker? Or does the actual XCOPY process run on the source server? We have a quad-Xenon server I could run the batch file off of, but the source server & destination server are P3 machines. Thanks for any help/suggestions Tag: print migration Tag: 185087
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    - Power Status Is there a VB Script to determine whether a laptop is running on battery or AC power? Tag: print migration Tag: 185085
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    - Detecting logoff? I needed a simple way to log the start and end time of an application that users start using a shortcut. So I made a little VBScript which logs the start time and username, then launches the application and waits until it closes, then logs the close time and exits. This works if the users close the application themselves, but fails to log the close event if the session is terminated due to any other reason (e.g., timeout: this is on a Citrix server.) I know there are several other ways of achieving what I am trying, especially facilities provided by Citrix, but I'm just wondering how to make my simple approach work. It seems to me that at the time of a session logoff, Windows doesn't kill the running processes in a bottom-up manner. If the launched application had ended before the mshta session, then maybe the script would have been able to log the close event also. Can you suggest some approach that can make this work? If you need to see the script, I can post it after some changes. Thanks in advance. Tag: print migration Tag: 185083
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    - xmlhttp headers possible? Hi All, Is it possible to simulate posting data between a html form page and an asp page using the following: 1. xmlhttp get to pull down the html data and header information (using getAllResponseHeaders) 2. xmlhttp setRequestHeader to set header info for variables pulled in step 1 in prep for the post 3. xmlhttp post to simulate the actual filling out of the form TIA for any info. -John Tag: print migration Tag: 185072
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    - Uptime Greetings all, I got the following script from this group a while ago. I have two questions. First, how can I have it run against a csv or txt file with computer names and login info, also, I would like the data to be output to a file that I can then manipulate. Thanks for the help. aaron strComputer = "." ' "." for local computer On Error Resume Next Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer _ & "\root\cimv2") If Err.Number = 0 Then On Error Goto 0 strQuery = "select * from Win32_PerfRawData_PerfOS_System" Set colObjects = objWMIService.ExecQuery(strQuery) For Each objWmiObject In colObjects intPerfTimeStamp = objWmiObject.Timestamp_Object intPerfTimeFreq = objWmiObject.Frequency_Object intCounter = objWmiObject.SystemUpTime Next ' Calculation in seconds: 'Calculations for Raw Counter Data:PERF_ELAPSED_TIME 'http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/perfmon/base/perf_elapsed_tim... iUptimeInSec = (intPerfTimeStamp - intCounter)/intPerfTimeFreq WScript.Echo "Uptime in seconds: " & iUptimeInSec \ 1 ' convert the seconds sUptime = ConvertTime(iUptimeInSec) WScript.Echo "Uptime: " & sUptime Else Wscript.Echo "Could not connect to computer with WMI: " _ & strComputer End If Function ConvertTime(seconds) ConvSec = seconds Mod 60 ConvMin = (seconds Mod 3600) \ 60 ConvHour = (seconds Mod (3600 * 24)) \ 3600 ConvDays = seconds \ (3600 * 24) ConvertTime = ConvDays & " days " & ConvHour & " hours " _ & ConvMin & " minutes " & ConvSec & " seconds " End Function Tag: print migration Tag: 185070
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    - String Append Function Help Guys, I have this function that appends three strings: Function getTaxID( s1, s2, s3 ) s = s1 & s2 & s3 getTaxID = s response.write "<br>getTaxID: " & s & "<br>" end Function Here's where I call it: getTaxID request.form("app_ssn1"), request.form("app_ssn2"), request.form("app_ssn3") Here's the html code: <tr> <td valign="top" width="200"> <font color="#000080" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>Cell Phone</b></font></td> <td valign="top" width="200"> <input type="text" name="app_ssn1" size="3" onkeypress="allowInteger();" maxlength="3"> - <input type="text" name="app_ssn2" size="3" onkeypress="allowInteger();" maxlength="3"> - <input type="text" name="app_ssn3" size="4" onkeypress="allowInteger();" maxlength="4"></td> <td valign="top"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#FF0000"> <%=session("app_cell_phone_err")%></font></b></td> </tr> Here's the result: getTaxID: 413, , , 33, , , 7125, , , I was expecting: getTaxID: 413337125 Any Ideas? Steve Tag: print migration Tag: 185067
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    - How to monitor file creation on a remote server? I'm using the code from 'Hey Scripting Guy' that explains how to "Automatically Run a Script Any Time a File is Added to a Folder": http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/oct04/hey1011.mspx I've tweaked it a bit to suit my needs, and it works great - if I run it locally on a remote server that I'm logged into. I need to have it run on the remote server when I'm not logged in; perhaps as a scheduled task. I need it to check every 5 minutes to see if any new files have been added to the folder. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! (watch for word wrap) ===== BEGIN Monitor_Build_Folder.vbs ==================== Const OverwriteExisting = TRUE SourceFolder = "D:\Projects\Gateway\DevRev.2.2.1\Build" SourceFolder = Replace(SourceFolder, "\", "\\\\") strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _ strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colMonitoredEvents = objWMIService.ExecNotificationQuery _ ("SELECT * FROM __InstanceCreationEvent WITHIN 300 WHERE " _ & "Targetinstance ISA 'CIM_DirectoryContainsFile' and " _ & "TargetInstance.GroupComponent= " _ & "'Win32_Directory.Name=""" & SourceFolder & """'") Do Set objLatestEvent = colMonitoredEvents.NextEvent ' Extract just the new file name arrFilePath = Split(objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.PartComponent, "\\") strFileName = arrFilePath(UBound(arrFilePath)) ' Remove quotes from the new file name If Right(strFileName, 1) = """" Then strFileName = Left(strFileName, Len(strFileName) - 1) End If SourceFolder = "D:\Projects\AgencyGateway\DevRev.2.2.1\Build\" Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") objFSO.CopyFile SourceFolder & strFileName , "D:\Projects\Gateway\DevRev.2.2\Build\", OverwriteExisting Loop ===== END Monitor_Build_Folder.vbs ==================== Tag: print migration Tag: 185065
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    - Enumerate Digital Certificates with vbscript? Is it possible to do this? I can't find any reference to this anywhere. Looks like there is a class that can be called from VB, but not vbscript. Basically I'd like to query remote web servers and see what certificates they have installed. Thanks, Chris Bodnar Tag: print migration Tag: 185064
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    - HTML tables and APS help PLEASE!! Ok here is the problem there are 8 root ids, and then there are a bunch of categories for each root. Now when you diplay catagories the user has the option to narrow down the catagories. My problem is when i reach to the point where there is only 3 roots that diplay the ending section of my table doesn't display.. Code.. If session("end_root") = "false" Then Response.write "<BR><B>Category Matches</B>" response.write "<table CLASS=tableA border = 1 >" response.write "<tr>" Do While Not rsRoot.EOF AND NOT current_root = rsRoot("description") count = 0 current_root = rsRoot("description") Set objCat = NEW taxonomyclass Set rsCat = objCat.ShowCat(CInt(rsRoot("taxid"))) seperate_cat_count = 0 'response.write "<BR>rsRoot.recordcount = " &rsRoot.RecordCount& "<BR>" Do While Not rsCat.EOF If not CInt(rsCat("taxid")) = find_in_array(CInt(rsCat("taxid"))) AND NOT rsCat.RecordCount = 0 AND NOT rsCat("Taxid") = request("taxstring") Then If NOT rsCat.RecordCount = 0 AND count = 0 Then IF root_count MOD 4=0 THEN end_table = 1 response.write "<TD VALIGN=TOP>" response.write "<BR>1st-Start<BR>" 'response.write "<table CLASS=tableA border = 1>"'Middle tables 'response.write "<TR>" End If response.write "<BR><B>" &rsRoot("description")& "(" &rsCat.RecordCount& ")</B><BR> " root_count = root_count + 1 count = 1 End If Response.write "<B><A HREF='Directory.asp?TypeSearch=Drill&taxstring=" & rsCat("taxid") & "'>" & rsCat("name") & "</A></B>("&rsCat("count(taxonomy.taxid)")&")" response.write "&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp" seperate_cat_count = seperate_cat_count + 1 If seperate_cat_count MOD 3 = 0 Then response.write "<BR>" End If If seperate_cat_count = rsCat.RecordCount Then response.write "<BR>" End If recordCount = recordCount + 1 IF root_count MOD 4=0 OR root_count MOD 3=0 OR root_count MOD 2=0 OR root_count MOD 1=0 AND count = 0 Then IF rsCat.RecordCount = seperate_cat_count THEN response.write "<BR> 2nd-Stop<BR>" end_table = 0 'response.write "</TR>" 'response.write "</table>"'Middle table End If End If End If rsCat.MoveNext Loop IF root_count MOD 4=0 THEN response.write "</TD>" End If Set objCat = nothing Set rsCat = nothing rsRoot.MoveNext Loop response.write "</tr>" response.write "</table>" If recordCount = 1 Then session("end_root") = "true" End If response.write "<BR>root_count = "&root_count& "<BR>" End If Any help idea will help -Jimi Tag: print migration Tag: 185060
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    - How do you call com in VBS hi in JS i would call a locally installed COM object by var tst = new ActiveXObject("test.Srv"); and use thus var myData = tst.GetInfo(); how do I do this in VBScript? Thanks Tag: print migration Tag: 185052
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    - Retry IP checking script I wrote this script about a month ago..... seemed to not be able to get it to work... I need it to check for some IP ranges and do a task..... But it seems to be defaulting to do the task regardless of whatever address the workstation is.... Option Explicit Dim CurrentAddress, strComputer, objWMIService, IPConfigSet, IPConfig, i, msg, range, ok msg = "Migration process complete!" ok = True prt "Initial value of ok is: " & ok strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set IPConfigSet = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled=true") If IPConfigSet.Count > 0 Then For Each IPConfig in IPConfigSet If Not IsNull(IPConfig.IPAddress) Then For i = 0 to UBound(IPConfig.IPAddress) CurrentAddress=IpConfig.IPAddress(i) Select Case True Case CurrentAddress>="10.150.136.1 " prt "Case 1 value of ok is " & ok prt CurrentAddress range = "a" case CurrentAddress>="10.150.128.1" range = "b" case CurrentAddress>="10.150.120.1" range = "c" Case Else prt "Failed lower boundry out of migration IP range." ok = False End Select prt "Value of ok is: " & ok if ok Then prt "Checking upper boundary" select case range Case "a" If CurrentAddress<="10.150.143.254" Then WScript.Echo CurrentAddress migrate CurrentAddress case "b" if CurrentAddress<="10.150.135.254" then migrate CurrentAddress case "c" if CurrentAddress<="10.150.127.254" then migrate CurrentAddress case else msg = "out of migration IP range." end select end if Next End If Next End If prt msg Sub migrate(CurrentAddress) ' put migration code here prt "Migrating " & CurrentAddress & "..." End Sub Sub prt(str) wscript.echo str End Sub Can someone please give some insight or know why...... Thanks in advance..... Tag: print migration Tag: 185050
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    - How write the script correctly? Hi all I've met with some problems - may be anyone help. I'm creating the tool (LDAP query script generator), which generates the VBscript in order to run it, using cscript utility. I used two ways to do it: 1. A way of the LDAP Object using: On Error Resume Next Dim LDAPEngine Dim objChildObject Set LDAPEngine = GetObject ("LDAP://CN=Computers,DC=msg") Set LDAPEngine.Searchscope = 0 'Tring to get the attributes for the selected node only Set LDAPEngine.Filter = "(|(objectClass=Group)(objectClass=Contact))" For each objChildObject in LDAPEngine Wscript.Echo " objectClass = " & objChildObject.objectClass Wscript.Echo " cn = " & objChildObject.cn Wscript.Echo " description = " & objChildObject.description Wscript.Echo " distinguishedName = " & objChildObject.distinguishedName Wscript.Echo " instanceType = " & objChildObject.instanceType Wscript.Echo " whenCreated = " & objChildObject.whenCreated Wscript.Echo " whenChanged = " & objChildObject.whenChanged Wscript.Echo " uSNCreated = " & objChildObject.uSNCreated Wscript.Echo " uSNChanged = " & objChildObject.uSNChanged Wscript.Echo " showInAdvancedViewOnly = " & objChildObject.showInAdvancedViewOnly Wscript.Echo " name = " & objChildObject.name Wscript.Echo " objectGUID = " & objChildObject.objectGUID Wscript.Echo " systemFlags = " & objChildObject.systemFlags Wscript.Echo " objectCategory = " & objChildObject.objectCategory Wscript.Echo " isCriticalSystemObject = " & objChildObject.isCriticalSystemObject Wscript.Echo " dSCorePropagationData = " & objChildObject.dSCorePropagationData Wscript.Echo "" Next Set LDAPEngine = Nothing Problems: - LDAPEngine properties: Filter and SearchScope are ingnored during the browsing of LDAP 2. A way of the ADO using: On Error Resume Next Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command") objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject" objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider" Set objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection objCommand.CommandText = "Select objectClass,cn,description,distinguishedName,instanceType,whenCreated,whenChanged,uSNCreated,uSNChanged,showInAdvancedViewOnly,name,objectGUID,systemFlags,objectCategory,isCriticalSystemObject,dSCorePropagationData from 'LDAP://CN=Computers,DC=msg' where (objectClass='*')" objCommand.Properties("Timeout") = 30 objCommand.Properties("Searchscope") = 0 objCommand.Properties("Cache Results") = False Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute objRecordSet.MoveFirst Do Until objRecordSet.EOF Wscript.Echo "objectClass: " & objRecordSet.Fields("objectClass").Value Wscript.Echo "cn: " & objRecordSet.Fields("cn").Value Wscript.Echo "description: " & objRecordSet.Fields("description").Value Wscript.Echo "distinguishedName: " & objRecordSet.Fields("distinguishedName").Value Wscript.Echo "instanceType: " & objRecordSet.Fields("instanceType").Value Wscript.Echo "whenCreated: " & objRecordSet.Fields("whenCreated").Value Wscript.Echo "whenChanged: " & objRecordSet.Fields("whenChanged").Value Wscript.Echo "uSNCreated: " & objRecordSet.Fields("uSNCreated").Value Wscript.Echo "uSNChanged: " & objRecordSet.Fields("uSNChanged").Value Wscript.Echo "showInAdvancedViewOnly: " & objRecordSet.Fields "showInAdvancedViewOnly").Value Wscript.Echo "name: " & objRecordSet.Fields("name").Value Wscript.Echo "objectGUID: " & objRecordSet.Fields("objectGUID").Value Wscript.Echo "systemFlags: " & objRecordSet.Fields("systemFlags").Value Wscript.Echo "objectCategory: " & objRecordSet.Fields("objectCategory").Value Wscript.Echo "isCriticalSystemObject: " & objRecordSet.Fields("isCriticalSystemObject").Value Wscript.Echo "dSCorePropagationData: " & objRecordSet.Fields("dSCorePropagationData").Value Wscript.Echo "" objRecordSet.MoveNext Loop Problems: - It hungs up on using not LDAP sematic in the Filter, i.e. works with objectClass='*', but it can not with(objectClass='*'). Why? Thanks Tag: print migration Tag: 185048
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    - adding a remote printer I am trying to add a printer to a remote PC the PC I want to add the printer to in this instance is called usxp20015. The server that holds the printers is usprintserver rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /c \\usxp20015 /in /q /n\\usprintserver\printer-7 When I run the command above it adds a printer-7 on my local PC does anyone know what I am doing wrong or should I use a different script to do theses tasks. thanks for any help Sammy Tag: print migration Tag: 185046
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    - newbie: Help with basic code please... Hi, i found this script in scriptomatic to get the status of MSPower_DeviceEnable property on my network device. I need to disable it in an array of computers via script... How i must change the code my friends??? Thank you very much.. On Error Resume Next Const wbemFlagReturnImmediately = &h10 Const wbemFlagForwardOnly = &h20 arrComputers = Array("localhost") For Each strComputer In arrComputers WScript.Echo WScript.Echo "==========================================" WScript.Echo "Computer: " & strComputer WScript.Echo "==========================================" Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\WMI") Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM MSPower_DeviceEnable", "WQL", _ wbemFlagReturnImmediately + wbemFlagForwardOnly) For Each objItem In colItems WScript.Echo "Active: " & objItem.Active WScript.Echo "Enable: " & objItem.Enable WScript.Echo "InstanceName: " & objItem.InstanceName WScript.Echo Next Next Tag: print migration Tag: 185040
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    - Dictionary inside Array inside Dictionary I wanted to use multiple arrays inside multiple dictionaries. I get it right to add it in, but I'm having trouble getting it out. I send the value of tmpArr to a function (getSubs) which returns a second array. This second array is then added to the first as a dictionary, etc. The end result looks like this: 1 = tmpArr = ("a","b","c") 2 = tmpArr = (("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f")) 3 = tmpArr = ((("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f")), (("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f")) , (("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"))) tmpArr = ("a","b","c") Set tmpSubs = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary") for j = 0 to ubound(tmpArr)-1 tmpArr2 = getSubs(tmpArr(j)) '2-------------- Set tmpSubs2 = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary") for m = 0 to ubound(tmpArr2)-1 tmpArr3 = getSubs(tmpArr2(m)) tmpSubs2.Add tmpArr2(m), tmpArr3 tmpArr2(m) = tmpSubs2.Item(tmpArr2(m)) next tmpSubs2.RemoveAll tmpSubs.Add tmpArr(j), tmpArr2 tmpArr(j) = tmpSubs.Item(tmpArr(j)) '2--------------- next tmpSubs.RemoveAll userSubs.Add allInfo(0,i), tmpArr end if next function getSubs(nme) arr = ("d","e","f") getSubs = arr end function To get it out, I'm using the items. The end result looks like this: 1= 3 2= 3* 3= 0 = True** (True means that there is an array, but with ubound = 0) a = userSubs.Items For i = 0 To userSubs.Count -1 response.Write("1= " & ubound(a(i)) & "<BR>") for j = 0 to ubound(a(i))-1 response.Write("2= " & ubound(a(i)(j)) & "*<BR>") for k = 0 to ubound(a(i)(j))-1 response.Write("3= " & ubound(a(i)(j)(k)) & " = ") response.Write(isArray(a(i)(j)(k)) & "**<BR>") next next response.Write("<BR>") Next I want to write/get the information out so it looks like: tmpArr = ((("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f")), (("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f")) , (("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"), ("d","e","f"))) I used "d,e,f", but the array will depend on database values, so I cannot simply call for a("d"). Help will be appreciated. Tag: print migration Tag: 185039
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    - Finding application window I want to find a particular application window (console session) , activate that window and then enter text into the window. Can this be achieved with vbscript? Tag: print migration Tag: 185038

Hello folks..

We are begining work on print migration.

Just wanted to know as how to get printer inventory using a script
which will fetch all the information just by giving the name of the
oldserver.

We are moving to 2003 server from NT.

I am fairly new to scripting.so can u folks help me out.

cheers,
Nuti

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