wscript.shell Popup not working?

The following line doesn't dismiss my Popup after one second when called
from my html. It does work however when run on the desktop in VBScript. What
I was looking for was just a brief message indicating a program was started
and running. Instead I get a Popup I must dismiss manually. What gives?

CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Popup "Running: MyProg", 1, "title", 64

Parameter "64" gives me button OK and the information icon. Is there a way
to call a Popup without any button?

thanks
LJB

v-phuang
Wed Dec 03 02:48:13 CST 2003

Hi,

Here is a link ,you may take a look to see if that is you want.
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Richard+Mueller+Message+Box+without+button
&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=Oq5aWhJSDHA.2148%40TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl&rn
um=1

If you have any concern on this issue,please post here.

Regards,
Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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ljb
Wed Dec 03 07:21:39 CST 2003

I believe I can use that. Thanks

Sorry I posted twice in this group. Obviously some are able to see the first
post which I can't see....even today.

I wonder why the timeout parameter of shell.popup doesn't have any effect
when called from an anchor tag in html? Works fine in stand alone vbscript
though.

thanks
LJB

"Peter Huang" <v-phuang@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Here is a link ,you may take a look to see if that is you want.
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=Richard+Mueller+Message+Box+without+button
>
&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=Oq5aWhJSDHA.2148%40TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl&rn
> um=1
>
> If you have any concern on this issue,please post here.
>
> Regards,
> Peter Huang
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
> This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.
>

v-phuang
Thu Dec 04 03:45:49 CST 2003

Hi,

I am researching the issue, if I have any new information I will update
with you as soon as possible.

Have a nice day.

Regards,
Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

kimlei
Fri Dec 05 14:55:08 CST 2003

Hi LJB:

Thanks for the post. The method you are using is actually using the Windows
Scripting Host to generate the dialog. In HTML, you can do this in a much
simpler way. That can be done by using the showModalDialog() method. And
you can use a timeout (window.setTimeout()) to programmatically close the
dialog if you need. Here're the references to these methods:

showModalDialog():
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/showmodald
ialog.asp

showModelessDialog():
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/showmodele
ssdialog.asp

setTimeout():
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/settimeout
.asp

Thank you,
Eldon

ljb
Fri Dec 05 15:12:48 CST 2003

Thank you!

These things I'll have to try.

"Eldon Lei [MSFT]" <kimlei@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:cq4jXI3uDHA.3088@cpmsftngxa07.phx.gbl...
> Hi LJB:
>
> Thanks for the post. The method you are using is actually using the
Windows
> Scripting Host to generate the dialog. In HTML, you can do this in a much
> simpler way. That can be done by using the showModalDialog() method. And
> you can use a timeout (window.setTimeout()) to programmatically close the
> dialog if you need. Here're the references to these methods:
>
> showModalDialog():
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/showmodald
> ialog.asp
>
> showModelessDialog():
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/showmodele
> ssdialog.asp
>
> setTimeout():
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/settimeout
> asp
>
> Thank you,
> Eldon
>