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Possible to compile vbs code into exe?
Also take a look at freeware controls nonModalDialog and wshDialog -
vbscript listboxes on local computer
It's possible provided you use a control such as wshNonModalDialog or wshDialog. Both of these are easy to find in a Google search and have examples. For listboxes I'd look at wshDialog first -
cscript.exe and %errorlevel% , Variable is undefined
The error is occuring at compile of the script before it executes. Because of this there is no error level or exit code to return. Keep using OPTION EXPLICIT. It's good practice to declare before using. I find it also helps to group my variable declarations at the top of the script or... -
View directory contents dynamically
An excerpt from one asp page we use is below. It reads the files in a folder into an array and then builds them into a table of links. You could extend it to sub directories with a bit of work. <% Response.Buffer=True%> <%Response.Expires=0%> <% ' By: Blaine Wheeler ' October 8, 2002 ' DCS...- Blaine2
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Read standard out into a variable
Confirm that the version of WSH on your 2k machine is 5.6. 2k originally came with version 2 which didn't have this functionality -
using vbscript to open file and replace text
In smaller files it's not noticeable different, but in large files it's definitely quicker. The real advantage of learning Regular Exp is that they are so much more flexible than "Replace" and have more compact syntax. It took me several reads through the WSH docs for pieces of the... -
Progressbar needed
Look into these 2 places: http://home.att.net/~wshvbs/index.htm#wshLtWtNonModalDlg and http://home.hccnet.nl/p.vd.klugt/ -
using vbscript to open file and replace text
You should also check out the Regular Expressions if you want clean fast replacing. -
Can I catch external errors?
With Windows Script Host 5.6 or better use the Exec method which allows you to catch the stdout and stderr streams. I find this works better than Run. example: Dim oExec Set oExec = oWsh.Exec(ExecStr) Do While oExec.Status =0 Wscript.Sleep (100) Loop If oExec.ExitCode <> 0 Then... -
Encrypting a password in a vbscript, is it possible?
The simplest thing to do is encode the whole script using the script encoder from MS screnc -
ShellExecute Multiple Parameters
Here are 2 example snippets I use when I have multiple parameters. '********************************** ' Use this method when I have to put a parameter in "" mid = """C:\Program Files\FormFlow\Uninst.isu""" strRemove = "C:\WINDOWS\IsUninst.exe...
