VBScript with html... script does not launch application

mnik3 · May 27, 2009

Could someone please explain to me why my script is not launching the targeted application (it works just fine outside of the .html file as a .vbs file, and if you have some .html knowledge, why are my area maps not working correctly(there are blue borders around the enclosed area, but they are not entirely click-able: ie. only pieces of the area in the blue border make the mouse icon turn into a hand)?? By the way, this is being generated and launched by vba/excel from another application, if that helps anything. Thanks!

<html>

<Title>Trending Comparison - Systems Engineering</Title>

<head>
<script language="VBScript">
function openit(var)
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c ~local location~\" & var & ".ezt"), 0, TRUE
end function
</script>
</head>

<img src="file://localhost/~local location~\24-ACU0702.bmp" width = "710" height = "463" USEMAP="#24-ACU0702" />
<MAP NAME=24-ACU0702>
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="15,0,478,710" HREF="#"onclick=openit("24-ACU0702") >
</MAP>

<SPAN style="position: absolute; top: 15 px; left: 728 px;width: 710 px; height: 463 px"> <img src="file://localhost/~local location~\48-ACU0702.bmp" width = "710" height = "463" USEMAP="#48-ACU0702" /></span>
<MAP NAME=48-ACU0702>
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="15,728,478,1438" HREF="#"onclick=openit("48-ACU0702") >
</MAP>

<img src="file://localhost/~local location~\1m-ACU0702.bmp" width = "710" height = "463" USEMAP="#1m-ACU0702" />
<MAP NAME=1m-ACU0702>
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="478,0,941,710" HREF="#"onclick=openit("1m-ACU0702") >
</MAP>

<SPAN style="position: absolute; top: 486 px; left: 728 px;width: 710 px; height: 463 px"> <img src="file://localhost/~local location~\3m-ACU0702.bmp" width = "710" height = "463" USEMAP="#3m-ACU0702" /></span>
<MAP NAME=3m-ACU0702>
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="486,728,949,1438" HREF="#"onclick=openit("3m-ACU0702") >
</MAP>

<img src="file://localhost/~local location~\24-ACU0705.bmp" width = "710" height = "463" USEMAP="#24-ACU0705" />
<MAP NAME=24-ACU0705>
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="941,0,1404,710" HREF="#"onclick=openit("24-ACU0705") >
</MAP>

<SPAN style="position: absolute; top: 957 px; left: 728 px;width: 710 px; height: 463 px"> <img src="file://localhost/~local location~\48-ACU0705.bmp" width = "710" height = "463" USEMAP="#48-ACU0705" /></span>
<MAP NAME=48-ACU0705>
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="957,728,1420,1438" HREF="#"onclick=openit("48-ACU0705") >
</MAP>

<img src="file://localhost/~local location~\1m-ACU0705.bmp" width = "710" height = "463" USEMAP="#1m-ACU0705" />
<MAP NAME=1m-ACU0705>
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="1404,0,1867,710" HREF="#"onclick=openit("1m-ACU0705") >
</MAP>

</html>

markdmac · May 27, 2009

Save your HTM file as an HTA and see if that does the trick.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

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