From:

 Chip Orange

Subject:

 RE: Can We Use WScript in WindowEyes VBScript App?

Date:

 Thu, Apr 28, 2011 7:42:16 pm

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Hi rick,

I did a little test by just adding this constant to my msgBox display constants, and it did indeed come to the front as expected.

just an FYI, finding and activating a window is usually very easy, you would just discover say the title of your window if it's unique, then do this:

set winList = windows.filterByTitle()
if winList.count > 0 then
winList(1).activate
end if

you can search by class and module if the title isn't unique.

hth,

Chip

Chip





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From: RicksPlace [mailto:ofbgmail@mi.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:05 PM
To: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com
Subject: Re: Can We Use WScript in WindowEyes VBScript App?


Hi Chip: I have just read your other post. I didn't see that constant but I will check it out. As for WScript I was sort of guessing that is what the WE Objects were doing. The filter with a find to get the necessary info to perhaps set focus might work but what a messy work-around. I will try the constant you suggested before I start doing anything that radical to set focus. I was even thinking of trying to use a window message sent to the MsgBox window, but then there was a note that it would not work if the calling thread was diferent and I am guessing that my script is on a diferent thread than the WordPad app I am trying to script but I don't know for sure.I have the OnChildActivate and OnChildDeactivate working to handle a menu opening and closing due to selecting the Open item under the File Menu in WordPad.
I needed something like that to Reset the ActiveWindow if another file is loaded into the WordPad editor before checking for duplicates.

That was the only thing I could think of to determine when the Open Dialog was opened and closed.I'll check out that VBScript constant tomorrow - really fried tonight.
Thanks for the help.
Rick USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Orange
To: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 5:59 PM
Subject: RE: Can We Use WScript in WindowEyes VBScript App?


Yes, I think so Rick. wScript was designed to be used in the windows scripting host, and GW has tried to replace all of it's functionality by giving us their script object.

If the additional message box constant I gave in another email does not help this situation, then you could find your message box's windows using the various "filter" methods of the "windows" object, and then activate it using the window activate method of the window you found.

hth,

Chip



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From: RicksPlace [mailto:ofbgmail@mi.rr.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 5:49 PM
To: gw-scripting@gwmicro.com
Subject: Can We Use WScript in WindowEyes VBScript App?


Hi Guys:
I was getting a MsgBox not getting focus and, i think, not on top of my target program's main window.
I used the following statements and they worked except...
When I click OK I get an error message saying WScript Variable is not defined.
Is there a problem using the root object, WScript with a WE App in VBScript?
Here is the code that works but throws an error:
BeginCopiedCode:
WScriptCreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Sleep 100
WshShell.AppActivate "MyMessageBox"
EndCopiedCode:
Again, the MsgBox is now getting focus and is on top as I want but I get the error message after I click the OK Button. Do you know of any WE scripts that use WScript I might
look at?
Rick USA