Can you display the progress of a script? 1

[TWR2]

I am creating logon scripts for my network with VBS. I want to be able to display the progress to the user so that we can see what is being done. Is there a way to display step by step what is being done like a batch file?

 

[TomKane]

I don't think so - our script just puts up a messagebox when it has finished.

 

[sfriday]

I have found that opening an instance of IE and writing out to that is a good way of keeping track, you will have to enter the code to write out to the browser but if it is only so that a user can see what is happening then it is quite useful.

Example below

Set objExplorer = WScript.CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application&quot

Call Progress_Window

'Define Output Window for progress results
Private Sub Progress_Window
Dbreak = &quot;<br>&quot; & &quot;<br>&quot;
Sbreak = &quot;<br&quot;
objExplorer.Navigate &quot;about:blank&quot;
objExplorer.ToolBar = 0
objExplorer.StatusBar = 0
objExplorer.Width=400
objExplorer.Height = 200
objExplorer.Left = 0
objExplorer.Top = 0
Do While (objExplorer.Busy)
Wscript.Sleep 200
Loop
objExplorer.Visible = 1
objExplorer.Document.Body.InnerHTML = &quot;message goes here and Dbreak will cause a double CRlf&quot; & Dbreak
End Sub

To add extra information you will have to use
objExplorer.Document.Body.InnerHTML = objExplorer.Document.Body.InnerHTML + &quot; next message goes here and Dbreak will cause a double CRlf&quot; & Dbreak

Regards
Steve Friday

 

[TWR2]

Thanks.

A typical form would look a bit nicer, but this will do. Is there a way to throw in a &quot;close&quot; button at the bottom when I am done.

 

[sfriday]

objexplorer.Quit would close the window, you could use wsh.popup to ask them if they want to close the window and dependent on the result do the .Quit

Regards
Steve Friday