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Re: WSHShell.SendKeys "{F5}" - doesn't work

n...@microsoft.com (Pegasus [MVP]) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:13:33 UT

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Your program is a macro program and, like all macro programs, it is fragile.
You can never be sure that the keystrokes are issued in the right context
and any number of conditions can disturb your plans.
In your case the code most likely fails to work because you're issuing the

WSHShell.SendKeys "{F5}" - doesn't work

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:02:27 UT

I've been trying with every sample script I can find on the Net, but the
double clicking the VBS just flashes the hourglass and then nothing. All
these scripts can't be wrong. It just simply doesn't refresh the desktop.
I'm doing the Outlook desktop icon thing and if this doesn't work i'm going

Re: Can a vbscript identify the program/process that called a vbsc

aland...@hotmail.com (Al Dunbar) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:35:37 UT

But, in order for your many scripts to be able to use whatever technique you
were able to develop, wouldn't that be another daunting, script revising,
prospect itself?
If you could write script code that could detect logical errors on the part
of your code, then you are probably a sophisticated enough scripter to be

Re: Can a vbscript identify the program/process that called a vbsc

mbh2...@aol.com (MarceepooNu) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:17:01 UT

I agree. One of the reasons for my inquiry is the fact that I developed many
scripts before it occurred to me that it might be useful to make a habit of
always including such an argument in the calling script.
The daunting prospect of having to revise every single script led to me
wonder if there wasn't some easier way of getting the info, and of verifying

Re: Can a vbscript identify the program/process that called the sc

mbh2...@aol.com (MarceepooNu) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:05:01 UT

thank you. Very helpful.
marc

Re: Can a vbscript identify the program/process that called the sc

mbh2...@aol.com (MarceepooNu) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:09 UT

Thank you. This too is a very helpful way to acquire the info.
It's noteworthy (I think...) that the event info is an html dependent
functionality, instead of being directly accessable through vbscript and
Windows. (I hope what I just said so confidently isn't
stupid/ignorant/wrong, and the product of ignorance, i.e., the fact that I

Re: simple .bat help

n...@microsoft.com (Pegasus [MVP]) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:22:48 UT

Sorry, I misread your post. I thought that you wanted to copy your files to
a folder with the date as its name. I now realise that you intend to use the
/D switch of xcopy. Unfortunately I now fail to understand the point of your
original question. Your original code would work quite nicely:
set Mydate=10/01/09

Re: simple .bat help

jasongarri...@insightbb.com (Jagstrom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:02:11 UT

what does the set statement look like?
Not sure what you mean about foward slashes as this is the current working
line, I just want to replace the date with a variable.
This curently works but I need to edit several lines like this to update the
date, hence the need for a variable
xcopy "C:\Documents and Settings\Jason\Favorites" ^

Re: simple .bat help

n...@microsoft.com (Pegasus [MVP]) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:58:16 UT

It ain't Windows Scripting Host but it will work:
xcopy /d /s /y /c c:\datafiles c:\backup "d:%date:/=-%\"
Note this:
- Pick your own switches among my collection of /d /s /y /c.
- The /d: syntax in your code is incorrect.
- Inserting a date such as 10/01/09 won't work. Forward slashes are not
permitted as folder names.

simple .bat help

jasongarri...@insightbb.com (Jagstrom) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:31:26 UT

Sorry if there is a better category, but I am sure someone here knows this.
I need to insert a date in an xcopy function inside a .bat
Something like:
set Mydate=%%10/01/09%%
xcopy c:\datafiles c:\backup /d:%Mydate%
I'm using xcopy to backup several directories and need just one place to
change the date instead of every xcopy line *presently* :(

Re: Can a vbscript identify the program/process that called the script

tglba...@verizon.net (Tom Lavedas) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:57:33 UT

I tend to use srcElement, instead. As I read it, fromElement is
activated when the thing that triggered the event is leaving the
element, where as srcElement occurs at the initiation of the event.
It may seem like a subtle difference, but it seems more intuitive to
me to work with the leading edge of an event than the trailing edge.

Re: HTA Menu Bar

peter.delg...@nospam.com (Pete Delgado) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:13:27 UT

Mark,
Some comments:
1. There is no method to allow images next to menu items
2. The syntax required for building menu items is more difficult than
needed. Perhaps an xml-based syntax would be better?
3. No keyboard interface for interacting with the menu (I can't use the
arrow keys to go through the menus, only the mouse)

Re: Can a vbscript identify the program/process that called the script

tkfx.rem...@yahoo.com (Alex Blekhman) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:11:40 UT

In addition to the previous answer.
You can always examine the `event' object within you event handler
function. `event' object has fromElement attribute, which is the
reference to an element that activated the event.
Alex

Re: Can a vbscript identify the program/process that called a vbsc

tlva...@sbcglobal.netz (Todd Vargo) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:31:06 UT

Correct. As the programmer, it it up to you to provide the means necessary
to acomplish your task.
AFAIK, there is no such register that vbscript can poll.
If you come to the same conclusion, try using Wscript.Arguments to complete
this task.

Can a vbscript identify the program/process that called the script

mbh2...@aol.com (MarceepooNu) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:55:01 UT

Thank you. Very very helpful.
Marc