hi,
two littles classes and a sample to create and display dialogbox "from scratch"
request Dynawrap component:
http://freenet-homepage.de/gborn/WSHBazaar/WSHDynaCall.htm cheers
Option Explicit
'************************************
'* Sample GUI only with API calls *
'* Need DynaWrap component *
'* Use Struct v1.1 Class *
'* syntax Win NT et > *
'* omen999 february 2007 *
'************************************
Class Struct ' v1.1 allow typedef with dynawrap calls
Public Property Get Ptr '******************************* Property Ptr
Ptr=GetBSTRPtr(sBuf)
End Property
Public Sub Add(sItem,sType,Data) '********************** Method Add
Dim lVSize,iA,iB,iD
iA=InStr(1,sType,"[",1)
iB=InStr(1,sType,"]",1)
iD="0"
If iA>0 And iB>0 Then
iD=Mid(sType,iA+1,iB-iA-1)
If isNumeric(iD) Then
sType=Left(sType,iA-1)
Else
Err.raise 10000,"Method Add","The index " & iD & " must be numeric"
Exit Sub
End If
End If
Select Case UCase(sType)'************************************************* COMPLETE WITH OTHERS WIN32 TYPES
'OS 32bits...
Case "DWORD","LONG","WPARAM","LPARAM","POINTX","POINTY","ULONG","HANDLE","HWND","HINSTANCE","HDC","WNDPROC","HICON","HCURSOR","HBRUSH"
lVSize=4
Case "LPBYTE","LPCTSTR","LPSTR","LPPRINTHOOKPROC","LPSETUPHOOKPROC","LPVOID","INT","UINT"
lVSize=4
Case "WORD"
lVSize=2
Case "BYTE"
lVSize=1
Case "TCHAR"
If CLng(iD)<1 Then lVSize="254" Else lVSize=iD
Case Else
Err.raise 10000,"Method Add","The type " & sType & " is not a Win32 type."
Exit Sub
End Select
dBuf.Add sItem,lVSize
sBuf=sBuf & String(lVSize/2+1,Chr(0))
SetDataBSTR GetBSTRPtr(sBuf),lVSize,Data,iOffset
End Sub
Public Function GetItem(sItem) '********************************************** Méthode GetItem
Dim lOf,lSi,aItems,aKeys,i
If dBuf.Exists(sItem) then
lSi=CLng(dBuf.Item(sItem))
aKeys=dBuf.Keys
aItems=dBuf.Items
lOf=0
For i=0 To dBuf.Count-1
If aKeys(i)=sItem Then Exit For
lOf=lOf+aItems(i)
Next
GetItem=GetDataBSTR(Ptr,lSi,lOf)
Else
GetItem=""
err.raise 10000,"Method GetItem","The item " & sItem & " don't exist"
End If
End Function
Public Function GetBSTRPtr(ByRef sData)
'retun the TRUE address (variant long) of the sData string BSTR
Dim pSource
Dim pDest
If VarType(sData)<>vbString Then 'little check
GetBSTRPtr=0
err.raise 10000, "GetBSTRPtr", "The variable is not a string"
Exit Function
End If
pSource=oSCat.lstrcat(sData,"") 'trick to return sData pointer
pDest=oSCat.lstrcat(GetBSTRPtr,"") 'idem
GetBSTRPtr=CLng(0) 'cast function variable
'l'adresse du contenu réel de sBuf (4octets) écrase le contenu de la variable GetBSTPtr
'les valeurs sont incrémentées de 8 octets pour tenir compte du Type Descriptor
oMM.RtlMovememory pDest+8,pSource+8,4
End Function
'**************************************************************************** IMPLEMENTATION
Private oMM,oSCat,oAnWi 'objets wrapper API
Private dBuf,sBuf,iOffset
Private Sub Class_Initialize 'Constructeur
Set oMM=CreateObject("DynamicWrapper")
oMM.Register "kernel32.dll","RtlMoveMemory","f=s","i=lll","r=l"
Set oSCat=CreateObject("DynamicWrapper")
oSCat.Register "kernel32.dll","lstrcat","f=s","i=ws","r=l"
Set oAnWi=CreateObject("DynamicWrapper")
oAnWi.Register "kernel32.dll","MultiByteToWideChar","f=s","i=llllll","r=l"
Set dBuf=CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
sBuf=""
iOffset=0
End Sub
Private Sub SetDataBSTR(lpData,iSize,Data,ByRef iOfs)
'Place une valeur Data de taille iSize à l'adresse lpData+iOfs
Dim lW,hW,xBuf
Select Case iSize 'on commence par formater les valeurs numériques
Case 1
lW=Data mod 256 'formatage 8 bits
xBuf=ChrB(lW)
Case 2 'if any
lW=Data mod 65536 'formatage 16 bits
xBuf=ChrW(lW) 'formatage little-endian
Case 4
hW=Fix(Data/65536)'high word
lW=Data mod 65536 'low word
xBuf=ChrW(lW) & ChrW(hW) 'formatage little-endian
Case Else 'bytes array, size iSize
xBuf=Data
End Select
oMM.RtlMovememory lpData+iOfs,GetBSTRPtr(xBuf),iSize
iOfs=iOfs+iSize 'maj l'offset
End Sub
Private Function GetDataBSTR(lpData,iSize,iOffset)
'Read an iSize data to lpData+iOffset address
Const CP_ACP=0 'code ANSI
Dim pDest,tdOffset
'valeurs pour les données numériques
pDest=oSCat.lstrcat(GetDataBSTR,"")
tdOffset=8
Select Case iSize ' cast de la variable fonction
Case 1
GetDataBSTR=CByte(0)
Case 2
GetDataBSTR=CInt(0)
Case 4
GetDataBSTR=CLng(0)
Case Else 'a little bit more complicated with string data...
GetDataBSTR=String(iSize/2,Chr(0))
'la chaine variant BSTR stocke ses données ailleurs
pDest=GetBSTRPtr(GetDataBSTR)
tdOffset=0
End Select
'le contenu de la structure à l'offset iOffset écrase le contenu de la variable GetDataBSTR (tenir compte du TD)
oMM.RtlMovememory pDest+tdOffset,lpData+iOffset,iSize
if tdOffset=0 Then
oAnWi.MultiByteToWideChar CP_ACP,0,lpData+iOffset,-1,pDest,iSize 'don't forget conversion Ansi->Wide
GetDataBSTR=Replace(GetDataBSTR,Chr(0),"") 'clean the trailer
End If
End Function
End Class
Class XGui 'v1.0
' this class create a dialogbox only by api calls
' it uses automation component DynaWrap and the struct class upper to allow typedef with dynawrap calls
' 4 public methods: CreateForm, ShowForm, RunForm et AddControl
' 1 public object dictionnary dFrmData which keys are name controls and stores data controls
' edit, static et button controls return content, listbox/combobox the selected item if exists, or empty string
' radiobutton and checkbox return true if checked or false
' groupbox control always return false
' each control must have unique name
' if the last letter of a checkbox ou radiobutton control name is "k", the control wil be checked
' close form without dictionnary data with esc key, Alt+F4, close button and system menu
' button controls haven't default behavior et must be manage by RunForm method
' this release 1.0 manages only "&ok" et "&cancel" buttons
' button ok closes the form and set data dictionnary, button cancel acts like esc key
Public dFrmData ' object dictionnary
Public Sub CreateForm(sCaption,lLeft,lTop,lWidth,lHeight,bOnTaskBar)
'Create a modeless invisible form
'sCaption: form caption
'lLeft,lTop: coordinates form
'lWidth, lHeight: form dimensions
'bOnTaskBar: if true (-1) form is display on taskbar
'no return value
Const WS_VISIBLE=&H10000000
Const WS_POPUP=&H80000000
Const WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW=&HCF0000
Dim hTask,fChild
If bOnTaskBar Then
hTask=0
fChild=0
Else
hTask=hWsh
fChild=WS_CHILD
End If
hWF=oWGui.CreateWindowExA(0,"#32770",sCaption&"",WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW+WS_POPUP+fChild,lLeft,lTop,lWidth,lHeight,hTask,0,hIns,0)
End Sub
Public Sub ShowForm(bAlwaysOnTop)
'display the form created by CreateForm
'bAlwaysOnTop: if true (-1) form always on top
'no return value
Const HWND_TOP=0
Const HWND_TOPMOST=-1
Const SWP_SHOWWINDOW=&H40
Const SWP_NOMOVE=&H2
Const SWP_NOSIZE=&H1
Dim fTop
If bAlwaysOnTop Then fTop=HWND_TOPMOST Else fTop=HWND_TOP
oWGui.SetWindowPos hWF,fTop,0,0,0,0,SWP_SHOWWINDOW+SWP_NOMOVE+SWP_NOSIZE
End Sub
Public Sub RunForm()
'form messages pump and dictionnary gestion
'no return value
Const WM_COMMAND=&H111
Const WM_SYSCOMMAND=&H112
Const WM_KEYUP=&H101
Const WM_LBUTTONUP=&H202
Const GCW_ATOM=-32
Const LB_GETCURSEL=&H188
Const LB_ERR=-1
Const LB_GETTEXT=&H189
Const LB_GETTEXTLEN=&H18A
Const GWL_STYLE=-16
Const WS_CHILD=&H40000000
Const WS_VISIBLE=&H10000000
Const WS_TABSTOP=&H10000
Const BS_AUTOCHECKBOX=&H3
Const BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON=&H9
Const BM_GETCHECK=&HF0
Const BST_UNCHECKED=&H0
Const BST_CHECKED=&H1
Const BST_INDETERMINATE=&H2
Const BST_PUSHED=&H4
Const BST_FOCUS=&H8
Const CP_ACP=0
Const GWL_ID=-12
Dim sCN,sCNW 'control content ansi/wide
Dim aKData,aHData 'dictionnary contents keys/datas
Dim lGetI 'index selected item (listbox)
Dim lStyle 'button style
Dim lKCode 'param message
Dim n 'compteur
Do While oWGui.GetMessageA(MSG.Ptr,hWF,0,0)>0 'Main loop messages pump
If oWGui.IsDialogMessageA(hWF,MSG.ptr)<>0 Then
Select Case MSG.GetItem("message")
Case WM_KEYUP,WM_LBUTTONUP
lKCode=MSG.GetItem("wParam")
If MSG.GetItem("message")=WM_LBUTTONUP Then lKCode=13 'left mouse click -> enterkey
Select Case lKCode
Case 27 'esc
dFrmData.RemoveAll
oWGui.DestroyWindow hWF
Exit Do
Case 13,32 'enter or space when is an button control
If oWGui.GetClassLongA(oWGui.GetFocus,GCW_ATOM)=49175 Then 'get atom button
sCNW=UCase(GetBSTRCtrl(oWGui.GetFocus))
If sCNW="&OK" Then 'it's ok button, so set dictionnary data and form close
aKData=dFrmData.Keys 'control names array
aHData=dFrmData.Items 'control handles array
For n=0 To dFrmData.Count-1 'loop
sCNW=""
If oWGui.GetClassLongA(aHData(n),GCW_ATOM)=49178 Then 'get atom listbox
lGetI=oWGui.SendMessageA(aHData(n),LB_GETCURSEL,0,0)
If lGetI<>LB_ERR Then 'get the selected item if any
sCN=String(127,Chr(0))
sCNW=String(oWGui.SendMessageA(aHData(n),LB_GETTEXT,lGetI,MSG.GetBSTRPtr(sCN)),Chr(0))
oWaw.MultiByteToWideChar CP_ACP,0,MSG.GetBSTRPtr(sCN),-1,MSG.GetBSTRPtr(sCNW),LenB(sCNW)
End If
Else
If oWGui.GetClassLongA(aHData(n),GCW_ATOM)=49175 Then 'get atom button
lStyle=oWGui.GetWindowLongA(aHData(n),GWL_STYLE)
If ((lStyle And BS_AUTOCHECKBOX)=BS_AUTOCHECKBOX) Or ((lStyle And BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON)=BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON) Then
sCNW=False
If oWGui.SendMessageA(aHData(n),BM_GETCHECK,0,0)=BST_CHECKED Then sCNW=True
Else 'other pushbouton
sCNW=GetBSTRCtrl(aHData(n))
End If
Else 'get data for edit, combo, static...
sCNW=GetBSTRCtrl(aHData(n))
End If
End If
dFrmData.Item(aKData(n))=sCNW 'la maj
Next
oWGui.DestroyWindow hWF
Exit Do
End If
If sCNW="&ANNULER" Then
dFrmData.RemoveAll
oWGui.DestroyWindow hWF
Exit Do
End If
End If
End Select
Case WM_COMMAND,WM_SYSCOMMAND
If (MSG.GetItem("wParam")=2) Or (MSG.GetItem("wParam")=61536) Then 'close button or system menu
dFrmData.RemoveAll
oWGui.DestroyWindow hWF
Exit Do
End If
End Select
Else
oWGui.TranslateMessage MSG.Ptr
oWGui.DispatchMessageA MSG.Ptr
End If
Loop
End Sub
Public Sub AddControl(sName,sClass,sData,lLeft,lTop,lWidth,lHeight)
'add a control on the form create by CreateForm method
'sName: unique control name
'sClass: one of global system class name
'sData: control data
'lLeft,lTop: control position on screen
'lWidth, lHeight: control dimensions
'no return value
Const WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE=&H200
Const DEFAULT_GUI_FONT=17
Const WM_SETFONT=&H30
Const WS_CHILD=&H40000000
Const WS_VISIBLE=&H10000000
Const WS_TABSTOP=&H10000
Const GWL_ID=-12
Const WS_VSCROLL=&H200000
Const BS_AUTOCHECKBOX=&H3
Const BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON=&H9
Const BS_GROUPBOX=&H7
Const BM_SETCHECK=&HF1
Const BST_CHECKED=1
Const LBS_HASSTRINGS=&H40
Const CBS_DROPDOWN=&H2
Const CB_ADDSTRING=&H143
Const LB_ADDSTRING=&H180
Const LBS_DISABLENOSCROLL=&H1000
Dim hWn 'current control handle
Dim sD 'current control data
Dim cbBuf 'array list/combo data
Dim sX 'types buttons
Dim lStyle 'current control styles
Dim lStyleEx 'extended styles
Dim lSL 'style liste or combo
Dim fC 'flag check
Dim fL 'flag list
Dim n 'loop
fC=False
fL=False
'parameters definition for CreateWindowEx according to class control
Select Case UCase(sClass)
Case "EDIT"
sX=sClass
sD=sData
lStyle=WS_CHILD+WS_VISIBLE+WS_TABSTOP
lStyleEx=WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
Case "STATIC"
sX=sClass
sD=sData
lStyle=WS_CHILD+WS_VISIBLE
lStyleEx=0
Case "COMBOBOX"
sX=sClass
sD=""
lStyle=WS_CHILD+WS_VISIBLE+CBS_DROPDOWN+WS_TABSTOP
lStyleEx=0
cbBuf=Split(sData,"|")
fL=True
lSL=CB_ADDSTRING
Case "LISTBOX"
sX=sClass
sD=""
lStyle=WS_CHILD+WS_VISIBLE+WS_TABSTOP+WS_VSCROLL+LBS_HASSTRINGS+LBS_DISABLENOSCROLL
lStyleEx=WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
cbBuf=Split(sData,"|")
fL=True
lSL=LB_ADDSTRING
Case "BUTTON"
sX=sClass
sD=sData
lStyle=WS_CHILD+WS_VISIBLE+WS_TABSTOP
lStyleEx=0
Case "GROUPBOX"
sX="button"
sD=sData
lStyle=WS_CHILD+WS_VISIBLE+BS_GROUPBOX
lStyleEx=0
Case "CHECKBOX"
sX="button"
sD=sData
lStyle=WS_CHILD+WS_VISIBLE+WS_TABSTOP+BS_AUTOCHECKBOX
lStyleEx=0
fC=True
Case "RADIOBUTTON"
sX="button"
sD=sData
lStyle=WS_CHILD+WS_VISIBLE+WS_TABSTOP+BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON
lStyleEx=0
fC=True
Case Else
Err.raise 10000,"Method AddControl","The class " & sClass & " is not a global system class"
Exit Sub
End Select
hWn=oWGui.CreateWindowExA(lStyleEx,sX&"",sD&"",lStyle,lLeft,lTop,lWidth,lHeight,hWF,0,hIns,0) 'control creation
oWGui.SendMessageA hWn,WM_SETFONT,oWGui.GetStockObject(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT),-1 'default font
If fL Then 'feed the listbox/combobox
For n=0 to UBound(cbBuf)
oWsm.SendMessageA hWn,lSL,0,MSG.GetBSTRPtr(cbBuf(n))
Next
End If
If fC Then 'check control with end's name is letter k
If UCase(Right(sName,1))="K" Then oWGui.SendMessageA hWn,BM_SETCHECK,BST_CHECKED,0
End If
dFrmData.Add sName,hWn 'add control handle to dictionnary
End Sub
'************************************************************************************************************* IMPLEMENTATION
Private oWGui 'object API GUI
Private oWsm 'object SendMessage (syntax different)
Private oWaw 'object ANSI -> UNICODE conversion
Private MSG 'structure MSG from API
Private hIns 'instance handle
Private hWsh 'main window WScript handle (hidden)
Private hWF 'form handle
Private Sub Class_Initialize 'Constructor
Const GWL_HINSTANCE=-6
Set oWGui=CreateObject("DynamicWrapper")
Set oWsm=CreateObject("DynamicWrapper")
Set oWaw=CreateObject("DynamicWrapper")
With oWGui
.Register "user32.dll","FindWindowA","f=s","i=ss","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","CreateWindowExA","f=s","i=lsslllllllll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","SetWindowPos","f=s","i=lllllll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","GetMessageA","f=s","i=llll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","DispatchMessageA","f=s","i=l","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","TranslateMessage","i=l","f=s","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","GetWindowLongA","f=s","i=ll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","SendMessageA","f=s","i=llll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","SetWindowLongA","f=s","i=lll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","GetWindowLongA","f=s","i=ll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","IsDialogMessageA","f=s","i=ll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","DestroyWindow","f=s","i=l","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","GetFocus","f=s","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","GetWindowTextA","f=s","i=lll","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","GetWindowTextLengthA","f=s","i=l","r=l"
.Register "user32.dll","GetClassLongA","f=s","i=ll","r=l"
.Register "gdi32.dll","GetStockObject","f=s","i=l","r=l"
End With
oWsm.Register "user32.dll","SendMessageA","f=s","i=llls","r=l" 'di
oWaw.Register "kernel32.dll","MultiByteToWideChar","f=s","i=llllll","r=l"
Set MSG=New Struct
With MSG
.Add "hwnd","HWND",0
.Add "message","UINT",0
.Add "wParam","WPARAM",0
.Add "lParam","LPARAM",0
.Add "time","DWORD",0
.Add "ptx","POINTX",0
.Add "pty","POINTY",0
End With
Set dFrmData=CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
hWsh=oWGui.FindWindowA("WSH-Timer",chr(0))
hIns=oWGui.GetWindowLongA(hWsh,GWL_HINSTANCE)
End Sub
Private Function GetBSTRCtrl(hdW)
' Return handle hdW control content as string BSTR
Const CP_ACP=0
Dim sBuf,sBufW
sBuf=String(oWGui.GetWindowTextLengthA(hdW),Chr(0))
sBufW=String(oWGui.GetWindowTextA(hdW,MSG.GetBSTRPtr(sBuf),oWGui.GetWindowTextLengthA(hdW)+1),Chr(0))
oWaw.MultiByteToWideChar CP_ACP,0,MSG.GetBSTRPtr(sBuf),-1,MSG.GetBSTRPtr(sBufW),LenB(sBufW)
GetBSTRCtrl=sBufW
End Function
End Class
'************************************************************************* DialogBox SAMPLE
Dim oFrm
Set oFrm=New XGui
oFrm.CreateForm "DialogBox by omen999",150,300,480,300,-1 ' modeless form
oFrm.AddControl "label1","static","&Last Name :",10,8,60,16
oFrm.AddControl "edit1","edit","",10,26,120,20
oFrm.AddControl "label2","static","&First Name :",10,50,60,16
oFrm.AddControl "edit2","edit","",10,68,120,20
oFrm.AddControl "label3","static","A&ddress :",10,94,100,16
oFrm.AddControl "edit3","edit","",10,112,150,20
oFrm.AddControl "label4","static","&City :",10,136,100,20
oFrm.AddControl "edit4","edit","",10,152,100,20
oFrm.AddControl "gbox1","groupbox"," Sex ",6,178,84,72
oFrm.AddControl "rdbox1","radiobutton","&Male",10,194,68,18
oFrm.AddControl "rdbox2k","radiobutton","&Female",10,212,68,18 'this control will be checked
oFrm.AddControl "rdbox3","radiobutton","&Don't know",10,230,74,18
oFrm.AddControl "label5","static","&Status :",146,8,40,16
oFrm.AddControl "cbox1","combobox","single|married|divorcee",146,26,150,80
oFrm.AddControl "label6","static","&Type :",310,8,40,16
oFrm.AddControl "lbox1","listbox","anorexic|very thin|thin|normal|fat|obese|dead",310,28,150,80
oFrm.AddControl "ckbox1k","checkbox","Mem&ber",310,90,68,20 'this control will be checked
oFrm.AddControl "button1","button","&OK",392,240,70,24
oFrm.AddControl "button2","button","&Cancel",312,240,70,24
oFrm.ShowForm False
oFrm.RunForm 'messages pump
'display the dialogbox final content
MsgBox oFrm.dFrmData.Item("label1") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("edit1") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("label2") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("edit2") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("label3") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("edit3") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("label4") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("edit4") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("gbox1") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("rdbox1") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("rdbox2k") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("rdbox3") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("label5") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("cbox1") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("label6") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("lbox1") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("ckbox1k") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("button1") & vbLf &_
oFrm.dFrmData.Item("button2")