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Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/1/2006 6:57:25 PM   
  Jack in the Box

 

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I am creating an HTA file that will be used by to configure DFS on our new servers and I came across DiGiTAL.SkReAM's 'Dynamic Activity Window' script (http://www.visualbasicscript.com/m_32390/tm.htm) that looked to be a god send for updating our admin's as to what the HTA is doing when it running because it can take several minutes to finish when it running.

What I've noticed is when run from a VBS script the DiGiTAL.SkReAM's code works fine but in an HTA I always get an unterminated string constant error at the line "    subBarCat " End Sub".  I'm still very new to scripting and HTA's so I might be completely off base but since I know the code works without issue when run from a VBS file is it safe to assume that the issue is because you  can't add a custom class in an HTA or is there something in particular about this code that will not run in an HTA?  For reference below is the quick test HTA I'm using just to see if the progress bar would display that gets the same string error I get in my DFS HTA.

Cheers,
Chris


      



 
 
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RE: Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/2/2006 12:32:36 AM   
  DiGiTAL.SkReAM


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Status: offline 		Heya Chris!

Just so that you know, that code was setup to run from a .vbs file and was never tested in an .hta.  The reason is because it CREATES an .hta file to run from.  So you have an hta trying to create a temporary hta in your test script.
As to how to go about doing this, I just dunno at this point. 
It's 9:30am on Sunday morning here, and I can barely read/type, let alone load text into an editor.

I'll take a look at it later today, and see waht i can find.

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RE: Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/2/2006 3:54:05 AM   
  Jack in the Box

 

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Status: offline 		DiGiTAL.SkReAM,

Thank you for your response.  I knew there was a chance that it would not work from an HTA but more then half the time I've been able to scavenge a useful subroutine or function and have it work from within an HTA without too many issues. 

In this case the bit of code you wrote is the best I've come across for displaying informational messages, or even a simple "Please wait." message.  It would be awesome if it could be run from an HTA but I just don't know enough yet to get it to work despite working on for the better part of Saturday.  Any help you would be willing to provde would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Chris

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RE: Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/2/2006 9:14:21 AM   
  DiGiTAL.SkReAM


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Status: offline 		Ok.  I'm a bit better rested now. heh heh.  Have a respectfully large dose of caffeine in my belly and am ready to start messin' wid stuff.
I'll post as I find things...

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RE: Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/2/2006 1:53:22 PM   
  DiGiTAL.SkReAM


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Status: offline 		Ok.  I just had to do my 2005 taxes (personal and for my company).
Due to this trauma, I refuse to do anything that is too close to being work for a period of 8 hours.

Also, since I am not the world's best authority on HTA files, I have no clue as to the answer for your question.  What i *would* suggest is that you craft your master HTA to dynamically create a .vbs file that will run the HTA?  i dunno man.  My brain is all twisty with deaing with the IRS tax code.

You think PERSONAl taxes are a trip, try CORPORATE TAXES for a serious headtrip.

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RE: Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/2/2006 2:46:53 PM   
  Jack in the Box

 

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Status: offline 		I empathize completely with respect to doing taxes and not wanting to look at code.

I'm hardly an authority on HTA's or vbs, I relatively new to both worlds and have only a rudimentary understanding of both to be honest.  I'm not sure if the problem is with the HTA reading the section of your class with HTML code that includes the code between the <script> tags or if it is because HTA's doesn't handle classes properly or if more likely your code has a character that HTML is trying render when it shouldn't, like double quotation marks when you need a Chr(34) - but then you seem to have done that all as far as I can tell.

<sigh>

I'll keep plugging away.  Thanks for looking.

Cheers,
Chris

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RE: Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/2/2006 5:00:16 PM   
  Jack in the Box

 

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Status: offline 		It would appear you can add classes to an HTA. 

I found the issue, or at least the one causing the unterminated string constant error.  The HTA was failing with the "<" and ">" characters in the StartBar sub.  Replacing them with Chr(60) and Chr(62) eliminated the error.

Now the "Please Wait" progress bar displays but I can't get it to close.  The oBar.CloseBar doesn't seem to work when run from an HTA.  At least it is progress though.

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RE: Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/2/2006 6:10:22 PM   
  Jack in the Box

 

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Status: offline 		Well I'm not sure why but the problem with the progress bar not closing seemed to be because it could not find the .run file to delete it.  What is odd though is if I threw in 'msgbox sProgressBarRunFile' right before  'If oFSO.FileExists(sFileToKill) Then oFSO.DeleteFile sFileToKill, True' in the Sub subKillFile it would show the correct path and once I clicked OK to the msgbox it would then delete the file and the progress bar would close - as expected. When I removed the msgbox command and it was back to using the original code it never seemed to be able to find the run file and so the progress bar would never close.
 
I worked around it by changing the Sub subKillFile to not use an if condition and instead used on error resume next and set the command to simply delete whatever file was provided.  Then instead of passing that sub the name of the run file I simply tell it to delete all *.run files.  That seems to work fine and should be alright.  At least it gaurentees that there are no files left in the temp directory with a .run extension. 
 
Here is an example of the same HTA was using to test it:


      

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RE: Can you add a custom class in an HTA? - 4/3/2006 12:35:33 AM   
  DiGiTAL.SkReAM


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Ok, I've recovered enough now that i am willing to look at work-like stuff. heheheh
I'm glad that you were able to find the problem.
That delete file thing is weird.



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