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Extreme Newbie has question... - 3/19/2008 6:46:26 AM

patgenn123

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I know how to populate a list box dynamically and I would like to do this with files or folders. However, is there a way of showing this information with the folder icon on the left and, if it's a listbox for files, show the file icon on the left side inside the listbox before the name of the file?

I searched the forum and couldn't find anything. I might even be asking the wrong question and that vbscript does not do this.

I don't know what the answer is.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Pat

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RE: Extreme Newbie has question... - 3/19/2008 6:51:30 AM

TNO

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Not unless you use you're own images and add them. The only built in way to do this with vbscript/COM is by using an .htt file, and this hasn't been used much since windows 2000.

On a good note, IE8 will support data URI's so you wont have to have external files, and can include the pictures right into the code.

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RE: Extreme Newbie has question... - 3/19/2008 6:57:13 AM

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Is there anywhere on this site or anywhere else I can go to and point me in the right direction? Can't find it on this site.

I just need a sample code. I have not a clue how to do this. Again, I know how to populate the listbox dynamically with file or folder names. It would be nice to have the icon shown visually too!

Pat

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RE: Extreme Newbie has question... - 3/19/2008 7:05:24 AM

TNO

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It may sound like an obvious question, but just in case, what does the list box look like? Like this?

<select multiple="multiple" size="3">
<option value="Foo">Bar</option>
</select>

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RE: Extreme Newbie has question... - 3/19/2008 7:29:51 AM

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Actually, the dynamic listbox gets its information from a text file.

Here are the two links I am going to use

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jul06/hey0711.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/topics/htas/notitlebar.mspx

I guess it couldn't happen from a text file.

I hope I let everyone know I am so inexperienced with this, I don't even know if I should post this question.

Pat

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RE: Extreme Newbie has question... - 3/19/2008 7:40:09 AM

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Scripting guy aint too smart in regards to DOM manipulation. If you have a large list of files, plan to be waiting a long time for it to load.

Go ahead and build something that does basically what you are wanting and post it, I and others could probably throw in some pointers and speed it up a bit. Worry about the pictures after you get a list working (functionality before aesthetics).

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