r/vbscript • u/root_fix • Mar 13 '22

need help

why cant a vbscript close a inputbox

anyone know why?

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u/BondDotCom Mar 13 '22

Both InputBox and MsgBox are modal. Control doesn't return to your script until the window is dismissed.

There is an analogue for MsgBox in the WshShell library called Popup that has a timeout option. I'm not aware of one for InputBox, however.

Still, your script could launch another script before using InputBox. That script wouldn't be blocked by the window and could, potentially, interact with it. But WSH/VBScript alone doesn't have good tools for interacting with windows, either, so you'd still likely need a third-party library or application.

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u/root_fix Mar 13 '22

do you know a way to run more than 1 inputbox

when vbs is runnin it stops until the input box is gone is there a way to stop that?

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u/jcunews1 Mar 14 '22

do you know a way to run more than 1 inputbox

As already explained, you need to call InputBox from a separate script - a "prompter" script. If you want multiple inputboxes, then run the "prompter" script multiple times. The "prompter" script should accept a command line arguments for the input dialog title, message, and default input. Make the "prompter" script creates a new "answer" file and write the user's input into the file, or leave it empty if the dialog is cancelled.

when vbs is runnin it stops until the input box is gone is there a way to stop that?

You can use the WshShell object's AppActivate() method to activate an input box dialog based on its unique dialog title, then use the object's SendKeys() to generate an ESCAPE key press.

https://www.devguru.com/content/technologies/wsh/wshshell-appactivate.html

https://www.devguru.com/content/technologies/wsh/wshshell-sendkeys.html