Prompt dialog in WSH using JScript?

Question

How to open a prompt dialog box in WSH usig JScript??

The only pop-up dialog I\'ve found in the doc is the WshShell.Popup() method. But I need a way to request the user

Answer 1

I know this question has been answered, but I wouldn't want to use the .wsf stuff and I also wouldn't want the overhead of loading internet explorer (as I've seen other solutions do). I found this solution using Google that I think is the most elegant:

http://with-love-from-siberia.blogspot.com/2009/12/msgbox-inputbox-in-jscript.html

The key is using the ActiveXObject "ScriptControl", setting the language to VBScript and then using the ScriptObject.eval() function. The example on the site stands on its own.

EDIT: For those encountering an error with 64 bit or line feed, etc., there's this improved version with instructions on how to run it (on systems like Win7 x64) here.