Just wondering how i could have a MSgbox that displays the value of a variable as it constantly changes. Basically a number has one added to it everytime it loops. I want to
This script will display how many loops it took and the value of a variable during the loop, and display the results in 1 message box after the loop is complete.
Dim RateOfChange, roc, watchvariable : roc = 1 : watchvariable = 1
for i=1 to 25
watchvariable = (watchvariable * i) * 16
RateOfChange = RateOfChange & "Iteration[" & roc & "]" & " - Value[" & watchvariable & "]" & vbcrlf
roc = roc + 1
next
'NOTE uncomment this below to activate msgbox.
'msgbox rateofchange
wscript.echo rateofchange
One more solution, uses HTA window, without temp files:
dim window, i
set window = createwindow()
window.document.write "<html><body bgcolor=buttonface>Current loop is: <span id='output'></span></body></html>"
window.document.title = "Processing..."
window.resizeto 300, 150
window.moveto 200, 200
for i = 0 to 32767
show i
' your code here
next
window.close
function show(value)
on error resume next
window.output.innerhtml = value
if err then wscript.quit
end function
function createwindow()
' source http://forum.script-coding.com/viewtopic.php?pid=75356#p75356
dim signature, shellwnd, proc
on error resume next
set createwindow = nothing
signature = left(createobject("Scriptlet.TypeLib").guid, 38)
set proc = createobject("WScript.Shell").exec("mshta about:""<script>moveTo(-32000,-32000);</script><hta:application id=app border=dialog minimizebutton=no maximizebutton=no scroll=no showintaskbar=yes contextmenu=no selection=no innerborder=no /><object id='shellwindow' classid='clsid:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2'><param name=RegisterAsBrowser value=1></object><script>shellwindow.putproperty('" & signature & "',document.parentWindow);</script>""")
do
if proc.status > 0 then exit function
for each shellwnd in createobject("Shell.Application").windows
set createwindow = shellwnd.getproperty(signature)
if err.number = 0 then exit function
err.clear
next
loop
end function
You can't do this with the default VBScript dialog elements, like MsgBox
, WScript.Echo
or Popup
. You need to build a custom dialog using the Internet Explorer COM object:
Set ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
ie.Navigate "about:blank"
While ie.ReadyState <> 4 : WScript.Sleep 100 : Wend
ie.ToolBar = False
ie.StatusBar = False
ie.Width = 300
ie.Height = 200
ie.document.body.innerHTML = "<p id='msg'>0</p>"
Set style = ie.document.CreateStyleSheet
style.AddRule "p", "text-align: center;"
ie.Visible = True
i = 1
Do
ie.document.getElementById("msg").innerText = i
i = i + 1
WScript.Sleep 2000
Loop Until i > 10
or use an HTA instead of plain VBScript:
<head>
<title>Test</title>
<HTA:APPLICATION ID="oHTA"
APPLICATIONNAME="Test"
SCROLL="no"
>
</head>
<style type="text/css">
p {text-align: center;}
</style>
<script language="VBScript">
window.resizeTo 300, 200
Set sh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Sub Window_onLoad
For i = 1 To 10
msg.innerText = i
Sleep 2
Next
End Sub
Sub Sleep(t)
sh.Run "ping -n " & (t+1) & " 127.0.0.1", 0, True
End Sub
</script>
<body>
<p id="msg">0</p>
</body>
A workaround would be to use PopUp
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
For i = 1 To 3
objShell.Popup i, 1, "AutoClose MsgBox Simulation", vbInformation+vbOKOnly
Next
This will "autoclose" the MsgBox lookalike after 1 second