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How Can I Clear a Text Box in an HTA?

June 9, 2005 Jun 9, 2005 06/9/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I clear a text box in an HTA?-- CB(image) (image) (image) Hey, CB. You know, it’s been awhile since we’ve answered a question about HTAs (HTML Applications). And we could probably get away with that except for the fact that a month or so ago we debuted the HTA Developer’s Center, something which ...

How Can I Pass Command-Line Variables to an HTA When It Starts?

April 20, 2005 Apr 20, 2005 04/20/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I pass command-line variables to an HTA when it starts?-- DM(image) (image) (image) Hey, DM. Ok, we admit it: you almost had us on this one. (Not that being able to stump the Scripting Guys is particularly hard, mind you.) We had no idea whether you could pass command-line variables to an HTA, and even ...

How Can I Clear a List Box in an HTA?

March 29, 2005 Mar 29, 2005 03/29/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I clear a list box in an HTA?-- AK(image) (image) (image) Hey, AK. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, an HTA - among other things - is a way to use Internet Explorer to provide a graphical user interface for your scripts. (If that still doesn’t answer your questions, don’t despair...

How Can I Display A Progress Bar (or Something Similar) While My Script Runs?

March 16, 2005 Mar 16, 2005 03/16/05

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get my script to do something interesting while the code executes; you know, how can I display a progress bar or something?-- HD(image) (image) (image) Hey, HD. To begin with, we don’t recommend that you try to use a true progress bar; that’s because it’s very difficult to calculate - let alone ...