{"id":68933,"date":"2005-09-19T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-19T14:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/heyscriptingguy\/2005\/09\/19\/how-can-i-specify-a-window-size-for-my-hta\/"},"modified":"2005-09-19T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2005-09-19T14:56:00","slug":"how-can-i-specify-a-window-size-for-my-hta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/how-can-i-specify-a-window-size-for-my-hta\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Specify a Window Size for My HTA?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hey, \n

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I specify a particular window size for my HTA?

— RN<\/P>\"Spacer\"\"Hey,\"Script<\/A> \n

Hey, RN. We can\u2019t speak for Dear Abby, Ann Landers or any other daily columnist, but the Scripting Guys are always on the lookout for a question that can be answered using a single line of code. That\u2019s the Holy Grail for daily columnists: one and done. And, to the best of our knowledge, neither Dear Abby nor Ann Landers have ever<\/I> answered a question using just a single line of code. It\u2019s always been our dream to beat them to the punch. <\/P>\n

And now we have. How can you specify a particular window size for an HTA? Here\u2019s how:<\/P>

window.resizeTo 400,250\n<\/PRE>\n
There you go: add that line of code to your HTA and the next time you start the thing the window will automatically be sized to 400 pixels wide by 250 pixels high.<\/P>\n
What\u2019s that? Well, OK, sure, if you want to be picky<\/I> about it. Admittedly, you can\u2019t just add that line of code anywhere within your HTA; instead, you\u2019ll need to create a Window_onLoad subroutine and place the code inside there:<\/P>
Sub Window_onLoad\n    window.resizeTo 400,250\nEnd Sub\n<\/PRE>\n
As you probably know, Window_onLoad is a special subroutine designed to run any time the HTA starts up or is refreshed. If you place the resizeTo<\/B> method inside Window_onLoad then that line of code will execute each time the HTA starts. In turn, that means that the window will be appropriately sized each time the HTA starts.<\/P>\n
Here\u2019s a more \u201ccomplete\u201d HTA, one that does nothing other than show up in a window 400 pixels by 250 pixels:<\/P>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=”VBScript”><\/p>\n
    Sub Window_onLoad\n        window.resizeTo 400,250\n    End Sub <\/p>\n
<\/SCRIPT><\/p>\n
<BODY>\n<\/BODY>\n<\/PRE>\n
Simply copy the code, paste it into Notepad, and then save the file with a .HTA file extension. If you aren\u2019t sure what happens then, well, you might want to take a look at Part 1<\/B><\/A> in our series on creating HTAs. (Which, in case you\u2019re wondering, is short for HTML Applications.)<\/P>\n
So, yes, technically<\/I>, we really needed to add three lines of code in order to get this to work:<\/P>
Sub Window_onLoad\n    window.resizeTo 400,250\nEnd Sub\n<\/PRE>\n
But do us a favor, OK? The next time Ann Landers asks, tell her we answered this question with just a single line of code. We can\u2019t wait to see the look on her face when she hears that<\/I>.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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