Scripting Solutions with WSH and COM: Enhancing Your GUI with GooeyScript

In "Scripting Solutions with WSH and COM: Extending WSH with ActiveX Controls," July 2002, InstantDoc ID 25288, I introduced you to GooeyScript, an ActiveX control built to extend Windows Script Host (WSH) that lets you quickly create event-driven forms. Let's look at how we can use some of the other great ideas in GooeyScript, such as incorporating multiple buttons, custom backgrounds, progress bars, and various other form elements.

Closing Forms Gracefully
The BasicWorkingForm.vbs script in my July column demonstrated how you can create a simple form with one button. The script displays the form on screen, pauses execution until you click the button, and finishes execution after you click the button. The script included one problem that I didn't have time to address. The form's border contains a close button. When you click the close button, the form disappears and GooeyScript terminates the object instance and the script. Lee Carlson, the author of GooeyScript, has addressed this problem by adding a special event called FormClose that redisplays the form and prevents GooeyScript from terminating the script prematurely. . . .