Activate Rev.

[Christopher Mitchell]

Regarding Windows Scripting Host, isn't it optional on the system 
install?  I seem to recall many times having to select it to be 
installed... Just thinking out loud that this might be an issue if one 
becomes dependent on its presence, unlike Applescript which is fully 
integrated, and used frequently as a result.

I could be wrong here!

Yours,
Chris
On Feb 15, 2004, at 8:17 AM, Mark MacKenzie wrote:

>
>
> rodney tamblyn wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of a way to activate Revolution (from a script) that 
>> is, bring it to the front if it is not the frontmost application?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> ~ Rodney
>>
>> -- 
>> Rodney Tamblyn
>> 44 Melville Street
>
>
> I believe that you have to do this outside Revolution.  On the Mac you 
> can readily use Applescripting.
> Windows is a bit trickier.
> I have just been reviewing the Windows Scripting Host and it looks 
> promising.
> Have a look at the Windows site for this.
>
> I created a simple *.vbs file in notepad.  This is a text file created 
> in Notepad and saved with .vbx suffix.  When called it works through 
> the Windows Scripting Host resident within Win2000 and XP.
>
> File Contents as follows:
>
> Const MAXIMIZE_WINDOW = 9
> Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> objShell.Run "Revolution.exe", MAXIMIZE_WINDOW
>
> saved as file:  minmaxprogwind.vbs
>
> Please be advised that this script does not do what you wish as when I 
> just tested it with an instance of Revolution open and minimized it 
> actually called another instance of Rev. and opened it maximized!  
> This is a run command.  Perhaps the answer lies through using a "start 
> using" command.  Certainly I was looking for that but found this 
> instead..
>
> You would also have to call this script from within whatever 
> application you are using while Rev. app. is in the background.  Many 
> programs allow that.
>
> Back to poking around windows scripting!
>
> Mark MacKenzie
>
>
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