DHTML Lab: JavaScript Enhancement with VBScript

JavaScript Enhancement with VBScript
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A Note on Return Values

If you use IEbox() for custom Explorer-only dialogs, with multiple buttons and a return value, it would be a good idea to use the switch statement to process the return value and execute the relevant statements. In the following example, an IEBox is created with a Critical icon and Yes/No/Cancel buttons, which return values of 6, 7, and 2, respectively, when clicked:

myIntegerVariable = IEBox( 'My IE Box Title', 'My IE Box Message', 1,3,1,0) switch (myIntegerVariable) { case 2: // 'Cancel' // statements to execute if Cancel pressed break; case 6: // 'Yes' // statements to execute if Yes pressed break; case 7: // 'No' // statements to execute if No pressed break; }

DHTML Lab and VBScript

This column has been a change of pace for DHTML Lab. Hopefully, it was a welcome one. If the feedback warrants it, we might include future articles on VBScript. It's up to you.

Related Dynomat Tool

To assist you in the creation of JS-VB dialogs, our DHTML Dynomat section will shortly include a cross-browser tool to generate all code automatically. Check back soon.

The complete code required for our technique is included in our usual code page.