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Using WScript.shell to interact with the Client machine (by Mark Reed)
Categories: ActiveX, Custom Controls
Tags: Architects, Developers, Wrapper, 2. Intermediate, 3. Advanced, Customization, Integration, ActiveX, Pre v6.3, v6.3
Revision: 1
Posted: 02/Jan/2008
Updated: 02/Jan/2008
Status: Publish
Types: Code

The following sample application shows how to use the "WScript.shell" ActiveX object in order to interact with the client machine and some more.

In the project you will see a custom control named Shell which is represented by a server side cs file and a js client
file.

Within the client js file you will see 4 action methods:

1. Shell_Init - initializes the ActiveX object.
2. Shell_Run - execute an executable on the client machine
3. Shell_PlaySound - play a sound using <Object> tag and an internal media player
(does not use the WScript.shell)
4. Shell_SendKeys - simulate key press.

And 3 post occurrence methods which are invoked in order to raise an event back to the server to enable handling
the action Finish event on server side scripting.

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