web interface for wsh vbs vbscript

Serge FournierAnalyst Programmer
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PROBLEM:
When developping tools to manage simple tasks in an enterprise or a network, I often use vbscripts
I wanted a way to centralize all thoses scripts, in a user friendly interface that can zoom, print and copy paste easily

As a network administrator, I do not have the time to program theses tools in visual basic

DESCRIPTION:
That is a VBS script that use internet explorer as user interface, divided in 3 frames
 
control (LEF)
input (MID ok i could have called this one top)
output (BOT)
FUNCTIONALITIES:
right now it's just an interface where you can:
 
change the control buttons
and insert your own scripts for each button to ask for certain inputs and execute a command
POSSIBLE USES:
 
creation of a user in LDAP
creation of folders for a new contrat that have just oppened
setting permissions for folders
manage a small access or sql database like a phone list
creation of public folders in outlook ora sharepoint folder in outlook
All these things i will add in the futur updates
They are currently in some of my scripts that are not merged yet with this interface

GUIDE TO ADD A SCRIPT IN THIS INTERFACE:
 

1. add a button for your script

first part is to add a button to call your scriptit can be done here: (line 86 approx)

x=x+1
                      ReDim Preserve arabutnam(x): ReDim Preserve arabutdes(x): ReDim Preserve aradepnam(x): ReDim Preserve aradepcol(x)
                      arabutnam(x)="test2"
                      arabutdes(x)="test2 my own script"
                      aradepnam(x)="test"
                      aradepcol(x)="cccccc"

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arabutnam - array of button names
name of the button is just a string (preferably without space or uppercase letters)
 
arabutdes - description of the button
text inside the button
 
aradepnam - department or category name
just a category that will appear before a group of buttons
 
aradepcol - color of the category
just a 3 hexadecimal color code for thml to color the buttons of a category


when the button is added, the script will automatically generate it in internet explorer when run
 

2. add script

second part is to add the sub/script you want the button to runlet's say we want the button to say "hello world!
we will scroll to the section starting in line 176 approx here is the line to look for:
 
do                      
                      
                         '=== if the button named this is pressed we do this
                         '=== resbutlefstr: result from pressing a button in the left frame (control frame, flef object)
                         '=== its a string that contain the programmable name of the button that was pressed in the left frame (arabutnam)
                         

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so, after the DO we add the sub we want to execute by pressing the button:
when you press the test2 button, the resbutlefstr will contain the text "test2"
before the code is executed, we must clear resbutlefstr and the frames or the main loop will act like if the button was still pressed

 
do '=== already in the code do not put two "do" there!
                      
                         if resbutlefstr="test2" then
                      
                            '=== clear 2 frames (input: fmid, and result: fbot)
                            '=== also clear the result button name for all frames and the key pressed on all frames
                            a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                            
                            fbot.WriteLn("Hello world<br><br>") '=== write hello world in frame
                      
                         end if

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after hello world is displayed, nothing will happen until you press another button in the control frame (left)
 

3. How does the input form work

third part is to explain how the input form generator work
as you can see in the other subs executed by the buttons, there is also a form ready to input something to process something more complicated than "hello world"

The sub to call to generate this from is called:
dynforgen dynamic form generator

It's input are:
distmp - description displayed in front of the field

namtmp - name of variable for programming purpose

deftmp - default value inside the form (the form will be 20 char long if no value here, but you can enter more)

typtmp - type of data: textbox password (futur: more to come)

errtmp - text to display after the formm if error string is in it the interface will generate red text
Here is the code to prepare the input field for the form:
 
      x=0
                            redim preserve distmp(x) :redim preserve namtmp(x) :redim preserve deftmp(x) :redim preserve typtmp(x) :redim preserve errtmp(x)
                            distmp(x)="Database name"      '===== description displayed in front of the field
                            namtmp(x)="dbnam"                 '===== name of variable for programming purpose and to be able to retrive it in VBS
                            deftmp(x)="testmdbaccess2000"     '===== default value inside the form (the form will be 20 char long if no value here, but you can enter more)
                            typtmp(x)="textbox"               '===== type of data: textbox password (futur: more to come)
                            errtmp(x)=".MDB enter name of DB file" '===== text to display after the form "facultatif" blue text "error" red text are special keywords

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Each element of this matrix will be an input field, that have a name and it's value can be accessed in the vbs script after the user
entered something and pressed "ok" (string value "ok" in resbutmidstr or "enter" (code 13) in reskeymid

Some sub are premade to "scan" button values and keyboard values in the internet exploer object and put them in the results variables reskeymid and resbutmidstr

a sub have been programmed for each frame and each event (button and key)
 
'=== sub to call when something is pressed
                      '=== called for many buttons, return the button name or a keyboard code (Ascii)
                      sub buttonlef
                         set src = flef.parentWindow.event.srcElement
                         resbutlefstr = src.name
                      end sub

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reskeymid - containt the key code (Ascii) pressed by the user in middle frame (fmid object)

resbutmidstr - is a string that will contain the name of the button that was pressed by the user
 

4. How to insert a form and use it's input value

Fourth part is to insert the code to input something then display it
Finally, here is the code we have to insert to make a better "Hello World" with an input from the user:

 
   if resbutlefstr="test" then
                            
                            '=== this was a test with multiple button value (one for each line)
                            a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                         
                            x=0
                            redim preserve distmp(x) :redim preserve namtmp(x) :redim preserve deftmp(x) :redim preserve typtmp(x) :redim preserve errtmp(x)
                            distmp(x)="what do you want to display"      '===== description displayed in front of the field
                            namtmp(x)="text01"                  '===== name of variable for programming purpose
                            deftmp(x)="hello world"           '===== default value inside the form (the form will be 20 char long if no value here, but you can enter more)
                            typtmp(x)="textbox"               '===== type of data: textbox password (futur: more to come)
                            errtmp(x)="enter a text to display" '===== text to display after the form "facultatif" blue text "error" red text are special keywords
                      
                            buttmp=array("ok","cancel")       '===== at the end, there will be an "ok" button and a "cancel" button
                            
                            a = dynforgen (distmp,namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,tit)
                            
                            do
                               '=== flag to tell if the input is not valid
                               err01=0
                               '=== flag to say input is done, since there might be a defaut value, we must validate if user was finished
                               inpdon=0
                               '=== "ok" button or "enter" key are the same
                               '=== and nothing was pressed on left frame (control frame)
                               
                               if resbutlefstr="" and (resbutmidstr="ok" or reskeymid=13) then 
                                  '=== User has clicked the OK button, retrieve the values
                                  text=fmid.form01.text01.Value '=== namtmp is the variable name used earlier,before we call the dynamic form generation for input
                      
                                  if len(text) < 1 then
                                     err01=1
                                     '=== error message for the first form (if the keyword "error" is in this string, its displayed in RED)
                                     if len(text) < 1 then
                                        errtmp(0)="error - must be 1 char long at least"
                                     end if
                      
                                     '=== if the value was not good, we generate the dynamic input for again, with an error message after the form in red
                                     a = dynforgen(distmp,namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,tit)
                                     '=== there was an invalid input so we reset the key or button pressed to nothing so the loop can continue
                                     reskeymid=0
                                     resbutmidstr=""
                                  else
                                     '=== the input was validated, we flag err01 to none, and flag inpdon to exit the loop
                                     inpdon=1
                                     err01=0
                                  end if
                               end if
                               wscript.sleep 100
                            
                               '=== while we wait for input value, user can press "escape" key, "cancel" button or close internet explorer
                               if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 or bready=true or resbutlefstr<>"" then
                                  '=== if user pressed escape or cancel, we clear the frames
                                  if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 then
                                     a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                                  end if
                                  exit do
                               end if
                            '=== if there was an input error and no one used left control frame to exit, we keep asking for input
                            loop while err01<>0 or inpdon=0
                            '=== if internet explorer was not closed (bready), a button was not pressed on left frame, and no excape or cancel in middle frame
                            if bready=false and resbutlefstr="" and reskeymid<>27 and resbutmidstr<>"cancel" then
                               fbot.WriteLn(text & "<br>")
                            end if
                            
                            reskeymid=0
                            resbutmidstr=""
                            
                         end if

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I know this is a bit complicated for a beginner, but a simple copy paste to make another operation is not really hard once you have a base in VB

Here are the main lines to change:

Here is the name of the button that will make the action happen:
 
if resbutlefstr="test" then

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Name of the variable that will containt the text result from the interface:
 
namtmp(x)="text01"                  '===== name of variable for programming purpose

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Code where we will get this result to validate it: (text01)
 
text=fmid.form01.text01.Value '=== namtmp is the variable name used earlier,before we call the dynamic form generation for input

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Length validation and error message (errtmp(0), matrix element 0 for error message is for the first box, 1 for second etc)
 
            if len(text) < 1 then
                                     err01=1
                                     '=== error message for the first form (if the keyword "error" is in this string, its displayed in RED)
                                     if len(text) < 1 then
                                        errtmp(0)="error - must be 1 char long at least"
                                     end if

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And finally the action to do after all input are done and validated: (and there is nothing that hapenned before, like a cancel or closing internet explorer)
 
      '=== if internet explorer was not closed (bready), a button was not pressed on left frame, and no excape or cancel in middle frame
                            if bready=false and resbutlefstr="" and reskeymid<>27 and resbutmidstr<>"cancel" then
                               fbot.WriteLn(text & "<br>")
                            end if

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CHANGE LOG:

2010-04-12 added some delay in internet explorer operation (frame clear) it was making ie crash
2010-04-10 correction in the input loop, left frame now have a better control
2010-04-09 added dabatase creation with a masterkey based on an integer column autoincrement


 dynamic web interface
'=== Ultimate dynamic web interface 2.0
                      '=== Ultimate dynamic web interface 2.0
                      
                      '=== this script:
                      '=== generate dynamically a web interface to manage virtually anything
                      '=== control (left frame), input (middle frame), and output (bottom frame) from vbs/wsh (windows host scripts)
                      
                      '=== the first version was a simple interface made by a programmer
                      '=== the second version have more explanations
                      '=== more dynamism than ever
                      '=== more functions to clean up main loop code
                      '=== easier array display coding to add stuff more easily
                      '=== MDB (access type database) management (creation, edition, search/edit)
                      '=== futur: mdb import, mdb export, sql sync, excel export
                      
                      '=== by: SergeFournier(at)hotmail.com
                      
                      '=== tested on windows vista 64, internet explorer 7
                      
                      Set objFSO    = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
                      Set objshe    = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
                      Set objNet    = CreateObject("WScript.Network") 
                      
                      Const hkcr = &H80000000 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
                      Const HKCU = &H80000001 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER
                      Const hklm = &H80000002 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
                      Const hku  = &H80000003 'HKEY_USERS
                      Const hkcc = &H80000005 'HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
                      
                      '=== actual drive, actual directory, and "\"
                      thepath=WScript.ScriptFullName
                      p = instrRev(thepath,"\")
                      basedir  = left(thepath,p)
                      filnam = right(thepath,len(thepath)-p)
                      
                      '=== windows dir
                      WinDir = objfso.GetSpecialFolder(0)
                      
                      '=== restart the script in 32 bits if we are on a 64 bits system
                      '=== (databases drivers issues)
                      a64 = windir & "\syswow64\wscript.exe"
                      
                      if objFSO.fileEXISTS(a64) and instr(lcase(wscript.fullname),"syswow64")=0 then
                         '=== 64 bits system
                         a = """" & a64 & """ """ & basedir & filnam & """"
                         objshe.Run a,0, false
                         wscript.quit
                      end if
                      
                      '============================================== main loop =============================================
                      
                      '=== name of the user logged in window (network or not)
                      usenam=lcase(objnet.username)
                      
                      '=== menu items on left side (control side, frame: flef)
                      
                      '= arabutnam: name of button, purely programmation name, used later to execute functions in main loop
                      '= arabutdes: description of button, text inside it actually
                      '= aradepnam: departement name, each departement (Section) is separated by a space
                      '= aradepcol: color of departement, blue = computer, brown = accounting, etc will follow a standard on internet (vague)
                         
                      '=== button at the start for control frame (flef object)
                      '=== you can add as many buttons as you want, it's all dynamic (extendable)
                      
                      x=0
                      ReDim Preserve arabutnam(x): ReDim Preserve arabutdes(x): ReDim Preserve aradepnam(x): ReDim Preserve aradepcol(x)
                      arabutnam(x)="newdb"
                      arabutdes(x)="Create new database"
                      aradepnam(x)="Change"
                      aradepcol(x)="cccccc"
                         
                      x=x+1
                      ReDim Preserve arabutnam(x): ReDim Preserve arabutdes(x): ReDim Preserve aradepnam(x): ReDim Preserve aradepcol(x)
                      arabutnam(x)="edtdb"
                      arabutdes(x)="Edit database"
                      aradepnam(x)="Change"
                      aradepcol(x)="cccccc"
                         
                      x=x+1
                      ReDim Preserve arabutnam(x): ReDim Preserve arabutdes(x): ReDim Preserve aradepnam(x): ReDim Preserve aradepcol(x)
                      arabutnam(x)="srcdb"
                      arabutdes(x)="Search database"
                      aradepnam(x)="View"
                      aradepcol(x)="cccccc"
                         
                      x=x+1
                      ReDim Preserve arabutnam(x): ReDim Preserve arabutdes(x): ReDim Preserve aradepnam(x): ReDim Preserve aradepcol(x)
                      arabutnam(x)="test"
                      arabutdes(x)="test multiple buttons"
                      aradepnam(x)="test"
                      aradepcol(x)="cccccc"
                            
                      x=x+1
                      ReDim Preserve arabutnam(x): ReDim Preserve arabutdes(x): ReDim Preserve aradepnam(x): ReDim Preserve aradepcol(x)
                      arabutnam(x)="quit01"
                      arabutdes(x)="Quitter"
                      aradepnam(x)="All"
                      aradepcol(x)="cccccc"
                      
                      '=== old code for ref   
                      'arabut=array("stristas", "striunig", "desarchive", "infocomp", "cretasks", "renamecomputer", "test", "clrframes", "quit01")
                      'arabutdes=array("Crée Structure i: Stas", "Crée Structure i: Unigec", "Désarchivage", "Info computer", "Create tasks", "Rename computer", "test divers",  "Clear Frames",    "Quitter")
                      'aradep=array("All", "All", "Informatique", "Informatique", "Informatique", "Informatique", "Other", "All")
                      'aradepcol=array("cccccc", "cccccc", "6699ff", "6699ff", "6699ff", "6699ff", "6699ff", "cccccc")
                      
                      '=== i dont remember this one
                      lasdep=""
                         
                      '=== web interface, internet explorer
                      
                      '=== set the objects before calling functions, so they are global objects/variables, accessibles in all the program
                      set oIE = wscript.CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application", "IE_")
                      dim flef, fmid, fbot
                      
                      '=== title of internet explorer window
                      doctit = "titre de la page"
                      
                      '=== title to display inside the left frame (control frame, flef object)
                      maitit = "SKYNET interface<br><br>STAS "'=== title inside the left frame
                      
                      '=== create the main web interface with 3 frames, objects: flef, fmid, fbot
                      a = crewebmai(oie, doctit, maitit, arabutnam, arabutdes, aradepnam, aradepcol)
                      
                      '=== defaut menu option for certain name logged
                      '=== example: a certain user will use always the same function
                      '=== so the interface will start, by executing this function at first, not an empty frame
                      '=== simply enter the name of the button that should be pressed for this user when interface start
                      
                      if usenam="wildboy" or usenam="fournier.serge" then
                         '=== defaut choice when program start
                         'resbutlefstr = "stristas"
                      end if
                      
                      '=== sub to call for each button
                      '=== here we define a sub to be called when a button in the web page is pressed
                      Do While (oIE.Busy)
                         wscript.sleep 100
                      loop
                      do while oie.readystate<>4
                         wscript.sleep 100
                      loop
                      
                      '=== set up a return value on click of each button on the left frame
                      '=== the returned value is the name (programmable name) of each button (arabutnam)
                      '=== later any action will be taken according to this value
                      '=== i use this method because i dont want to call a sub when a button is pressed
                      '=== to remain in a loop for the main program, that is standard procedure in programming (to have a main loop)
                      
                      for i=0 to ubound(arabutnam)
                         flef.forms(0).elements(arabutnam(i)).onclick = getref("buttonlef")
                      next
                      
                      '=== we also chek the key presse in each frame
                      '=== we do this cause we want "enter" key to be used instead of pressing "ok" button with the mouse
                      set flef.onkeypress = GetRef("Checklef") 
                      set fmid.onkeypress = GetRef("Checkmid") 
                      set fbot.onkeypress = GetRef("Checkbot") 
                      
                      '=== if bready = true, it mean they closed internet explorer, see the sub on internet explorer closing later in this code
                      '=== we have to chek this value often to stop the wscript.exe from interpreting this code, when internet explorer is closed
                      bReady=false
                            resbutlefstr = ""
                            resbutmidstr = ""
                            resbutbotstr = ""
                            reskeylef = 0
                            reskeymid = 0
                            reskeybot = 0
                      
                      WScript.sleep(100) ' .1 seconds 
                      
                      '=== main loop, infinite
                      '=== unless someone press QUIT button
                      '=== or close internet explorer (bready = true)
                      
                      do                      
                      
                         '=== if the button named this is pressed we do this
                         '=== resbutlefstr: result from pressing a button in the left frame (control frame, flef object)
                         '=== its a string that contain the programmable name of the button that was pressed in the left frame (arabutnam)
                         
                         if resbutlefstr="test" then
                            
                            '=== this was a test with multiple button value (one for each line)
                            a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                         
                            x=0
                            redim preserve distmp(x) :redim preserve namtmp(x) :redim preserve deftmp(x) :redim preserve typtmp(x) :redim preserve errtmp(x)
                            distmp(x)="what do you want to display"      '===== description displayed in front of the field
                            namtmp(x)="text01"                  '===== name of variable for programming purpose
                            deftmp(x)="hello world"           '===== default value inside the form (the form will be 20 char long if no value here, but you can enter more)
                            typtmp(x)="textbox"               '===== type of data: textbox password (futur: more to come)
                            errtmp(x)="enter a text to display" '===== text to display after the form "facultatif" blue text "error" red text are special keywords
                      
                            buttmp=array("ok","cancel")       '===== at the end, there will be an "ok" button and a "cancel" button
                            
                            a = dynforgen (distmp,namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,tit)
                            
                            do
                               '=== flag to tell if the input is not valid
                               err01=0
                               '=== flag to say input is done, since there might be a defaut value, we must validate if user was finished
                               inpdon=0
                               '=== "ok" button or "enter" key are the same
                               '=== and nothing was pressed on left frame (control frame)
                               
                               if resbutlefstr="" and (resbutmidstr="ok" or reskeymid=13) then 
                                  '=== User has clicked the OK button, retrieve the values
                                  text=fmid.form01.text01.Value '=== namtmp is the variable name used earlier,before we call the dynamic form generation for input
                      
                                  if len(text) < 1 then
                                     err01=1
                                     '=== error message for the first form (if the keyword "error" is in this string, its displayed in RED)
                                     if len(text) < 1 then
                                        errtmp(0)="error - must be 1 char long at least"
                                     else 
                                        errtmp(0)="ok"
                                     end if
                      
                                     '=== if the value was not good, we generate the dynamic input for again, with an error message after the form in red
                                     a = dynforgen(distmp,namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,tit)
                                     '=== there was an invalid input so we reset the key or button pressed to nothing so the loop can continue
                                     reskeymid=0
                                     resbutmidstr=""
                                  else
                                     '=== the input was validated, we flag err01 to none, and flag inpdon to exit the loop
                                     inpdon=1
                                     err01=0
                                  end if
                               end if
                               wscript.sleep 100
                            
                               '=== while we wait for input value, user can press "escape" key, "cancel" button or close internet explorer
                               if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 or bready=true or resbutlefstr<>"" then
                                  '=== if user pressed escape or cancel, we clear the frames
                                  if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 then
                                     a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                                     resbutmidstr="cancel"
                                  end if
                                  exit do
                               end if
                            '=== if there was an input error and no one used left control frame to exit, we keep asking for input
                            loop while err01<>0 or inpdon=0
                            
                            '=== if internet explorer was not closed (bready), a button was not pressed on left frame, and no excape or cancel in middle frame
                            if bready=false and resbutlefstr="" and reskeymid<>27 and resbutmidstr<>"cancel" then
                               fbot.WriteLn(text & "<br>")
                            end if
                            
                            reskeymid=0
                            resbutmidstr=""
                            
                         end if
                         
                         if resbutlefstr="newdb" then
                            '=== create a new database mdb type (Access 2000)
                            tit="new database" '=== title to display in fmid frame (input frame)
                            
                            '=== clear 2 frames (input: fmid, and result: fbot)
                            '=== also clear the result button name for all frames and the key pressed on all frames
                            a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                            
                            '=== dynamic generation of input form, and control buttons in fmid (middle or up frame, called "input" frame for more clarity, fmid object)
                            
                            '=== inputs to do before processing
                            '=== you can add more input forms, at the end, there will be an "ok" button and a "cancel" button
                      
                            x=0
                            redim preserve distmp(x) :redim preserve namtmp(x) :redim preserve deftmp(x) :redim preserve typtmp(x) :redim preserve errtmp(x)
                            distmp(x)="Database name"      '===== description displayed in front of the field
                            namtmp(x)="dbnam"                 '===== name of variable for programming purpose
                            deftmp(x)="testmdbaccess2000"     '===== default value inside the form (the form will be 20 char long if no value here, but you can enter more)
                            typtmp(x)="textbox"               '===== type of data: textbox password (futur: more to come)
                            errtmp(x)=".MDB enter name of DB file" '===== text to display after the form "facultatif" blue text "error" red text are special keywords
                      
                            x=x+1
                            redim preserve distmp(x) :redim preserve namtmp(x) :redim preserve deftmp(x) :redim preserve typtmp(x) :redim preserve errtmp(x)
                            distmp(x)="Table name"      '===== description displayed in front of the field
                            namtmp(x)="tabnam"                 '===== name of variable for programming purpose
                            deftmp(x)="table01"     '===== default value inside the form (the form will be 20 char long if no value here, but you can enter more)
                            typtmp(x)="textbox"               '===== type of data: textbox password (futur: more to come)
                            errtmp(x)="enter name of first table" '===== text to display after the form "facultatif" blue text "error" red text are special keywords
                            
                            buttmp=array("ok","cancel")       '===== at the end, there will be an "ok" button and a "cancel" button
                            
                            a = dynforgen (distmp,namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,tit)
                            
                            do
                               '=== flag to say input is done, since there might be a defaut value, we must validate if user was finished
                               inpdon=0
                               err01=0
                               
                               '=== "ok" button or "enter" key are the same
                               '=== and nothing was pressed on left frame (control frame)
                               
                               if resbutlefstr="" and (resbutmidstr="ok" or reskeymid=13) then 
                            
                                  '=== User has clicked the OK button, retrieve the values
                                  dbnam = fmid.form01.dbnam.Value '=== namtmp is the variable name used earlier,before we call the dynamic form generation for input
                                  dbnam=lcase(dbnam)
                                  
                                  tabnam = fmid.form01.tabnam.Value '=== namtmp is the variable name used earlier,before we call the dynamic form generation for input
                                  tabnam=lcase(tabnam)
                      
                                  if len(dbnam) < 1 or len(tabnam)<1 then
                                     err01=1
                                     '=== error message for the first form (if the keyword "error" is in this string, its displayed in RED)
                                     if len(dbnam) < 1 then
                                        errtmp(0)="error - name must be 1 char long at least"
                                     else 
                                        errtmp(0)="ok"
                                     end if
                                     if len(tabnam) < 1 then
                                        errtmp(1)="error - name must be 1 char long at least"
                                     else 
                                        errtmp(1)="ok"
                                     end if
                      
                                     '=== if the value was not good, we generate the dynamic input for again, with an error message after the form in red
                                     a = dynforgen(distmp,namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,tit)
                                     reskeymid=0
                                     resbutmidstr=""
                                  else
                                     '=== the input was validated, we flag err01 to none, and flag inpdon to exit the loop
                                     inpdon=1
                                     err01=0
                                  end if
                                  
                               end if
                               wscript.sleep 100
                            
                               '=== while we wait for input value, user can press "escape" key, "cancel" button or close internet explorer
                               if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 or bready=true or resbutlefstr<>"" then
                                  '=== if user pressed escape or cancel, we clear the frames
                                  if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 then
                                     a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                                     resbutmidstr="cancel"
                                  end if
                                  exit do
                               end if
                               
                            '=== if there was an input error and no one used left control frame to exit, we keep asking for input
                            loop while err01<>0 or inpdon=0
                         '===  
                            if bready=false and resbutlefstr="" and reskeymid<>27 and resbutmidstr<>"cancel" then
                               '=== all value were validated, we continue
                               dbnam = dbnam & ".mdb"
                            
                               '=== chek if the file already exist
                               Set objFolder2 = objFSO.GetFolder(basedir)'=== dir
                               Set objFiles2 = objFolder2.files '=== fichiers
                      
                               found=0
                               For Each objFile3 in objFiles2
                                  nomfile=objfile3.name
                                  nomfile=lcase(nomfile)
                                  if nomfile=dbnam then
                                     found=1
                                  end if
                               next  
                               if found=1 then
                                  a = clefra(array("fmid"))
                                  fbot.WriteLn("The file: <br>" & dbnam & "<br>Already exist<br><br>Please use EDIT DATABASE to manage it<br><br>")
                                  fbot.WriteLn("FIN<br><br>")
                               
                                  fbot.WriteLn("LIST of table in the existing database:<br><br>")
                                  Set objcat = CreateObject("ADOX.Catalog")
                                  Set objcon = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") 
                                  constr = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & dbnam
                                  objcon.open constr
                                  objcat.activeconnection=(objcon)
                                  for each tab in objcat.Tables
                                     If tab.Type = "TABLE" Then
                                        fbot.WriteLn("<br>TABLES:<br><br>")
                                        fbot.WriteLn(tab.name & "<br>")
                                        fbot.WriteLn("<br>COLUMNS:<br><br>")
                                        for each col in tab.columns
                                           c = lcase(col.name)
                                           fbot.WriteLn(c & "<br>Type: " & col.type & "&nbsp&nbsp&nbspAutoincrement: " & col.Properties("AutoIncrement") & "<br>")
                                        next
                                     end if
                                  next
                                  objcon.close
                                  set objcat=nothing
                                  set objcon=nothing
                               else
                                  a = clefra(array("fmid"))
                                  '=== formats: jet10 = 1 Jet11 = 2 Jet20 = 3 Jet3x = 4 Jet4x = 5 (Access 2000)
                                  Dim Catalog
                                  fbot.WriteLn("Creation ADOX catalog (adox.dll, access required)<br><br>")
                               
                                  Set objcat = CreateObject("ADOX.Catalog")
                                  format = 5
                                  fbot.WriteLn("database creation: " & dbnam & "<br><br>")
                               
                                  constr="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & "Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=" & Format & ";Data Source=" & dbnam
                                  objcat.Create constr
                      
                                  '=== add a table in the database
                                  fbot.WriteLn("table creation: " & tabnam &"<br>")
                                  Set objtab = CreateObject("ADOX.table")
                                  objtab.name = tabnam
                                  objcat.Tables.Append objtab
                                  objcat.Tables.refresh
                               
                                  '=== add a columns in the only existing table
                                  for each tab in objcat.Tables
                                     If tab.Type = "TABLE" Then
                                  
                                        fbot.WriteLn("table existing: " & tab.name & "<br>")
                                        '=== add column in database
                                        Set objcol = Nothing
                                        Set objcol = CreateObject("ADOX.Column")
                                  
                                        'typdat=202   '=== string adVarWChar
                                        'maxlen=250
                                        'typdat=131   '=== float adnumeric
                                        'maxlen=10
                                        typdat=3     '=== integer adinteger
                                        maxlen=10
                                   
                                        if typdat=3 then a="adinteger"
                                        if typdat=202 then a="adVarWChar"
                                        if typdat=131 then a="adnumeric"
                                     
                                        colnam="codint"
                                        objcol.name = colnam
                                        objcol.type = typdat
                                        if typdat = 3 or typdat = 202 then 
                                           objcol.DefinedSize = maxlen
                                           if typdat=3 then
                                              '=== must set parent catalog before setting autoincrement
                                              Set objcol.ParentCatalog = objcat
                                              objcol.Properties("AutoIncrement")=true
                                           end if
                                        elseif typdat = 131 then
                                           objcol.precision = 28
                                           objcol.numericscale = 8
                                        end if
                                        fbot.WriteLn("column creation: " & colnam & "<br>")
                                        Tab.Columns.Append objcol
                      
                                        fbot.WriteLn("primary key creation: " & colnam & "<br>")
                                        Set objkey = CreateObject("ADOX.key")
                                        objkey.name="Primary"
                                        objkey.columns.append colnam
                                        tab.keys.append objkey
                                     
                                        'Set aIndex = New ADOX.Index
                                        'aIndex.Name = "ByField2"
                                        'aIndex.Clustered = False
                                        'aIndex.Columns.Append "Field2"
                                        'aIndex.Columns.Append "Field1"
                                        'aTable.Indexes.Append aIndex ' save the index
                      
                                        for each col in tab.columns
                                           c = lcase(col.name)
                                           fbot.WriteLn("column existing: " & c & "&nbsp&nbsp&nbspautoincrement status: " & objcol.Properties("AutoIncrement") & "<br>")
                                        next
                                     
                                     end if
                                  next
                               
                                  set objcat=nothing
                               
                                  fbot.WriteLn("<br>You database have been created with 1 table and a defaut column named " & colnam & "<br>")   
                                  fbot.WriteLn("<br>END<br>")
                               end if
                            else
                            'msgbox(resbutlefstr & "   " & resbutmidstr & "   " & resmidkey & "   " & bready)
                         '===
                            end if
                            reskeymid=0
                            resbutmidstr=""
                            dbnam=""
                         end if
                         '===========================
                         if resbutlefstr="edtdb" then
                            resbutlefstr = ""
                      
                            a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                            
                            '=== value
                            '=== chek if the file already exist
                            Set objFol01=objFSO.GetFolder(basedir)'=== dir
                            Set objfol02=objFol01.files '=== files
                            
                            x=0
                            redim ara01(0)
                            dimnum=1
                            For Each objFil in objFol02
                               filnam=objfil.name
                               filnam=lcase(filnam)
                               if right(filnam,4)=".mdb" then
                                  redim preserve ara01(x)
                                  ara01(x)=filnam
                                  x=x+1
                               end if
                            next
                            
                            '=== title of the columns
                            aratit = array("Name of the database")
                      
                            '=== array to put in table, choice button, header, middle line, bottom line, reload
                            a = dynbotcho(fmid, "choose the database to edit", aratit, ara01, 1 ,1, 1, 1, 1)
                           
                            do
                               wscript.sleep 100
                            
                               '=== while we wait for input value (or button press), user can press "escape" key, "cancel" button or close internet explorer
                               if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 or bready=true or resbutlefstr<>"" then
                                  '=== if user pressed escape or cancel, we clear the frames
                                  if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 then
                                     a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                                     resbutmidstr="cancel"
                                  end if
                                  exit do
                               end if    
                            
                            loop while resbutmidstr=""
                            
                            if bready=false and resbutlefstr="" and reskeymid<>27 and resbutmidstr<>"cancel" then
                               
                               '=== convert the choice made with the button to a number (remove "but" from left side)
                               a=right(resbutmidstr,len(resbutmidstr)-3)
                               resbutmidstr=""
                               '=== get the array that contain the choice in dbnam (database name)
                               dbnam=ara01(a-1)
                               
                               '=== open the database
                               Set objcat = CreateObject("ADOX.Catalog")
                               Set objcon = nothing
                               Set objcon = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") 
                               
                               constr = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & dbnam
                               objcon.open constr
                               objcat.activeconnection=(objcon)
                               
                               '=== pressing left control button while in a function will call a sub make internet explorer crash
                               '=== so i have to put the table choice in main loop, cant do a sub
                      
                               '=== choose the table to edit
                      
                               a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                               
                               aratit=array("Table name")
                               x=0
                               redim ara01(0)
                               for each tab in objcat.Tables
                                  If tab.Type = "TABLE" Then
                                     c = lcase(tab.name)
                                     redim preserve ara01(x)
                                     ara01(x)=c
                                     x=x+1
                                  end if
                               next
                                  
                               a = dynbotcho(fmid, "Choose the table to edit", aratit, ara01, 1 ,1, 1, 1, 1)
                           
                               do
                                  wscript.sleep 100
                            
                                  '=== while we wait for input value (or button press), user can press "escape" key, "cancel" button or close internet explorer
                                  if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 or bready=true or resbutlefstr<>"" then
                                     '=== if user pressed escape or cancel, we clear the frames
                                     if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 then
                                        a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                                        resbutmidstr="cancel"
                                     end if
                                     exit do
                                  end if    
                               
                               loop while resbutmidstr=""
                      
                               if bready=false and resbutlefstr="" and reskeymid<>27 and resbutmidstr<>"cancel" then
                               
                                  '=== convert the choice made with the button to a number (remove "but" from left side)
                                  a=right(resbutmidstr,len(resbutmidstr)-3)
                                  resbutmidstr=""
                                  '=== get the array that contain the choice in dbnam (database name)
                                  tabnam=ara01(a-1)
                                  
                                  fbot.WriteLn(tabnam)
                               
                                  for each tab in objcat.Tables
                                     If tab.Type = "TABLE" Then
                                        if tabnam = lcase(tab.name) then set objtab=tab
                                     end if
                                  next
                               
                                  '=== list columns in table
                                  for each col in objtab.columns
                                     fbot.WriteLn(c & "<br>Type: " & col.type & "&nbsp&nbsp&nbspAutoincrement: " & col.Properties("AutoIncrement") & "<br>")
                                  next
                               
                               end if
                      
                            end if
                            
                            '========================== caca
                            
                            
                            
                            'msgbox("exit on left button" & resbutlefstr)
                            'resbutlefstr = ""
                            resbutmidstr = ""
                            resbutbotstr = ""
                            reskeylef = 0
                            reskeymid = 0
                            reskeybot = 0
                            
                         end if
                         
                         if resbutlefstr="srcdb" then
                         
                         end if
                      
                         if resbutlefstr="test33" then
                            
                            '=== this was a test with multiple button value (one for each line)
                            a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                            
                            fmid.WriteLn("<html><body>TEST</html></body>")
                            '=== bottom section
                            fbot.WriteLn("<html><body>TEST mid section")
                            fbot.WriteLn("<html><body><form method='post' name='form1'>")
                            
                            butnam = "buttonbot"
                            
                            for ii=0 to 10
                               fbot.WriteLn("<input type=""button"" style=""height:50px;font-size:14px;width:50%;"" name=""" & butnam & ii &""" value=""" & butnam & ii & """ ")
                               fbot.WriteLn("style=""background-color: #cccccc; color: #000000;""><br>")
                            next
                            
                            fbot.WriteLn("</form>")
                            fbot.WriteLn("</html>")
                            fbot.WriteLn("</body>")
                            
                            for ii=0 to 10
                               fbot.forms(0).elements(butnam & ii).onclick = getref("buttonbot")
                            next
                            
                            '=== loop until a button is pressed on left frame or ie is closed
                            do
                               wscript.sleep 100
                               if resbutbotstr<>"" then
                                  fmid.WriteLn(resbutbotstr)
                                  resbutbotstr=""
                               end if
                            loop while resbutlefstr="" and bReady=false
                      
                            '=== ie is still open and but come button was pressed on left frame
                            if bready=false and resbutlefstr<>"" then
                               '=== we remove the actions on the buttons
                               for ii=0 to 10
                                  fbot.forms(0).elements(butnam & ii).onclick = nothing
                               next
                               
                               '=== clear frames, reset button value and keyvalue
                               if resbutlefstr<>"quit01" then
                                  a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                               end if
                            end if
                            
                         end if
                         
                         '=== desarchivage (move files from archives to temp folder and pop outlook message)
                         '=== here as reference onlym not working, missing a sub
                         
                         if resbutlefstr= "desarchive" then
                            tit="Désarchivage"
                            '=== refresh menu (chek button = 0)
                            a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                            '=== inputs to do before processing
                         
                            distmp=array("Login","Password","Numéro(s) de contrat")
                            namtmp=array("login","password","connum")
                            deftmp=array("","","")
                            typtmp=array("textbox","password","textbox")
                            errtmp=array("Facultatif","Facultatif","")
                            buttmp=array("ok","cancel")
                         
                            a = dynforgen (distmp,namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,tit)
                         
                            do
                               err01=0
                      
                               if resbutlefstr="" and (resbutmidstr="ok" or reskeymid=13) then 
                            
                                  '=== User has clicked the OK button, retrieve the values
                                  connum = fmid.form01.connum.Value
                               
                                  if len(connum) < 5 then
                                     a = "error - contrat doit avec 5 caractères"
                                     err01=1
                                     errtmp(2)=a
                                     a = dynforgen (distmp,namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,tit)
                                  end if
                               end if
                               wscript.sleep 100
                               if resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27 then exit do
                            loop while (err01<>0 and resbutlefstr="") or (connum="" and resbutlefstr="")
                      
                            if resbutlefstr="" and (resbutmidstr="ok" or reskeymid=13) then
                               '=== doing the job, all input are ok
                            
                               clefra(array("fmid"))
                      
                               a = desarchive2(connum,fbot)
                            
                               fbot.WriteLn("done<br>")
                            
                               resbutmidstr=""
                               reskeymid=0
                            
                            elseif resbutlefstr="" and (resbutmidstr="cancel" or reskeymid=27) then
                               '=== nothing was pressed on left, but cancel was used or escape
                               a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                            elseif resbutlefstr<>"" then
                               '=== sometthing hapenned with the buton on the left side (menu/control)
                               a = clefra(array("fmid","fbot"))
                            end if
                      
                         end if
                         '=== .1 seconds 
                         wscript.sleep 100
                         
                      '=== we loop until internet explorer was closed or the quit button was pressed
                      loop until bReady or resbutlefstr="quit01"
                      
                      '======================
                      '====================== end of main loop
                      '======================
                      
                      '=== someone pressed "quit" on left frame (control frame, flef object)
                      
                      '=== at the end, if internet explorer was not closed, we close it
                      if bready=false then
                         oie.quit
                         set oie=nothing
                      end if
                      
                      '=== we end wscript.exe, exiting all running code interpretation
                      wscript.quit
                      
                      '==================================================================================================
                      
                      '=== many subs
                      
                      '=== if internet explorer is closed (event) we change bready value to TRUE
                      sub IE_onQuit()
                         bReady=true
                      end sub
                      
                      '=== database creation, mdb, access 2000
                      function credb()
                         '=== formats: jet10 = 1 Jet11 = 2 Jet20 = 3 Jet3x = 4 Jet4x = 5
                      
                         '=== Create Access2000 database
                         CreateNewMDB basedir & "test.mdb", 5
                      
                         '=== list of tables to create
                         alltab(0) = "tab01"
                         alltab(1) = "components"
                         alltab(2) = "diagnostic"
                         alltab(3) = "causes"
                      
                         '=== with a column for identification, numerical, autoincremental
                      
                         '=== 0 creation columns
                         '=== 1 search in thoses columns
                         '=== 2 fast/short results columns
                         '=== 3 detail results columns
                      
                         '=== columns to create (first numner is table number, second is array number, 0 = creation)
                         allara(0,0) = array( _
                         "[codeint]", _
                         "[test01]")
                      
                         '=== columns to search in
                      
                         '=== short result (What columns to display if the result should be short)
                      
                         '=== detailed results (almost all columns with data)
                      
                      end function
                      
                      '============================================== subs and functions ====================================
                      
                      Sub CreateNewMDB(FileName, Format)
                        Dim Catalog
                        Set Catalog = CreateObject("ADOX.Catalog")
                        Catalog.Create "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & "Jet OLEDB:Engine Type=" & Format & ";Data Source=" & FileName
                      End Sub
                      
                      '=== frames clear content by navigating to a blank
                      '=== input is an array containing name of frames as "flef" = frame left
                      '=== this sub generate a code and execute it in a string (cc)
                      '=== fully dynamic programming at it's best ;)
                      
                      function clefra(aara)
                         
                         cc=""
                         for each aa in aara
                            cc = cc & "Do While (oIE.Busy) " & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Do While oie.readystate<>4" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & aa & ".location.reload(true)" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Do While (oIE.Busy) " & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Do While oie.readystate<>4" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & aa & ".WriteLn(""&nbsp;"")" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & aa & ".location.reload(true)" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Do While oie.readystate<>4" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Do While (oIE.Busy) " & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
                            cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
                         next
                      
                         execute cc
                         
                         '=== we also clear the variables used to control the action buttons and the key pressed in each frames
                         '=== so the action wont be taken twice (or infinitly) in the main loop
                         
                         'set flef = oie.document.frames("left").document
                         'set fmid = oie.document.frames("middle").document
                         'set fbot = oie.document.frames("bottom").document
                         
                      'for i=0 to ubound(arabutnam)
                      '   flef.forms(0).elements(arabutnam(i)).onclick = getref("buttonlef")
                      'next
                      
                      '=== we also chek the key presse in each frame
                      '=== we do this cause we want "enter" key to be used instead of pressing "ok" button with the mouse
                      'set flef.onkeypress = GetRef("Checklef") 
                      'set fmid.onkeypress = GetRef("Checkmid") 
                      'set fbot.onkeypress = GetRef("Checkbot") 
                      
                         resbutlefstr = ""
                         resbutmidstr = ""
                         resbutbotstr = ""
                         reskeylef = 0
                         reskeymid = 0
                         reskeybot = 0
                      end function
                      
                      '=== form dynamically generated =========================================================================
                      
                      function dynforgen (distmp, namtmp,deftmp,typtmp,errtmp,buttmp,title)
                         
                         '=== generate a form for input in the input frame (fmid object)
                         '=== focus on the first field with no default value
                         '=== display suffix message in red if "error" (or "erreur" - french) keyword is in it
                         
                         fmid.WriteLn("<h3><span class=SpellE>" & title & "</span></h3>")
                         '=== default focus on empty field (with no default value)
                         deffoc=0
                         for ii=0 to ubound(namtmp)
                            if deftmp(ii)="" then
                               if instr(lcase(errtmp(ii)),"facultatif")=0 then
                                  fmid.WriteLn("<BODY onLoad=""document.form01." & namtmp(ii) & ".focus()"">")
                                  deffoc=1
                               end if
                            end if
                            '=== no default value empty, we focus on first field
                         next
                         if deffoc=0 then
                            fmid.WriteLn("<BODY onLoad=""document.form01." & namtmp(0) & ".focus()"">")
                         end if
                         fmid.WriteLn("<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>")
                         fmid.WriteLn("</div>")
                      
                         fmid.WriteLn("<form name=form01>")
                      
                         '=== button and error message
                         for ii=0 to ubound(namtmp)
                      
                            fmid.WriteLn(distmp(ii) & ": ")
                      
                            '=== we disable "enter" to submit form because we manage this event as a onkeypress in the parent frame of the form later
                            '=== we had to do this, because the web page form is not run on a server, and the web page dont have control, the VBS script outside the page have control
                            
                            fmid.WriteLn("<input type=""" & typtmp(ii) & """ id=" & namtmp(ii) & " NAME=""" & namtmp(ii) & """ size=""" & max(20,len(deftmp(ii))) & """ value=""" & deftmp(ii) & """ onKeypress=""return event.keyCode!=13""")
                            'fmid.WriteLn("")
                            if instr(lcase(errtmp(ii)),"error")<>0 or instr(lcase(errtmp(ii)),"erreur")<>0 then
                               col="red"
                            else
                               col="blue"
                            end if
                            fmid.WriteLn("&nbsp; <b><span style='color:" & col & "'>&nbsp" & errtmp(ii) & "</span></b><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>")
                         next
                      
                         fmid.WriteLn("<![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]><br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>")
                         fmid.WriteLn("<![endif]></p>")
                         
                         for ii=0 to ubound(buttmp)
                            typ01 = "button"
                            fmid.WriteLn("<input type=""" & typ01 & """ name=""" & buttmp(ii) & """ value=""&nbsp;" & buttmp(ii) & "&nbsp;"">")
                            fmid.WriteLn("&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp")
                         next
                         
                         fmid.WriteLn("</div>")
                         fmid.WriteLn("</form>")
                         fmid.WriteLn("</body>")
                         fmid.WriteLn("</html>")
                      
                         fmid.location.reload(true)
                      
                         '=== wait for internet explorer to be ready after we refresh the page with the new form
                         for ii=0 to ubound(buttmp)
                            Do While (oIE.Busy)
                               wscript.sleep 100
                            loop
                            do while oie.readystate<>4
                               wscript.sleep 100
                            Loop
                            '=== value to return for each button in the form
                            fmid.forms(0).elements(buttmp(ii)).onclick = getref("buttonmid")
                         next
                         
                         '=== regenerate the event that call a sub if a button is pressed
                         set fmid.onkeypress = GetRef("Checkmid") 
                         
                         '=== clear button pressed and key pressed for this frame
                         resbutmidstr=""
                         reskeymid=0
                      end function
                      
                      '===  max
                      Function max(a, b)
                      	If a > b Then max = a Else max = b
                      End Function
                      
                      function crewebmai(oie, doctit, maitit, arabutnam, arabutdes, aradepnam, aradepcol)
                      
                      '=== create an internet explorer object (oie) that will be in 3 frames (flef, fmid, fbot), acting at the main interface for all this program
                      
                      oie.FullScreen = False
                      '.ToolBar   = False
                      '.StatusBar = False
                      '.Navigate("About:Blank")
                      '.visible = true
                      
                      oIE.left=0 ' window position
                      oIE.top = 0 ' and other properties
                      '.ParentWindow
                      '        .resizeto 640,300
                      '        .moveto (.screen.width
                      oIE.height = 500
                      oIE.width = 500
                      oIE.menubar = 1 '=== no menu
                      oIE.toolbar = 1
                      oIE.statusbar = 1
                      oIE.RegisterAsDropTarget = True
                      oie.Navigate("about:blank")
                      oie.document.title = doctit
                      oiewid = oie.document.parentwindow.screen.width
                      oiehei = oie.document.parentwindow.screen.height
                      sizwidpercent = 100
                      sizheipercent = 95
                      loswid = 100-sizwidpercent
                      loshei = 100-sizheipercent
                      newwid = oiewid*sizwidpercent*.01
                      newhei = oiehei*sizheipercent*.01
                      oie.document.parentwindow.resizeto newwid,newhei
                      newx = oiewid * loswid * .01 /2
                      newy = oiehei * (loshei/2) * .01 /2
                      oie.document.parentwindow.moveto newx, newy
                      oIE.visible = 1 '=== visible on
                      oie.addressbar=false 
                      
                      '=== we will always have 3 frames, control, input and output (flef, fmid, fbot)
                      '=== used an array to have a good view of the line of html and possibility to add something else easily
                      aratmp=array(_ 
                      "<HTML>",_ 
                      "<HEAD><TITLE>" & doctit & "</TITLE>",_ 
                      "<meta content=""text/html; charset=utf-8"" http-equiv=""Content-Type"">",_ 
                      "<meta http-equiv=""X-UA-Compatible"" content=""IE=8"">",_
                      "</HEAD>",_ 
                      "<FRAMESET id='main' COLS=""13%, *"">",_ 
                      "<FRAME SRC=""About:Blank"" NAME=""left"" id=""left"">",_ 
                      "<frameset id='main2' rows=""30%,70%"">",_
                      "<FRAME SRC=""About:Blank"" NAME=""middle"" id=""middle"">",_ 
                      "<FRAME SRC=""About:Blank"" NAME=""bottom"" id=""bottom"">",_ 
                      "</FRAMESET>", _ 
                      "</frameset>", _ 
                      "</HTML>")
                      
                      'oie.Navigate("About:Blank")
                      
                      '=== send the array content in internet explorer to create 3 frames
                      for i = 0 to UBound(aratmp, 1)
                         oie.document.WriteLn(aratmp(i))
                      next
                      oie.refresh
                      Do While (oIE.Busy)
                         wscript.sleep 100
                      Loop
                      
                      '=== wait till document loaded
                      do while oie.readystate<>4
                         wscript.sleep 100
                      Loop
                      
                      '=== vista activate
                      '=== make internet explorer the main active window
                      a = objShe.AppActivate("http:/// - " & doctit & " - M")
                      a = objShe.AppActivate(doctit & " - M")
                      
                      '=== theses objects are used to send data to the 3 different frames
                      '=== if you dont define them as object, the access to them is very slow when we use the names instead of the objects
                      
                      '=== object used to write in a frame with writeln
                      fileversion = objFSO.GetFileVersion("C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe")
                      finddot = instr(fileversion,".")
                      fileversion2 = left(fileversion,finddot-1)
                      
                      if fileversion2 = "10" or fileversion2 = "11" then
                      	'=== ie10 frame access
                      	set flef = oie.parent.document.getElementByid("left").contentdocument
                      	set fmid = oie.parent.document.getElementByid("middle").contentdocument
                      	set fbot = oie.parent.document.getElementByid("bottom").contentdocument
                      else
                      	set flef = oie.document.frames("left").document
                      	set fmid = oie.document.frames("middle").document
                      	set fbot = oie.document.frames("bottom").document
                      end if
                      
                      '=== object used to navigate an empty page in a frame
                      'set flefl = oie.document.frames("left").location
                      'set fmidl = oie.document.frames("middle").location
                      'set fbotl = oie.document.frames("bottom").location
                      
                      '=== string result for a button press in a frame (lef = left frame, mid = middle frame (up))
                      resbutlefstr=""
                      resbutmidstr=""
                      resbutbotstr=""
                      
                      reskeylef=0
                      reskeymid=0
                      reskeybot=0
                      
                      '=== all the chek to be made in first page (1 at the moment, since ready have many values)
                      
                      nbrbut=UBound(arabutnam, 1)
                      redim buttag(nbrbut)
                      form = "flef"
                      
                      flef.WriteLn("<html><body>")
                      flef.WriteLn("<body background=""" & basedir & "LOGO-STAS-FOND.jpg"">")
                      flef.WriteLn("<h3><span class=SpellE>" & maitit & "</span></h3>")
                      flef.WriteLn("<form name='form1'>")
                      
                      for i=0 to ubound(arabutnam)
                         
                         '=== convert xls to mdb button appear for stas only
                         
                         if ((usenam="wildboy" or usenam="fournier.serge" or usenam="fortin.jp" or usenam="lavoie.daniel" or usenam="doucet.gm") and arabutnam(i)="excel2mdb") or arabutnam(i)<>"excel2mdb" then
                         
                            'style="background-color: #cc0000; color: #ffffff;" /
                            b = "<input type=""button"" style=""height:50px;font-size:14px;width:100%;"" name=""" & arabutnam(i) & """ value=""" & arabutdes(i) & """"
                            i2=i
                            if i>ubound(aradepnam) then
                               i2=ubound(aradepnam)
                            else
                               a=aradepnam(i2)
                            end if
                      
                            if a<>lasdep then
                               '=== new departement name
                               flef.WriteLn( "<br>" & a & "<br>")
                               lasdep=a       
                            end if
                            b = b & " style=""background-color: #" & aradepcol(i2) & "; color: #000000;""><br>"
                            flef.WriteLn(b)
                         end if
                      next
                      
                      flef.WriteLn("</form>")
                      flef.WriteLn("</body>")
                      flef.WriteLn("</html>")
                      
                      '=== we dont refresh this frame, its the first one
                      
                      end function
                      
                      '=== sub to call when something is pressed
                      '=== called for many buttons, return the button name or a keyboard code (Ascii)
                      sub buttonlef
                         set src = flef.parentWindow.event.srcElement
                         resbutlefstr = src.name
                      end sub
                      
                      sub buttonmid
                         set src = fmid.parentWindow.event.srcElement
                         resbutmidstr = src.name
                      end sub
                      
                      sub buttonbot
                         set src = fbot.parentWindow.event.srcElement
                         resbutbotstr = src.name
                      end sub
                      
                      sub Checklef
                         reskeylef = flef.parentWindow.event.keycode
                      end sub
                      
                      sub Checkmid 
                         reskeymid = fmid.parentWindow.event.keycode
                      end sub
                      
                      sub Checkbot
                         reskeybot = fbot.parentWindow.event.keycode
                      end sub
                      
                      '=== chek in the actual folder if a file exist
                      function filsea(filname)
                      
                      '=== chek also actual folder for a "Rappel_LOG" file (instr)
                      Set objFolder2 = objFSO.GetFolder(basedir)'=== dir
                      Set objFiles2 = objFolder2.files '=== fichiers
                      
                      found=0  '=== fichier de rapport pas trouve
                      For Each objFile3 in objFiles2
                         nomfile =objfile3.name
                         nomfile= lcase(nomfile)
                         
                      next  
                      
                      
                      end function
                      
                      '=== delete a table in a database
                      
                      function tabdel()
                               
                               for each tab in objcat.Tables
                                  If tab.Type = "TABLE" Then
                                     b=lcase(tab.name)
                                     '=== object.delete not supported, so we delete with name
                                     objcat.tables.delete b
                                     fbot.WriteLn("delete: " & b & "<br>")  
                                  END IF
                               next
                      
                      end function
                      
                      '=== for reference
                      function dynbotcho00
                                     i3=0
                                     For each dia01 in choiceara
                                        sql = makque(dia01,tab,sel,whe,"","=","")
                                        a = exesql(objcon,tag,sql)
                      
                                        '=== make same array for a multiples queries
                                        if tag.eof=0 then
                                           'a = dynbotcho("DIAGNOSTIC",tag,0,sql,1,1,1,1) '=== 1 2 3
                                           if ubound(choiceara)=0 and i3=0 then
                                              a = dynbotcho("DIAGNOSTIC",tag,0,sql,1,1,1,1) '=== 1 2 3
                                           elseif i3=0 then
                                              '=== header
                                              a = dynbotcho("DIAGNOSTIC",tag,0,sql,1,1,0,0) '=== 1 2 3
                                           elseif i3<>ubound(choiceara) and i3<>0 then
                                              '=== footer
                                              a = dynbotcho("DIAGNOSTIC",tag,0,sql,0,1,0,0) '=== 1 2 3
                                           elseif i3=ubound(choiceara) then
                                              a = dynbotcho("DIAGNOSTIC",tag,0,sql,0,1,1,1) '=== 1 2 3
                                           end if
                                           i3 = i3 + 1
                                        else
                                           '=== 0 results
                                           a = nores(sql)
                                        end if
                                     next
                      end function
                      
                      function dynbotcho(ffra, ttext, aaratit, aara, cc01 ,hh, mm, ff, rr)
                         '=== ffra frame to use for display (object)
                         '=== ttext to display
                         '=== aara = array with what to display
                         '=== cc = choice button
                         '=== sql = sql query for debugging
                         '=== hh = 1 = header 
                         '=== mm = 1 = middle
                         '=== bb = 1 = footer
                         '=== rr = 1 = reload at end
                         call oieready
                         '=== print button
                         priara = array("<input type=""button"" onClick=""javascript:print()"" value=""Print""/><br><br>")
                      
                         xmax = UBound(aara, 1) 'Returns the Number of columns  --- elements in first dimension
                         on error resume next
                         ymax = UBound(aara, 2) 'Returns the Number of rows     --- elements in second dimension
                            
                         '=== number of dimensions in case there is only 1 column
                         if err<>0 then
                            dimnum=1
                         else
                            dimnum=2
                         end if
                         on error goto 0
                         
                         '=== web script for buttons to return the number of the button that was pressed
                      
                         '=== print button
                         if hh=1 then
                            for each a in priara
                               ffra.WriteLn(a)
                               fmid.WriteLn("<form name=form01>")
                               'ffra.WriteLn("<BODY onLoad=""document.form01." & namtmp(0) & ".focus()"">")
                            next
                         end if
                         
                         '=== select buttons
                         if cc01<>0 then 
                            '=== buttons var only if select is active
                            if cc01<>0 then
                               for yy=0 to ymax
                               next
                            end if
                         end if
                         
                         '=== header
                         if hh=1 then
                            
                            htmtab = ttext & "<b><table width=""100%"" BORDERCOLOR=""black"" class=MsoTableGrid border=1 CELLSPACING=0 cellpadding=2 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'>"
                            htmtab = htmtab & "<CAPTION></CAPTION><span style='color:purple'>" & vbcrlf
                      
                            '=== tableau html
                            htmtab = htmtab & "<TR>"
                            i=0
                            For Each a In aaratit
                               '=== columns names
                               if cc01<>0 then if i=0 then htmtab = htmtab & "<td><p>Select</td>"
                               htmtab = htmtab & "<td><p>" & Trim(a) & "</td>"
                               i=i+1
                               if dimnum=1 then exit for
                            Next
                               htmtab = htmtab & "</tr>"
                         end if
                         'ara01(x,y) = "ligne1 col1"
                         'ara01(0,0) = "ligne1 col1"
                         'ara01(0,1) = "ligne2 col1"
                         'ara01(1,0) = "ligne1 col2"
                         'ara01(1,1) = "ligne2 col2"      
                            
                         '=== middle
                         if mm=1 then
                            For xx = 0 To xmax
                               htmtab = htmtab & "<TR>"
                               if dimnum=2 then
                                  For yy = 0 To ymax
                                     'If IsNull(myarray(xx, yy)) Then myarray(xx, yy) = ""
                                     if yy=0 and cc01<>0 then
                                        htmtab = htmtab & "<td><p>"
                                        htmtab = htmtab & "<input type=""button"" name=""" & "but" & trim(cstr(yy+1)) & """ value=""" & "Select " & yy+1 & """"
                                        htmtab = htmtab &  " style=""background-color: #" & "cccccc" & "; color: #000000;""><br>"
                                        htmtab = htmtab & "</td>"
                                     end if
                                      
                                  htmtab = htmtab & "<td><p>" & aara(yy, xx) & "</td>"
                                  Next
                               else
                               '=== there is only 1 column
                                  htmtab = htmtab & "<td><p>"
                                  htmtab = htmtab & "<input type=""button"" name=""" & "but" & trim(cstr(xx+1)) & """ value=""" & "Select " & xx+1 & """"
                                  htmtab = htmtab &  " style=""background-color: #" & "cccccc" & "; color: #000000;""><br>"
                                  htmtab = htmtab & "</td>"
                                  htmtab = htmtab & "<td><p>" & aara(xx) & "</td>"
                               end if
                               htmtab = htmtab & "</tr>" & vbcrlf
                         
                            Next
                         end if
                            
                         '=== footer
                         if ff=1 then
                            htmtab = htmtab & "</table></span></b><br>"
                         end if
                         
                         htmtab = htmtab & "</form>"
                         ffra.WriteLn(htmtab)
                            
                         '=== reload (will not reload if we are in middle of a muliple elements/query table)
                         if rr=1 then
                            ffra.location.reload(true)
                            call oieready
                         end if
                         
                         if mm=1 then
                            For xx = 0 To xmax
                               if dimnum=2 then
                                  For yy = 0 To ymax
                                     if yy=0 and cc01<>0 then
                                        fmid.forms(0).elements("but" & trim(cstr(yy+1))).onclick = getref("buttonmid")
                                     end if
                                  Next
                               else
                               '=== there is only 1 column
                                  fmid.forms(0).elements("but" & trim(cstr(xx+1))).onclick = getref("buttonmid")
                               end if
                            Next
                         end if
                         
                         set fmid.onkeypress = GetRef("Checkmid")
                         
                         'for i=0 to ubound(arabutnam)
                         '   flef.forms(0).elements(arabutnam(i)).onclick = getref("buttonlef")
                         'next
                      end function
                      
                      sub oieready()
                         do while oie.readystate<>4
                            wscript.sleep 100
                         loop
                         Do While (oIE.Busy) 
                            wscript.sleep 100
                         Loop
                      end sub

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Commented:
interrnet explorer was crashing sometimes, when i was sending a clear frame command and internet explorer was reporting "not busy", but the frame was busy

here is the code:

function clefra(aara)
   
   cc=""
   for each aa in aara
      'cc = cc & "Do While (oIE.Busy)" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Do While oie.readystate<>4" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & aa & ".location.reload(true)" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Do While (oIE.Busy)" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Do While oie.readystate<>4" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & aa & ".WriteLn(""&nbsp;"")" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & aa & ".location.reload(true)" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Do While oie.readystate<>4" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Do While (oIE.Busy)" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Do until " & aa & ".ReadyState = ""Terminé"" or " & aa & ".ReadyState = ""Complete""" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "   wscript.sleep 200" & vbcrlf
      'cc = cc & "Loop" & vbcrlf
      
      '•uninitialized - Has not started loading yet
      '•loading - Is loading
      '•interactive - Has loaded enough and the user can interact with it
      '•complete - Fully loaded


      if aa = "flef" then
         aa = lcase(flef.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*********************************** readystate of flef: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(flef.readystate)
         loop
         flef.WriteLn("&nbsp;")
         aa = lcase(flef.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*********************************** readystate of flef: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(flef.readystate)
         loop
         flef.location.reload(true)
         aa = lcase(flef.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*********************************** readystate of flef: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(flef.readystate)
         loop         
      end if
      
      if aa = "fmid" then
         aa = lcase(fmid.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*********************************** readystate of fmid: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(fmid.readystate)
         loop
         fmid.WriteLn("&nbsp;")
         aa = lcase(fmid.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*********************************** readystate of fmid: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(fmid.readystate)
         loop
         fmid.location.reload(true)
         aa = lcase(fmid.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*********************************** readystate of fmid: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(fmid.readystate)
         loop
         if logall=q then fil02.writeline "mid frame cleared----------- ccc -----------"                      
      end if
      
      if aa = "fbot" then
         aa = lcase(fbot.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*****************111****************** readystate of fbot: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(fbot.readystate)
         loop
         fbot.WriteLn("&nbsp;")
         aa = lcase(fbot.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*****************222****************** readystate of fbot: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(fbot.readystate)
         loop
         fbot.location.reload(true)
         aa = lcase(fbot.readystate)
         do until aa="complete" or aa="terminé" or aa="interactive"
            fil02.writeline "*****************333****************** readystate of fbot: " & aa
            wscript.sleep 100
            aa = lcase(fbot.readystate)
         loop                   
      end if
      
   next

   'execute cc
   
   '=== we also clear the variables used to control the action buttons and the key pressed in each frames
   '=== so the action wont be taken twice (or infinitly) in the main loop
   
   'set flef = oie.document.frames("left").document
   'set fmid = oie.document.frames("middle").document
   'set fbot = oie.document.frames("bottom").document
   
'for i=0 to ubound(arabutnam)
'   flef.forms(0).elements(arabutnam(i)).onclick = getref("buttonlef")
'next

'=== we also chek the key presse in each frame
'=== we do this cause we want "enter" key to be used instead of pressing "ok" button with the mouse
'set flef.onkeypress = GetRef("Checklef") 
'set fmid.onkeypress = GetRef("Checkmid") 
'set fbot.onkeypress = GetRef("Checkbot") 

   resbutlefstr = ""
   resbutmidstr = ""
   resbutbotstr = ""
   reskeylef = 0
   reskeymid = 0
   reskeybot = 0

end function

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i recently added images, and a frame move and image zoon, when the mouse pass over the image
(in a few lines of java script)
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i recently added graphics buttons, as a ccs style
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i do nto know if we can link blog here but here it is:

http://wildboy85.blogspot.com/

i am converting all my web interface code from wsh (windows host script) to visual basic 2010

so all the techniques here have been converted
1 using internet explorer as web interface in vb.net
2 using database mdb
3 handling key event
4 handling click event


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With the arrival of internet explorer 10 my web interface was displaying empty frames

Here is the correction you must apply to 3 objects:

Just search for this line:
      set flef = oie.document.frames("left").document

It's when the frames objects are created
Replace with the code below with a condition if it's explorer 10 or before

'=== get version
fileversion = objFSO.GetFileVersion("C:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe")
finddot = instr(fileversion,".")
fileversion2 = left(fileversion,finddot-1)

if fileversion2 = "10" then
	'=== ie10 frame access
	set flef = oie.parent.document.getElementByid("left").contentdocument
	set fmid = oie.parent.document.getElementByid("middle").contentdocument
	set fbot = oie.parent.document.getElementByid("bottom").contentdocument
else
	set flef = oie.document.frames("left").document
	set fmid = oie.document.frames("middle").document
	set fbot = oie.document.frames("bottom").document
end if

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