I need to run a program through javascript, mainly to answer someone elses thread but also to try to teach myself how to script

The person im trying to help while teaching myself
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=62632

so far i have

quote:

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function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(ChatWnd, sMessage)
{
  if (sMessage == "/WMP")
  {
(Whatever command needed to run the program here, default directory for application is C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe as far as i know)
    return "";
  }
  else
  {
  MsgPlus.DisplayToast("WMP", "Loading WMP Failed");
  }
}

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http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?pid=679035

Ok Shawnz ive used what you stated in that forum but i dont understand how you have it working?? could you please assist or someone??

quote:

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function OnEvent_Initialize(MessengerStart)
{
}
function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(ChatWnd, sMessage)
{
  if (sMessage == "/WMP")
  {
    var WSS = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    return WSS.Run("C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe");
  }
  else
  {
  MsgPlus.DisplayToast("WMP", "Loading WMP Failed");
  }
}
function OnEvent_Uninitialize(MessengerExit)
{
}

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why is that else there..

incase the function fails? it displays a toast notifying you?

EDIT: apart from it notifys you its failed everytime you write anything

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Originally posted by Joereynolds89
incase the function fails? it displays a toast notifying you?

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yer i just noticed that can you give me any help on the script itself then, it is my first try and i dont even no php or anything yet only liek basic html lmao

quote:

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Originally posted by Joereynolds89
Javascript

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quote:

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Originally posted by Joereynolds89
php

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quote:

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Originally posted by Joereynolds89
html

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With php and Html i was just saying i have no knowledge of scripting or programming anywhere, therefore its very hard, if a type of programming/scripting etc is already known its much easier to understand and catch onto new ones!

i have read the scripting documentations i just cant see anything telling me how to run an app through Jscript

code:

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function fnShellExecuteJ()
{
var objShell = new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application");

objShell.ShellExecute("C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe", "", "", "open", 1);
}

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You need double-slashes, ie C:\\Pro...

use this:

code:

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new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell").run('C:\\Program Files\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe');

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Heres another way:


function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(ChatWnd, Message)
{
if(Message == "!wmp")
{
ChatWnd.SendMessage("/run C:\\Program Files\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe");
return "";
}
}

yer i figured that out, sorry i havnt had time to get roudn to posting it for you wlmcrap but you foudn it yourself

EDIT:

Mine shows this though


[Code]function OnEvent_Initialize(MessengerStart)
{
}
function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(ChatWnd, Message)
{
if(Message == "/WMP")
{
ChatWnd.SendMessage("/run C:\\Program Files\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe");
MsgPlus.DisplayToast("WMP", "WMP is Loading...", 'notify.mp3', "", "");
return "";
}
}
function OnEvent_Uninitialize(MessengerExit)
{
}[/code]

For notify to work it needs to be installed in the directory with the script just incase you didnt no

to display toast on error:

code:

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function OnEvent_Initialize(MessengerStart)
{
}
function OnEvent_ChatWndSendMessage(ChatWnd, Message)
{
if(Message == "/WMP")
{
try{
ChatWnd.SendMessage("/run C:\\Program Files\\Windows Media Player\\wmplayer.exe");
MsgPlus.DisplayToast("WMP", "WMP is Loading...", 'notify.mp3', "", "");
}catch(err){
MsgPlus.DisplayToast("WMP", "Loading WMP failed", 'notify.mp3', "", "");
}
return "";
}
}
function OnEvent_Uninitialize(MessengerExit)
{
}

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