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    <p>I'm updating an old piece of code that uses VBScript to pull up a window in IE. For some reason, it likes to open up behind IE. Google gave me the following couple lines for setting window focus in VBScript:</p> <pre><code>set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.AppActivate("calculator") </code></pre> <p>However, when I run this in IE, I get the error "Object required: 'WScript'."</p> <p>Is there any way around this in IE, or another way to do this? I'm already opening and manipulating a Word document without any problem.</p> <p>Edit: To clarify, I am running this in a &lt;script type="text/vbscript"&gt; tag in the browser (IE), and the code is crashing on the first line, before I even call AppActivate.</p> <p><strong>Update</strong>: My security settings are pretty low; all ActiveX settings are on Enable (this is an intranet service). I tested the code from <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2138002/how-to-config-ie-to-make-wscript-shell-work">this</a> question, and the calculator opened without issue. In fact, I got AppActivate to work with JavaScript, but it's not working with VBScript.</p> <p>Working JavaScript:</p> <pre><code>&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; function calcToFrontJ(){ wshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell"); wshShell.AppActivate("Calculator"); } &lt;/script&gt; </code></pre> <p>Not Working VBScript:</p> <pre><code>&lt;script type="text/vbscript"&gt; Public Function calcToFrontV() 'Set WScript = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 'breaks with or without this line Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.AppActivate("Calculator") End Function &lt;/script&gt; </code></pre> <p>I guess I can always refactor to JavaScript, but I'd really like to know what's going on with this VBScript.</p> <p><strong>Final Answer:</strong></p> <pre><code>&lt;script type="text/vbscript"&gt; Public Function calcToFrontV() 'must not use WScript when running within IE Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.AppActivate("Calculator") End Function &lt;/script&gt; </code></pre>
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    1. COAppActivate searches using the text in the window's title bar. What code were you using for IE?
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    2. CO@Tmdean What I mean is that the code is in a `<script type="text/vbscript">` tag and being run in the browser. I was actually calling AppActivate with "WINWORD" (process name), but the code is crashing on the first line where I try to make the WshShell object.
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    3. COWScript is only available when you run the script using Windows Scripting Host (using wscript.exe or cscript.exe). Also, there are security restrictions that prevent you getting access to a WScript.Shell object in a web page because that object is not marked as safe for scripting. It would be very dangerous if scripts running on web pages could use it. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1363095/is-it-really-an-activex-control/1363155#1363155
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