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VBScript Scripting Techniques > OLE Automation > WordPerfect > CapsLock

Use Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect to check the CapsLock status

CapsLock Use MS Word or Corel WordPerfect to check the CapsLock status
VBScript Code:
Option Explicit Dim arrCaps, strMsg, strProc Dim blnExitWord, blnExitWP Dim colItems, objItem, objWMIService strMsg = "" ' Check for command line arguments (none required) If WScript.Arguments.Count > 0 Then Syntax End If ' Check if MSWord and/or WordPerfect are already active by ' searching for processes named WINWORD.EXE or WPWIN*.EXE blnExitWP = True blnExitWord = True Set objWMIService = GetObject( "winmgmts://./root/cimv2" ) Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery( "SELECT FROM Win32_Process" ) For Each objItem In colItems strProc = UCase( objItem.Name ) If Len( strProc ) > 11 Then Exit For If Left( strProc, 5 ) = "WPWIN" And Right( strProc, 4 ) = ".EXE" Then blnExitWP = False End If If strProc = "WINWORD.EXE" Then blnExitWord = False End If Next Set objWMIService = Nothing ' Start with WordPerfect only if it is ' active already, otherwise try MSWord first If blnExitWord = False And blnExitWP = True Then arrCaps = CapsLockWP( ) If arrCaps(1) Then arrCaps = CapsLockWord( ) If arrCaps(1) Then WScript.Echo strMsg & "Unable to read CapsLock status" WScript.Quit End If End If Else arrCaps = CapsLockWord( ) If arrCaps(1) Then arrCaps = CapsLockWP( ) If arrCaps(1) Then WScript.Echo strMsg & "Unable to read CapsLock status" WScript.Quit End If End If End If If arrCaps(0) Then WScript.Echo strMsg & "CapsLock is ON" Else WScript.Echo strMsg & "CapsLock is OFF" End If Function CapsLockWord( ) Dim objWord, blnCapsLock, blnError On Error Resume Next Set objWord = CreateObject( "Word.Application" ) If Err Then blnCapsLock = False blnError = True Else blnCapsLock = CBool( objWord.CapsLock ) blnError = False If blnExitWord Then objWord.Quit End If End If On Error Goto 0 CapsLockWord = Array( blnCapsLock, blnError ) End Function Function CapsLockWP( ) Dim objWP, blnCapsLock, blnError On Error Resume Next Set objWP = CreateObject( "WordPerfect.PerfectScript" ) If Err Then blnCapsLock = False blnError = True Else blnCapsLock = CBool( objWP.envKeyCapsLock ) blnError = False If blnExitWP Then objWP.ExitWordPerfect End If End If On Error Goto 0 CapsLockWP = Array( blnCapsLock, blnError ) End Function Sub Syntax( ) strMsg = "CapsLock.vbs, Version 1.01" _ & vbCrLf _ & "Display CapsLock status using MS Word or WordPerfect" _ & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _ & "Usage: CAPSLOCK.VBS" _ & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _ & "Note: This script will first check if WordPerfect is active." _ & vbCrLf _ & " If so, it will use WordPerfect to read the CapsLock status." _ & vbCrLf _ & " Otherwise it will try using MS Word, and if it fails try" _ & vbCrLf _ & " again using WordPerfect." _ & vbCrLf _ & " It won't close MS Word nor WordPerfect if they were active" _ & vbCrLf _ & " at the time the script was started." _ & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _ & "Written by Rob van der Woude" & vbCrLf _ & "http://www.robvanderwoude.com" _ & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & vbCrLf End Sub
Requirements:
Windows version:	any
Network:	any
Client software:	Microsoft Word (tested in Microsoft Office 2007 only) or Corel WordPerfect (tested in Corel WordPerfect Office 12 only)
Script Engine:	any
Summarized:	Works in any Windows version, as long as either Microsoft Word (2007) or Corel WordPerfect (12) is installed.

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