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Mparadis at 15:55, 7 June 2017

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	{{QuickDownloads\|VBScript\|		{{QuickDownloads\|VBScript\|
	{{APIQuickDownloads\|{{SERVER}}/documentation/COM_API_Manual.pdf .COM}}\|		{{APIQuickDownloads\|{{SERVER}}/documentation/COM_API_Manual.pdf .COM}}\|
	{{ExampleQuickDownloads\|{{SERVER}}/downloads/examples/VBScript.zip\|}}\|		{{ExampleQuickDownloads\|{{SERVER}}/downloads/phidget21/examples/com/VBScript.zip\|}}\|
	{{WindowsQuickDownloads}}}}		{{WindowsQuickDownloads}}}}

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	Visual Basic script is only supported under [[#Windows(2000/XP/Vista/7)\|Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7]], and then for use '''only under Internet Explorer'''.		Visual Basic script is only supported under [[#Windows(2000/XP/Vista/7)\|Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7]], and then for use '''only under Internet Explorer'''.

	==Windows (~~2000/~~XP/Vista/7)==		==Windows (XP/Vista/7/8)==

	The examples are quite easy to run under Windows, all you need is the Phidget libraries installed, and Internet Explorer.		The examples are quite easy to run under Windows, all you need is the Phidget libraries installed, and Internet Explorer.

Cora at 20:23, 28 June 2012

2012-06-28T20:23:42Z

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	==Quick Downloads==		==Quick Downloads==
	{{QuickDownloads\|VBScript\|		{{QuickDownloads\|VBScript\|
	{{APIQuickDownloads\|~~http://www.phidgets.com~~/documentation/COM_API_Manual.pdf .COM}}\|		{{APIQuickDownloads\|{{SERVER}}/documentation/COM_API_Manual.pdf .COM}}\|
	{{ExampleQuickDownloads\|~~http://www.phidgets.com~~/downloads/examples/VBScript.zip\|}}\|		{{ExampleQuickDownloads\|{{SERVER}}/downloads/examples/VBScript.zip\|}}\|
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	Your main reference for writing VBScript code will be our .COM API information, with syntax for all of our functions:		Your main reference for writing VBScript code will be our .COM API information, with syntax for all of our functions:

	{{UsingAPhidgetInCodeGeneral\|both of which are available in VBScript\|[~~http://www.phidgets.com~~/documentation/COM_API_Manual.pdf .COM API]}}		{{UsingAPhidgetInCodeGeneral\|both of which are available in VBScript\|[{{SERVER}}/documentation/COM_API_Manual.pdf .COM API]}}

	===Code Snippets===		===Code Snippets===

Cora: /* Follow The Examples */

2012-05-25T21:28:27Z

Follow The Examples

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	====Step One: Initialize and Open====		====Step One: Initialize and Open====

	The program can try to connect to the Phidget through an open call.		The program can try to connect to the Phidget through an open call. Open will continuously try to connect to a Phidget, based on the parameters given, even trying to reconnect if it gets disconnected:
	Open will continuously try to connect to a Phidget, based on the parameters given, even trying to reconnect if it gets disconnected.
	~~This means that simply calling open does not guarantee you can use the Phidget immediately.~~
	~~We can account for a connection by using event driven programming and tracking the AttachEvents and DetachEvents, or by calling WaitForAttachment.~~
	~~WaitForAttachment will block indefinitely until a connection is made to the Phidget, or an optional timeout is exceeded.~~

	<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>		<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>
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	</syntaxhighlight></div>		</syntaxhighlight></div>

	The different parameters and open calls can be used to open the first Phidget of a type it can find, open based on a serial number, or even open across the network.		The different parameters and open calls can be used to open the first Phidget of a type it can find, open based on a serial number, or even open across the network. The .COM API manual lists all of the available modes that open provides.
	The API manual lists all of the available modes that open provides.
	One important thing to remember is that when working with Phidgets, a local connection will reserve the device until closed.		One important thing to remember is that when working with Phidgets, a local connection will reserve the device until closed. This prevents any other instances from retrieving data from the Phidget, including other programs. The one connection per device limit does not apply when exclusively using the [[Phidget WebService]].
	This prevents any other instances from retrieving data from the Phidget, including other programs.
	The one connection per device limit does not apply when exclusively using the Phidget ~~Webservice~~.

	====Step Two: Wait for Attachment (plugging in) of the Phidget====		====Step Two: Wait for Attachment (plugging in) of the Phidget====

			To use the Phidget, it must be plugged in (attached). Because we do not know whether it is when our code starts, this means that simply calling open does not guarantee you can use the Phidget immediately. We can account for a connection by using event driven programming and tracking the AttachEvents and DetachEvents, or by calling WaitForAttachment. WaitForAttachment will block indefinitely until a connection is made to the Phidget, or an optional timeout is exceeded:

	<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>		<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>
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	====Step Three: Do Things with the Phidget====		====Step Three: Do Things with the Phidget====

	We recommend the use of event driven programming when working with Phidgets.		We recommend the use of event driven programming when working with Phidgets. In VBScript, we can hook an event handler with the following code:
	In VBScript, we hook an event handler with the following code:

	<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>		<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>
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	With this method, the code inside onSensorChange will get executed every time the PhidgetInterfaceKit reports a change on one of its analog inputs.		With this method, the code inside onSensorChange will get executed every time the PhidgetInterfaceKit reports a change on one of its analog inputs.

	Some events such as Attach and Detach belong to the base Phidget object and thus are common to all types of Phidgets.		Some events such as Attach and Detach belong to the base Phidget object and thus are common to all types of Phidgets. Other events, such as this one to read a sensor change, are specific to the type of Phidget (for example, a Temperature Sensor would have a temperature change event). Please refer to the API manual for a full list of events and their usage.
	Please refer to the API manual for a full list of events and their usage.

	Some values can be directly read and set on the Phidget, and inside polling loops used as an alternative to event driven programming.		Some values can be directly read and set on the Phidget, and inside polling loops used as an alternative to event driven programming. For example, simply use the instance properties such as phid.SensorChangeTrigger(Index) for Phidget Interface Kits:
	~~Simply~~ use the instance properties such as phid.SensorChangeTrigger(Index) for ~~PhidgetInterfaceKits.~~

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	====Step Four: Close and Delete====		====Step Four: Close and Delete====

			If the web page will close via a button, say, and you would like to release use of the Phidget, you can close it via the Close function:

			<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>
			Private Sub closeBtn_OnClick
			document.getElementById("closeMsg").innerHTML="Closing..."
			phid.Close
			End Sub
			</syntaxhighlight></div>

			Then when the button that this function is hooked into is clicked, the Phidget will be closed in software (though not reset or turned off).

	{{MoreHowTos}}		{{MoreHowTos}}

Cora: /* Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7) */

2012-05-25T21:18:57Z

Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)

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	==Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)==		==Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)==

	The examples are quite easy to run under Windows, all you need is the Phidget libraries installed and Internet Explorer.		The examples are quite easy to run under Windows, all you need is the Phidget libraries installed, and Internet Explorer.

	===Internet Explorer===		===Internet Explorer===
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	[[Image:Vbscript runprogram.png\|border\|link=\|alt=]]		[[Image:Vbscript runprogram.png\|border\|link=\|alt=]]

	This prompt can blend in at the top of the screen, so make sure to look for and approve it once the example is open.		At this point you need to select "Run Add On". This prompt can blend in at the top of the screen, so make sure to look for and approve it once the example is open.

	===Use Our Examples===		===Use Our Examples===

	We provide Hello World examples for both Internet Explorer (IE) and for Windows Script Host (WSH). These are simple, high-level examples that work with any Phidget. We also have a few in-depth examples for ~~the~~ Interface Kit, ~~the~~ Encoder, and our RFID boards.		We provide Hello World examples for both Internet Explorer (IE) and for Windows Script Host (WSH). These are simple, high-level examples that work with any Phidget. We also have a few in-depth examples for our Interface Kit, our Encoder, and our RFID boards. {{FindYourDevice}}

			The HelloWorld example simply prints a message when a Phidget is plugged in (attached) or unplugged (detached). For example, if we run it and then plug in an Interface Kit, we see:

			[[Image:Vbscript helloworld.png\|border\|link=\|alt=]]

	===Write Your Own Code===		===Write Your Own Code===

Cora: /* Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7) */

2012-05-25T21:12:18Z

Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)

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	==Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)==		==Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)==

			The examples are quite easy to run under Windows, all you need is the Phidget libraries installed and Internet Explorer.

			===Internet Explorer===

			When you run Phidget examples, depending on your security settings, Internet Explorer may ask you whether you actually want to run the example or not:

			[[Image:Vbscript runprogram.png\|border\|link=\|alt=]]

			This prompt can blend in at the top of the screen, so make sure to look for and approve it once the example is open.

	===Use Our Examples===		===Use Our Examples===

	We provide Hello World examples for both Internet Explorer (IE) and for Windows Script Host (WSH).		We provide Hello World examples for both Internet Explorer (IE) and for Windows Script Host (WSH). These are simple, high-level examples that work with any Phidget. We also have a few in-depth examples for the Interface Kit, the Encoder, and our RFID boards.

	===Write Your Own Code===		===Write Your Own Code===

Cora: /* Getting started with VBScript */

2012-05-25T21:06:25Z

Getting started with VBScript

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	{{ExampleCodeReasons}}		{{ExampleCodeReasons}}

	Visual Basic script is only supported under [[#Windows(2000/XP/Vista/7)\|Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7]], and then for use only under Internet Explorer.		Visual Basic script is only supported under [[#Windows(2000/XP/Vista/7)\|Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7]], and then for use '''only under Internet Explorer'''.

	==Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)==		==Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)==

Cora: /* Introduction */

2012-05-25T20:59:21Z

Introduction

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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==

	{{LanguageSupport\|VBScript\|the complete Phidget API, including events\|Encoder, ~~InterfaceKit~~ and RFID.\|various script editors, although the programs themselves only run in Internet Explore (IE)\|}}		{{LanguageSupport\|VBScript\|the complete Phidget API, including events\|the Phidget Encoder, Interface Kit and RFID boards.\|various script editors, although the programs themselves only run in Internet Explore (IE)\|}}

	==Quick Downloads==		==Quick Downloads==

Cora at 22:30, 23 May 2012

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	<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=html4strict>		<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=html4strict>

	<html>		<html>
	<head>		<head>
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	</body>		</body>
	</html>		</html>

	</syntaxhighlight></div>		</syntaxhighlight></div>

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	<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=html4strict>		<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=html4strict>

	<object classid="clsid:50484945-4745-5453-3000-000000000003" id="phid"></object>		<object classid="clsid:50484945-4745-5453-3000-000000000003" id="phid"></object>
	<script type="text/vbscript">		<script type="text/vbscript">
	<!--Your Code goes here-->		<!--Your Code goes here-->
	</script>		</script>

	</syntaxhighlight></div>		</syntaxhighlight></div>

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	==Follow The Examples==		==Follow The Examples==

			By following the instructions above, you probably now have a working example and want to understand it better so you can change it to do what you want. This teaching section has resources for you to learn from the examples and write your own.

			Your main reference for writing VBScript code will be our .COM API information, with syntax for all of our functions:

			{{UsingAPhidgetInCodeGeneral\|both of which are available in VBScript\|[http://www.phidgets.com/documentation/COM_API_Manual.pdf .COM API]}}

	===Code Snippets===		===Code Snippets===

			Specific calls in VBScript will differ in syntax from those on the [[General Phidget Programming]] page, but the concepts stay the same.

			It may help to have the [[General Phidget Programming]] page and this section open at the same time, because they parallel each other and you can refer to the VBScript syntax. However, ''many'' additional concepts are covered on the General Phidget Programming page on a high level, such as using multiple Phidgets, handling errors, and different styles of programming.

	====Step One: Initialize and Open====		====Step One: Initialize and Open====
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	<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>		<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>

	phid.Open()		phid.Open()
	~~phid.WaitForAttachment (3000)~~

	</syntaxhighlight></div>		</syntaxhighlight></div>

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	====Step Two: Wait for Attachment (plugging in) of the Phidget====		====Step Two: Wait for Attachment (plugging in) of the Phidget====

			<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>
			phid.WaitForAttachment (3000)
			</syntaxhighlight></div>

	====Step Three: Do Things with the Phidget====		====Step Three: Do Things with the Phidget====
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	<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>		<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>

	Sub phid_OnSensorChange(ByVal Index, ByVal SensorValue)		Sub phid_OnSensorChange(ByVal Index, ByVal SensorValue)
	mytable.rows("str"+CStr(Index)).cells(0).innerText = Cstr(InterfaceKit1.sensorValue(Index))		mytable.rows("str"+CStr(Index)).cells(0).innerText = Cstr(InterfaceKit1.sensorValue(Index))
	End Sub		End Sub

	</syntaxhighlight></div>		</syntaxhighlight></div>

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	<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>		<div class="source"><syntaxhighlight lang=vb>

	phid.SensorChangeTrigger(0) = 1		phid.SensorChangeTrigger(0) = 1

	</syntaxhighlight></div>		</syntaxhighlight></div>

Cora: /* Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7) */

2012-05-23T22:27:03Z

Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7)

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	===Use Our Examples===		===Use Our Examples===

			We provide Hello World examples for both Internet Explorer (IE) and for Windows Script Host (WSH).

	===Write Your Own Code===		===Write Your Own Code===
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	The object name for any type of Phidget is listed in the API manual.		The object name for any type of Phidget is listed in the API manual.
	Every type of Phidget also inherits functionality from the Phidget base class.		Every type of Phidget also inherits functionality from the Phidget base class.


	==Follow The Examples==		==Follow The Examples==