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LANDesk VBS script display message window in front

If you have a VBS script running a WScript.echo command to display a message to the user, the message may just blink in the task bar and go unnoticed by the user. To ensure that the message comes into focus, you can try this nasty approach of temporarily minimizing all other windows:

Dim Shl :Set Shl = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Shl.MinimizeAll
WScript.Echo "Important: you should do X."
Shl.UndoMinimizeAll

Update: I’ve learned that a better way to solve this problem is just to use MsgBox with the vbSystemModal parameter:

MsgBox "Important: you should do X.", vbSystemModal

May 7, 2012 No Comments.

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