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VBScript Scripting Techniques > OLE Automation > CapsLock
VBScript Scripting Techniques > OLE Automation > MS Word > CapsLock
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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