How can i call VBscript from Javascript

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I have searched the threads here but could not find anything remotely related to what i am trying to do. Basically i want to call vbscript using javascript for the onClick.

Is there a way to call aVBScript for the onClick event from a button that uses Javascript onmouseover and onmouseout events?

I can't seem to get it to work and need help. Below is a snippet of my javascript code and also vb script i would like to call out to:

Javascript code:

<td align="center">
    <input onMouseOver="window.status=me.value" onMouseOut="window.status=''" onMouseOver="window.status=me.value" onMouseOut="window.status=''" type="button" value="Impersonation" class="redBtn" onClick="openPopup('http://internal.mps.cardinal.net/cardcom/index.asp')" />
   </td>
   <td align="center">
    <input onMouseOver="window.status=me.value" onMouseOut="window.status=''" onMouseOver="window.status=me.value" onMouseOut="window.status=''" type="button" value="ServiceNow" class="normalBtn" onClick="openPopup('https://cardinal.service-now.com/navpage.do')" />
   </td>

What i would like to do is call out to the vbscript for the ServiceNow OnClick event.

My VBscript: WScript.Quit Main

Function Main
Set IE = WScript.CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application", "IE_")
IE.Visible = True
IE.Navigate "https://cardinal.service-now.com/navpage.do"
Wait IE

With IE.Document
On Error Resume Next
  .GetElementsByName("EnterpriseID")(0).value = "admin"
  .GetElementsByName("PASSWORD")(0).value = "admin"
End With

IE.Document.getElementByID("SignInBtn").Click

End Function

Sub Wait(IE)
Do
WScript.Sleep 500
Loop While IE.ReadyState < 4 And IE.Busy 
Do
WScript.Sleep 500
Loop While IE.ReadyState < 4 And IE.Busy 
End Sub

Sub IE_OnQuit

On Error Resume Next WScript.StdErr.WriteLine "IE closed before script finished." WScript.Quit End Sub

Thank you for any help you can provide

<td align="center"> <input onMouseOver="window.status=me.value" onMouseOut="window.status=''" onMouseOver="window.status=me.value" onMouseOut="window.status=''" type="button" value="Impersonation" class="redBtn" onClick="openPopup('internal.mps.cardinal.net/cardcom/index.asp')" /> </td> <td align="center"> <input onMouseOver="window.status=me.value" onMouseOut="window.status=''" onMouseOver="window.status=me.value" onMouseOut="window.status=''" type="button" value="ServiceNow" class="normalBtn" onClick="openPopup('cardinal.service-now.com/navpage.do')" /> </td> — Drew
– Drew, Commented Aug 1, 2013 at 13:48
ewww.... people still use VBScript in the browser??? Why would you do such a thing? — Spudley
– Spudley, Commented Aug 1, 2013 at 13:50
@Drew - please edit the question and put the code there, not in a comment. It's unreadable in the comments. — Spudley
– Spudley, Commented Aug 1, 2013 at 13:51
@Drew -- if that's an answer, can you please post it as an answer so you can get credit -- and people can read it! — Ernest Friedman-Hill
– Ernest Friedman-Hill, Commented Aug 1, 2013 at 13:51

Comfortably Numb · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-01 14:04:19Z

6

Yes you can do that, this sample uses onmouseover/out in JS and onClick in VBScript.

  <script type="text/vbscript">
      Function MyVbAlert()
        MsgBox("Hello from VB Script!")
      End Function
  </script>

   <script type="text/javascript">

       function myJsMouseOver(c) {
            c.style.color = 'green'    
       }

       function myJsMouseOut(c) {
           c.style.color = 'black'
       }

   </script>


    <span onclick="MyVbAlert()" onmouseover="myJsMouseOver(this)" onmouseout="myJsMouseOut(this)" >Click Me</span>

edited Aug 1, 2013 at 14:04

answered Aug 1, 2013 at 13:59

Comfortably Numb

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cchamberlain Over a year ago

This is not calling VBScript from JavaScript, it is calling VBScript from a DOM event listener.

Yowser · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-14 17:31:30Z

I know this is old but I was looking for a way to call legacy VBScript from newer pages written with javascript. I used something like:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function clickProxy() {
    document.getElementById("vbProxy").click(); // initiate click event on the button
}
</script>

<script language="vbscript" type="text/vbscript">
function runVB()
    msgbox "VBScript!"
end function
</script>

And then in the HTML:

<input type="button" id="vbProxy" onclick="vbscript: runVB" value="VB Proxy" style="height:0px;width:0px"/>
<input type="button" onclick="clickProxy()" value="Click Me" style="height:0px;width:0px"/>

DOM elements can see both javascript and vbscript, so I used one button to trigger a "proxy" button, which in turn calls the VBScript. You could even pass params (sort of) by dropping them into hidden input fields.

I didn't test the above, so apologies if there are any mistakes, but you get the idea!

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