Controls to open explorer.exe: Window position and dimension (read/write), panes and bars to show - including StatusText. Possibly Quit-Event control.

Ben52s — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Thanks for your fast and constructive reply.

My goal is:
using vbs with powershell, cmd/bat-commands and standard OS resources:
- to display the content of a file-system folder on local or LAN-computer / NAS, in the clean and clear look of Windows explorer, i.e. without preview- and navigation pane,
possibly in 'detailed' view (standard columns 'Name', 'DateLastModified','Type', size'),
in ascending alfabetical order.
Standard double click on a filename to open it with the registered viewer.

- to position the Window to a previous memorized User-positioned (or default) DeskTop-location,

- to size the Window either to a default or a previously memorized User-modified.

- to view specific text-Notes for that folder content, e.g. in Details pane,

- to enable the user to browse to upper folder structures, using the address or search bar

- to configure (restrict) the menue bar to case-dependent options.

- to react on event 'User Close the specific explorer instance'

Most of these controls were available in the past using IE as local File system browser.
In order to prevent next system/IE-updates surprises, i count more on the Windows explorer, presuming less future update consequences, reaching the main goal to use standard OS resources.

IE-GUI, obsolete:
rarely necessary, and up to now less problematic:
I have migrated vbs from W2k and XP to W7/IE V.9 with the core-information found at http://www.borncity.de/BookPage/Other/WSH.htm, under
'Generelles: Verschiedene Sicherheitspatches im IE bzw. in Windows verhindern, dass verschiedene Script-Lösungen, die den Internet Explorer und Formulare verwenden, funktionieren.'

Simple Forms with Radio-button, text-/check-/and combo-boxes are again functional.
Aware of future IE-Updates, i try to gain deeper hta-knowledge - to be less dependend of specific recipes.

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Controls to open explorer.exe: Window position and dimension (read/write), panes and bars to show - including StatusText. Possibly Quit-Event control.