Shell.Windows method
Creates and returns a ShellWindows object. This object represents a collection of all of the open windows that belong to the Shell.
Syntax
Parameters
This method has no parameters.
Return value
JScript
Type: IDispatch**
An object reference to the ShellWindows object.
VB
Type: IDispatch**
An object reference to the ShellWindows object.
Examples
The following example uses Windows to retrieve the ShellWindows object and display a count of the number of items that it contains. Proper usage is shown for JScript, VBScript, and Visual Basic.
JScript:
<script language="JScript">
function fnShellWindowsJ()
{
var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");
var objShellWindows;
objShellWindows = objShell.Windows();
if (objShellWindows != null)
{
var Shell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
Shell.Popup(objShellWindows.Count);
}
}
</script>
VBScript:
<script language="VBScript"> function fnShellWindowsVBS() dim objShell dim objShellWindows set objShell = CreateObject("shell.application") set objShellWindows = objShell.Windows if (not objShellWindows is nothing) then WScript.Echo objShellWindows.Count end if set objShellWindows = nothing set objShell = nothing end function </script>
Visual Basic:
Private Sub fnShellWindowsVB() Dim objShell As Shell Dim objShellWindows As ShellWindows Set objShell = New Shell Set objShellWindows = objShell.Windows If (Not objShellWindows Is Nothing) Then Debug.Print objShellWindows.Count End If Set objShellWindows = Nothing Set objShell = Nothing End Sub
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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