https://github.com/finnishcancerregistry/vbscript

Write and run vbscript code from the comfort of your R session.
https://github.com/finnishcancerregistry/vbscript

automation keystroke-automation r r-interface r-package shell-execution vbscript windows-automation windows-scripting

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Write and run vbscript code from the comfort of your R session.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/finnishcancerregistry/vbscript
• Owner: FinnishCancerRegistry
• License: other
• Created: 2019-11-01T10:20:28.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-02T09:22:03.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-31T14:38:05.682Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: automation, keystroke-automation, r, r-interface, r-package, shell-execution, vbscript, windows-automation, windows-scripting
• Language: R
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• Size: 15.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# vbscript

[![R-CMD-check](https://github.com/FinnishCancerRegistry/vbscript/actions/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/FinnishCancerRegistry/vbscript/actions/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml)

Enables easy calling of vbscript files from R.

This package can be used to automatically interact with GUIs in Windows

when there is no other choice.

## Installation

``` r

devtools::install_github("WetRobot/vbscript")

```

## Examples

Print something in vbscript

``` r

library(vbscript)

call_vbscript_lines(vbscript_lines_echo("hello world!"))

```

Execute some keystrokes in notepad

``` r

library(vbscript)

shell.exec("notepad")

write_to_notepad <- c(

  vbscript_lines_set_focus_to_window("Notepad"), 

  vbscript_lines_execute_keystrokes(c("h", "e", "l", "l", "o")), 

  vbscript_lines_set_focus_to_window("Notepad"), 

  vbscript_lines_execute_keystrokes(c("{ENTER}", "w","o","r","l", "d", "!"))

)

call_vbscript_lines(write_to_notepad)

```