GUI Scripting

[QuestionC]

I need to create a small GUI which will serve as the front end for a simple shell script. There are a few simple options to pass, the most important of which is a simple interface for specifying a date.

Ideally, this GUI should be written in a scripting language due to its simplicity and coupling with a shell script. So, I have the following requirements

• Scripting language
• Can be used to create a GUI on Windows
• Interpreter is built into Windows, or very easily coupled with the script.
• Powerful enough to have some form of date-selection dialog without -too- much hassle.

How close can I get to this? This seems like a really simple task, but I don't know of any solutions.

[matsp]

Perhaps you can use XML/HTML/PHP/JavaScript?

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Mats

[Fordy]

I used to do a fair bit of JScript with WSH coding a while back. Occasionally I needed a GUI, but didnt want to code and activeX component as I wanted people to be able to run it without anything installed.

The way I did it was to create an instance of Internet Explorer, write the HTML I need for the GUI into the document itself, then rely on a little JScript event handling to give me my user input.

Here's a few examples that will help - http://freenet-homepage.de/gborn/WSHBazaar/

[anonytmouse]

HTML Applications are another way to implement Fordy's solution.

[zacs7]

Why not throw a little bit of perl in there?
There are a few way's to make GUI's with perl, and it *is* a scripting language.

[QuestionC]

Good News:
It is looks pretty easy to make a nice little interface in HTML with JavaScript, packaged as an HTML Application.

Bad News:
Explorer spits out more phishing warings and popups than I have ever seen before. =(


I like this solution though, gonna keep hacking at it.