allows you to script any ActiveX or COM Windows component from within your Groovy scripts

This is the page of the old version of Scriptom. As the new version, Scriptom 2.0, brings with it a couple breaking changes, you may still want to use this version. However, we highly encourage you to switch to the newer version which solves a certain number of bugs and provide a much better integration to COM / ActiveX components.

maven

maven -Dgroovy.install.staging.dest=%GROOVY_HOME%

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy

// instantiate Internet Explorer
def explorer = new ActiveXProxy("InternetExplorer.Application")

// set its properties
explorer.Visible = true
explorer.AddressBar = true

// navigate to a site by calling the Navigate() method
explorer.Navigate("http://glaforge.free.fr/weblog")

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy

def explorer = new ActiveXProxy("InternetExplorer.Application")
explorer.events.OnQuit = { println "Quit" }
explorer.events.listen()

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy

// instantiate Internet Explorer
def explorer = new ActiveXProxy("InternetExplorer.Application")

// set its properties
explorer.Visible = true
explorer.AddressBar = true

// navigate to a site
explorer.Navigate("http://glaforge.free.fr/weblog")
Thread.sleep(1000)
explorer.StatusText = "Guillaume Laforge's weblog"
Thread.sleep(2000)

// quit Internet Explorer
explorer.Quit()

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy

// create a proxy for Excel
def xls = new ActiveXProxy("Excel.Application")
xls.Visible = true

Thread.sleep(1000)

// get the workbooks object
def workbooks = xls.Workbooks
// add a new workbook
def workbook  = workbooks.Add()

// select the active sheet
def sheet = workbook.ActiveSheet

// get a handle on two cells
a1 = sheet.Range('A1')
a2 = sheet.Range('A2')

// sets a value for A1
a1.Value   = 123.456
// defines a formula in A2
a2.Formula = '=A1*2'

println "a1: ${a1.Value.value}"
println "a2: ${a2.Value.getValue()}"

// close the workbook without asking for saving the file
workbook.Close(false, null, false)
// quits excel
xls.Quit()

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy

// invoke some VBScript from Groovy and get the results!
def sc = new ActiveXProxy("ScriptControl")
sc.Language = "VBScript"
println sc.Eval("1 + 1").value

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy

// showing the current directory
def cmd = new ActiveXProxy("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
println cmd.GetAbsolutePathName(".").value

sh = new ActiveXProxy("Shell.Application")

// minimizing all opened windows
sh.MinimizeAll()

// opens an Explorer at the current location
sh.Explore(cmd.GetAbsolutePathName(".").value)

// choosing a folder from a native windows directory chooser
def folder = sh.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder", 0)
println folder.Items().Item().Path.value

def wshell = new ActiveXProxy("WScript.Shell")
// create a popup
wshell.popup("Groovy popup")

// show some key from the registry
def key = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\User Agent"
println wshell.RegRead(key).value

def net = new ActiveXProxy("WScript.Network")
// prints the computer name
println net.ComputerName.value

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy
import java.io.File

// create a proxy for the Shell object
def sh = new ActiveXProxy("Shell.Application")

// use a Windows standard folder chooser
def folder = sh.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder with wav files", 0)

// get the folder chosen
def folderName = folder.Items().Item().Path.value
println "Playing Wav files from: ${folderName}"

// create a Windows Media Player (from its Class ID)
def player = new ActiveXProxy("clsid:{6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6}")

// for each file in the folder
new File(folderName).eachFile{ file ->
    if (file.name.endsWith("wav")) {
        println file
        player.URL = file.absolutePath
        // play the wav for one second
        control = player.controls.play()
        Thread.sleep(1000)
    }
}

// close the player
player.close()

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy
import java.io.File

def word = new ActiveXProxy("Word.Application")

word.Documents.Open(new File(args[0]).canonicalPath)
word.ActiveDocument.SaveAs(new File(args[0] - ".doc" + ".html").canonicalPath, 8)
word.Quit()

import org.codehaus.groovy.scriptom.ActiveXProxy

def outlook = new ActiveXProxy("Outlook.Application")
def namespace = outlook.GetNamespace("MAPI") // There is only "MAPI"

// 6 == Inbox; other values in Outlook's VBA documentation
def inbox = namespace.GetDefaultFolder(6)
def mails = inbox.Items

println "Elements in your Inbox: " + mails.Count.value

for (i in 1..mails.Count.value) {
	def mail = mails.Item(i)
	println i + ": " + mail.Subject.value + " (" + mail.Size.value + " bytes)"
}