Original date: 16 Dec 2008, 1:14pm

Service function

Public Function AssociateParameters(ByVal strParams)
 Dim objDictionary, Values, strPair, Pair
 Dim intCount, i
 
 strParams = Replace(strParams, "\,", Chr(176))
 strParams = Replace(strParams, "\=", Chr(187))

 Values  = Split(strParams, ",")
 intCount = UBound(Values)
 Set objDictionary = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")

 For i=0 To intCount
  strPair = Trim(Values(i))
  Pair = Split(strPair, "=")
  If UBound(Pair) = 1 Then
   If Not objDictionary.Exists(Trim(Pair(0))) Then
    objDictionary.Add Trim(Pair(0)), Replace(Replace(Trim(Pair(1)), Chr(176), ","), Chr(187), "=")
   Else 
    objDictionary.Item(Trim(Pair(0))) = Replace(Replace(Trim(Pair(1)), Chr(176), ","), Chr(187), "=")
   End If
  End If
 Next
 
 Set AssociateParameters =  objDictionary
End Function

Implementation

Public Function SetWindow(ByRef objWin, ByVal objParameter)
Dim boolRC
Dim sTypeName
Dim intSync, boolSync
Dim sWinState, intX, intY

'Verify parameters
sTypeName = TypeName (objParameter)
If sTypeName <> "Dictionary"  Then
Set objParameter = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
End If

'--First optional parameter--
'Sync
If objParameter.Exists("p.sync") Then
   boolSync = TRUE
   intSync = CInt(objParameter.Item("p.sync"))
   If intSync <= 0 Then
      intSync = 300
   End If
Else
   boolSync = FALSE
End If

If boolSync Then
   objWin.WaitProperty "enabled", 1, intSync
End If

boolRC = objWin.Exist(0)
If Not boolRC Then
   SetWindow = FALSE
   Exit Function
End If

'Retrieve arguments
sWinState = UCase(objParameter.Item("state"))
'--HERE WE'RE DEFAULTING--
If sWinState = "" Then
   sWinState = "FOCUS"
End If

Select Case UCase(sWinState)
   Case "FOCUS"
      objWin.Activate
   Case "MIN"
      objWin.Minimize
   Case "MAX"
      objWin.Maximize
      objWin.Activate
   Case "RESTORE"
      objWin.Restore
      objWin.Activate
   Case "RESIZE"
      '--More optional parameters--
      intX = CInt(objParameter.Item("p.width"))
      intY = CInt(objParameter.Item("p.height"))
      objWin.Resize intX, intY
      objWin.Activate
   Case "MOVE"
      '--More optional parameters--
      intX = CInt(objParameter.Item("p.x"))
      intY = CInt(objParameter.Item("p.y"))
      objWin.Move intX, intY
      objWin.Activate
   Case Else
      objWin.Activate
End Select

SetWindow = TRUE
End Function

Examples

'Just verify the window exists and set focus on
boolRC = SetWindow(Window("Test Window"), Nothing)

'Verify the window exists and maximize
boolRC = SetWindow(Window("Test Window"), AssociateParameters("state = MAX"))

'Verify the window exists and move
boolRC = SetWindow(Window("Test Window"), AssociateParameters("state = MOVE, p.x = 10, p.y = 10"))

PS. Later on I published an article describing this approach and how to use function overloading in VBScript.