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Hey guys,

I am working on a script that will be able to move files to regularly used custom locations by right clicking. (like "Send To" but far more customisable and advanced.)

My question is this....

How do I get information about a file I have selected in Windows Explorer?

e.g I have selected the file I want to move... how do I return that info into ahk so it can move the file?

Cheers

J

What kind of info is it that you need?

Is it info needed to move the file? Or do you want supplementary info such as the file attributes? (like Read-Only, System or Archive)?

Depending on you OS you can use a shell command from the registry.

For XP the key to add to is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\[COMMAND NAME] (ie The name you want to see when you right click a file)\command
and the value will be "[drive]:\[complied script location]" %1. (Include the quotes if your system does not use 8.3)

%1 will represent the filename as a the variable %1% in the script. You can then do use a loop to convert the 8.3 format to the fullpath with A_LoopFileFullPath.

That should get you on your way .

hth

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The main information needed is the file path, so that I can get that info into AHK so it can then perform the move to whichever directory is selected.

I've tried searching, but couldnt find anything. Although im sure its probably been discussed before.

Thank you for the response.

I will give it a try.

Just to clarify. You 1st create a key in the registry by using:



When you run this, you should be able to right click on any file and see "Display File Name" in the context menu. It will not work yet until you create the target script.

Next create the script:

(Yes its just that line )

Save it to your desktop and then compile it to the name Displayname.exe (for this example).

Now when you right click a file and choose Display File Name, you should get a message box with the file name and location.

You can then adapt this to your liking.

Let me know if it works or if you need further instructions.

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Read the CLIPBOARD doc http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/Clipboard.htm

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Figured copy was too obvious..

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Same here.

Thank you both for your help.

I think I can probably get there now after this.

Is there an effective way of establishing whether the file copied is a file or a folder?

If its a folder i'll have to use FileMoveDir instead of FileMove.

Is using ErrorLevel the only way? (i.e if one fails do the other)

use FileExist(FilePattern)

Awesome! Thank You!