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jjjames
PostPosted: September 1st, 2010, 4:51 am 
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I need to make a script that opens the most recent .jpg file in a directory. Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks!


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PostPosted: September 1st, 2010, 9:25 am 
Loop (files & folders)

Good luck. 8)


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thanks, but can you please elaborate?

I need to run a script triggered by a key press which shows the most recent .jpg file. Can you put Loop into context please?
thanks!


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PostPosted: September 1st, 2010, 10:04 pm 
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This opens the most recent .jpg in the scripts folder
Code:
Loop, %A_ScriptDir%\*.jpg
{
If (A_LoopFileTimeCreated>Rec)
  {
  FPath=%A_LoopFileFullPath%
  Rec=%A_LoopFileTimeCreated%
  }
}
Run %Fpath%


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PostPosted: September 1st, 2010, 10:18 pm 
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Aha! Great thanks! To take it one step further, is there a way to "monitor the folder for new files" and have it trigger once a new file is detected? That would be the icing on the cake.

Thanks alot!


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PostPosted: September 1st, 2010, 10:36 pm 
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There is a FieSystemWatcher class. Not sure how to impliment it into AHK though.

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PostPosted: September 1st, 2010, 10:56 pm 
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Code:
Folder=C:\Files\MoreFiles
Loop, %Folder%\*.* ;preset list so sound does not play on startup
 ListOld.=A_LoopFileName
Loop {
List=
Loop, %Folder%\*.*
 List.=A_LoopFileName
If (List<>ListOld)
 SoundBeep ;play a sound when the files have changed
ListOld:=List
Sleep 10000
}


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PostPosted: September 1st, 2010, 11:58 pm 
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thanks alot... but can't get it to work. i placed a new image in the folder and no beep. any ideas?
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PostPosted: September 2nd, 2010, 12:10 am 
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jjjames wrote:
any ideas?

Is your Pc Speaker (the one inside the case) turned off? Try just soundbeep in a script
Did you change the Folder Var at the top to reflect the Folder you want? if you want the folder that the script is in look at the differences between the first one and this one :)
Is it there anything else in the script you are trying it in that might interfere?


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PostPosted: September 2nd, 2010, 1:51 am 
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My laptop doesn't beep :D I put in a dialog box and it works good!

So now, is there anyway for the script to determine WHICH file was added and then open that file?

Cuz right now an event fires when there is a new file added, but it doesn't interact with said file.

So if beach.jpg gets added, can the script open beach.jpg once it detects a new file?

Thanks alot!


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PostPosted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:02 am 
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Just Combine the two :)
Code:
Loop, %A_ScriptDir%\*.jpg
 ListOld.=A_LoopFileName
Loop {
List=
Loop, %A_ScriptDir%\*.jpg
{
 List.=A_LoopFileName
If (A_LoopFileTimeCreated>Rec)
  {
  FPath=%A_LoopFileFullPath%
  Rec=%A_LoopFileTimeCreated%
  }
}
If (StrLen(List)>StrLen(ListOld)) ;checking length so it only opens if file added not deleted
 Run %Fpath%
ListOld:=List
Sleep 1000
}


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PostPosted: September 3rd, 2010, 2:37 am 
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Aha! Works great! Thank you very much :)


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