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Combine Explore Rooted & WinMove

 
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Antonimo



Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 55
PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:14 pm    Post subject: Combine Explore Rooted & WinMove Reply with quote
I have a shortcut icon on my desktop that points to
Code:
%SystemRoot%\EXPLORER.EXE /e, /root,
and using this, I am able to drag any folder from Windows Explorer onto the icon and a new Explorer window opens with the folder "rooted" (top level).

After this, I hit a hotkey combination to run a script to re-size and position the window:
Code:
;(WinMove, WinTitle, WinText, X-offset, Y-offset, width, height,
#0::
WinMove A, , 50, 100, 1400, 600,
Return


Can anybody say if it is possible to create a desktop shortcut to a compiled hotkey script that can achieve both of these tasks together?

The script could close after running or be a program sitting in the system tray, I don't mind, but I have failed to combine the two things myself.
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PhiLho



Joined: 27 Dec 2005
Posts: 6836
Location: France (near Paris)
PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Code:
Run explorer.exe /e`, /root`, %1%
WinWaitActive ahk_class ExploreWClass
WinMove A, , 50, 100, 1400, 600

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vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")
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Antonimo



Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 55
PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi PhiLho,

and thanks for the solution.

I hadn't put the small inverted commas in the first line and I *forgot* to wait for the window to become active with WinWaitActive.

Thanks again Very Happy
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Antonimo



Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 55
PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It was working fine until I used it with some folders that required longer to open.

The focus remained on the original folder so the newly opening folder was not re-sized.

I added a line to the script to make the script "sleep" for a half second.

Code:
Run explorer.exe /e`, /root`, %1%
Sleep, 500 ; 0.5 seconds
WinWaitActive ahk_class ExploreWClass
WinMove A, , 50, 100, 1400, 600
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PhiLho



Joined: 27 Dec 2005
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Location: France (near Paris)
PostPosted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Another solution is to have the full path displayed in the title bar of Explorer (I have). So you can WinWaitActive for this title (ie. for the path to open). I didn't gave this solution as this is not the default setting.
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Antonimo



Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 55
PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 11:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
This tiny script is used by me all day long to open explorer windows rooted to the specified folder.

After having used it for more than two and half years, I am trying to go a little further...

How could I create a small script that sits on the desktop and when a folder is dragged on to it, the script creates another AHK script on the desktop with the folder name included in the path?

Example of newly created AHK script:
Code:
Run explorer.exe /e`, /root`, F:\path\folder
Sleep, 500 ; 0.5 seconds
WinWaitActive ahk_class ExploreWClass
WinMove A, , 430, 200, 1200, 760
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Sakurako



Joined: 10 May 2007
Posts: 194
Location: China/ Canada
PostPosted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Code:
Loop %0%
 If InStr(FileExist(%A_Index%), "D")
  FileAppend, % "Run Explorer.exe /e```, /root```, " %A_Index%, % A_ScriptDir "\" SubStr(%A_Index%, InStr(%A_Index%, "\", "", 0) + 1) . ".ahk"
return

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Antonimo



Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 55
PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Sakurako,

That's great, thanks.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Quote:
After having used it for more than two and half years, I am trying to go a little further...
see You coming back again on 09/2011, right? Laughing
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