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dandersahn



Joined: 06 Oct 2008
Posts: 13
PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:18 pm    Post subject: New Folder In Explorer Reply with quote
I'm trying to create a hotkey to create a new folder in Windows Explorer. Doesn't seem like it should be hard, but I can't get it to work consistently. I have had no success with WinMenuSelectItem and limited success with PostMessage. When I use post message, the success of the script depends on something to do with what is focused in the Explorer window.

Here's my code:

Code:
#IfWinActive, ahk_class CabinetWClass
^=::
#IfWinActive, ahk_class ExploreWClass
^=::
    WinGet, active_id, ID, A
    ;WinMenuSelectItem, ahk_id %active_id%,, File, New, Folder
    ;PostMessage, 0x111, 30816, 0, , ahk_id %active_id%
    PostMessage, 0x111, 30735, 0, , ahk_id %active_id%
    return


Using windows spy, I have found two different messages, but using both doesn't work all the time either. I assume that if I can send the message to a specific control, I could get this to work, but I can't figure out how to do that.

I imagine that I'm not the first person to ask this, but I couldn't figure out a search that didn't return all kinds of unrelated posts. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Code:
!y:: ; press ALT+y
   WinGetTitle, MyTitlePath
   Run, cmd /c md "New Folder", %MyTitlePath%, Hide
   Send, {F5}
   Return
Not tested.
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dandersahn



Joined: 06 Oct 2008
Posts: 13
PostPosted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks. That won't quite work for me because I don't use the full path title option for Explorer windows and it also won't work for "special" folders like "my documents". I would also like to mimic the menu function if possible. I like that the new folder is created with the name selected already for editing. It's possible to do what I want using send keys functions as well, but I have an unjustified problem with flashing menus Smile
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