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Explorer Post Message (Sort By modified, size, name, etc)

 
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sherwin



Joined: 17 Nov 2008
Posts: 1
PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:31 pm    Post subject: Explorer Post Message (Sort By modified, size, name, etc) Reply with quote
Hello, I'm trying to create hotkeys for frequent explorer commands such as "sort by date modified". Now, I already know it's possible by sending keystrokes, like

Code:
#ifwinactive, ahk_class CabinetWClass
#1:: send, !von{enter}


would sort by name (view, sort, name)

However, this is unreliable. I want to do this via post message or send message or winmenuselect; so far I've had no luck. Oh, I'm running Vista, btw.

I've checked the tutorial using winspector spy here: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/SendMessage.htm I tried winspector spy, but the problem is that I don't see any messages generated by the explorer window after I select an explorer window with the crosshair.

So postmessage wasn't possible, as I couldn't obtain the message code.

Then I turned to winmenuselectitem

Code:
#ifwinactive ahk_class CabinetWClass
      !1::
         WinMenuSelectItem , ahk_class CabinetWClass, , View, Details ;
         MsgBox hello
         return


And when I do this, I get the message box that says hello, but the view does not change at all (to details).

However, I did get winmenuselectitem to with select all for notepad and mspaint:

Code:

!5::
   SetTitleMatchMode 2
        WinMenuSelectItem, A, , Edit, Select All
        return


So it seems that Vista's explorer just doesn't react to winmenuselectitem, where as older programs (notepad and mspaint) both do.



Do you guys have any way to resolve this barrier?
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Andi



Joined: 11 Feb 2005
Posts: 173
Location: Germany
PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Somewhere I've found this code, which shows the details in Explorer or a file dialog. But I'm also still searching for a way to sort by date...

Code:
#f7::
;ViewDetails
   WinGet, eh_activeID, ID, A
   eh_SHELLDLL_DefView := eh_func_FindWindowEx( eh_activeID, 0, "SHELLDLL_DefView", 0 )
   If eh_SHELLDLL_DefView > 0
      PostMessage, 0x111, 28716,,, ahk_id %eh_SHELLDLL_DefView% ; Details
Return

; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
; === Subroutines =============================================================
; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
;FindWindowEx, die Sie auf Basis des Elternfensters von hDialog nach einem Kindfenster
;suchen lassen, das den Klassennamen "SHELLDLL_DefView" trägt. Ist diese Information ermittelt,
;steht einer Umschaltung der Dateiansicht beim Aufruf der "Öffnen"- und "Speichern"-Dialoge nichts mehr im Wege:

eh_func_FindWindowEx( p_hw_parent, p_hw_child, p_class, p_title ) {
   if ( p_title = 0 )
      type_title = uint
   else
      type_title = str

   return, DllCall( "FindWindowEx"
                  , "uint", p_hw_parent
                  , "uint", p_hw_child
                  , "str", p_class
                  , type_title, p_title )
}


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enrica



Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 117
Location: Bahia, Brasil
PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
this?
Code:
PostMessage, 0x111, 28715,,, ahk_class CabinetWClass ; List
PostMessage, 0x111, 28716,,, ahk_class CabinetWClass ; Details
PostMessage, 0x111, 28717,,, ahk_class CabinetWClass ; Thumbnails
PostMessage, 0x111, 30210,,, ahk_class CabinetWClass ; Name
PostMessage, 0x111, 30211,,, ahk_class CabinetWClass ; Size
PostMessage, 0x111, 30212,,, ahk_class CabinetWClass ; Type
PostMessage, 0x111, 30213,,, ahk_class CabinetWClass ; Date modified

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SKAN



Joined: 26 Dec 2005
Posts: 8688
PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
.. and more : Automating Windows Explorer posted by MisterW
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