Adress File or Folder to Clipboard

[Guill]

Is it feasible to obtain a script that does the following?:

When you click on a certain file in any windows folder, it copies its address to the clipboard. The same for the folder.

For example:

Ex1: Click on file "Activities.txt"
Clipboard = C://My Folder/Activities.txt

Or

Ex2: Click on folder "My Folder"
Clipboard = C://My Folder/

[Kobaltauge]

You could try the search function of this forum. It's pretty good. =)

https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=23788

[Kobaltauge]

Forgot to write.

To execute the hotkey with the mousebutton you have only to change F6 to ^lbutton. But beware, if you executing things like copy to clipboard on every click, it can cause a strange behaviour in some programs or situations. i would recommend that you use a F-key or someting else after selecting the file or folder with the mouse.

[TheArkive]

One easy way, without AutoHotkey is to use SHIFT + Right-Click, and select "Copy as Path". The only downside (for you I think) is that when copied, the path is in quotes, but those should be easy enough to remove for whatever you need.

[Odlanir]

Select one or more files from an explorer window and press ctrl+1:

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^1::
	MsgBox % clipboard := Explorer_GetSelection()
return

Explorer_GetSelection(hwnd="") {
	hwnd := hwnd ? hwnd : WinExist("A")
	WinGetClass class, ahk_id %hwnd%
	if (class="CabinetWClass" or class="ExploreWClass" or class="Progman" or class="#32770") {
		for window in ComObjCreate("Shell.Application").Windows {
			if (window.hwnd==hwnd) {
				sel := window.Document.SelectedItems
			}
		}
	}
	for item in sel
		ToReturn .= item.path "`n"
	return RTrim(ToReturn,"`n")
}

ExitApp
*Esc::
	ExitApp

[Kellyzkorner_NJ]

I don't mean to hijack this post but I'm wondering if this is something that is a component of what I've been trying to do for at least a year. What I want to do is, in Windows Explorer I'm highlighting files/folders I want to move and selecting move (unless this can be made part of the hotkey). Then, the main thing I can't figure out is once I've placed the cursor at the folder of where I want these pasted, with a hotkey send the right click, have that right click determine the address of that folder and paste to that folder from there. This would shorten my steps. Hopefully that makes sense.

[Kobaltauge]

@Kellyzkorner_NJ I don't get your "wish". You can mark files and folders in the explorer window. Press ctrl+x to "cut", select your destination folder and press ctrl+v to paste. This moves all selected. If you press ctrl+c the selected items were copied not moved.
You don't need to use the right mouse button context menu.

[Kellyzkorner_NJ]

@Kobaltauge I'm aware of the cut and paste, I left out a step there, I'm pasting often to a file that is IN the folder I want to paste to, as I'm using usually Voidtools' Everything program and the folder isn't necessary there. So I'm right clicking on a file and wanting to find the folder that file is in and paste there. I'm sorry I misspoke and caused confusion. Thank you for your reply.