Loop Files not working Topic is solved

[Gate]

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d := "C:\Users\" A_UserName "\Downloads"
Loop, Files, % d
	msgbox % A_loopfilename

For some weird reason, this program doesn't work. I've been staring at it for a while and comparing it to the help docs and I really think it should work.
My downloads folder is filled with .txt files.
When debugged, the program goes to line 2 and then never hits line 3.

[Xtra]

try

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d := "C:\Users\" A_UserName "\Downloads\*.txt"

[Gate]

try

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d := "C:\Users\" A_UserName "\Downloads\*.txt"

This also did the same thing as my original code. Thank you for your idea though!

[mikeyww]

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d := StrReplace(A_Desktop, "Desktop", "Downloads\*.txt")
Loop, Files, % d
 MsgBox, %A_LoopFileName%

[gregster]

try

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d := "C:\Users\" A_UserName "\Downloads\*.txt"

This also did the same thing as my original code. Thank you for your idea though!

It actually does something else, afaics. Your original code only looks for a file called Downloads.
Xtra's approach works for me.

You could check if A_UserName is correct in your case, and leads you to the correct Downloads folder.

[mikeyww]

My script explained: there are situations where the user's directory name differs from the user's login name.

[Gate]

I tried everyone's suggestions above, thanks. They don't work for some reason.

I think the issue is that I'm using a virtual machine. I'm not sure how to loop through files using remote desktop. I'm trying to loop through the files on the remote desktop from the remote desktop. But it seems AHK can't pick them up with this command. [EDIT: this was a wrong assumption, AHK could pick them up]

[mikeyww]

If my script failed, then you can add a line that displays the value of your directory variable, and then displays the entire directory contents.

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d := StrReplace(A_Desktop, "Desktop", "Downloads")
MsgBox, 64, Directory, %d%
Loop, Files, % d "\*.txt"
 MsgBox, %A_LoopFileName%
Run, %ComSpec% /k DIR "%d%"

[Gate]

Wow - this is embarrassing haha. My downloads folder was filled with csv files but they all had the notepad icon and I assumed they were txt files. Everyone's code works other than my original code.

That last bit of code you posted was useful because I saw all the filenames.

Thank you

[RussF]

Windows File explorer -> View, check the box next to "File name extensions".

Russ