How to copy the FULL file to clipboard from specific path?

[cadudesun]

Hello,

I'd appreciate your help.

I have some template files stored in specific paths, for instance:
C:\TEMPLATES\File.pdf
C:\TEMPLATES\File.docx
C:\TEMPLATES\File.png

Does anyone know a script to copy the FULL file (e.g. "File.docx") from the path (C:\TEMPLATES\File.docx) to the clipboard?

By FULL file I mean the file itself, and not the path, or the internal content.
So if I run this script, and then paste (ctrl+v) in file explorer, "File.docx" should be pasted.
The intention of the script is to create shortcuts to my main template files, for easy access and usage.

Thank you very much!

[aeiklmr]

Lexikos has written some wonderful posts related to your issue.

https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/23162-how-to-copy-a-file-to-the-clipboard/page-1

I think this is what you're looking for sir.

[gregster]

Topic moved to 'Ask for Help'.

[cadudesun]

Lexikos has written some wonderful posts related to your issue.

https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/23162-how-to-copy-a-file-to-the-clipboard/page-1

I think this is what you're looking for sir.

Many thanks for the topic direction.
I'm trying to use the syntaxes available at the end of the topic without success:
https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/23162-how-to-copy-a-file-to-the-clipboard/page-4

Also, I'm wondering if I so complex syntax is needed to just copy a file from a specified path.

Does anyone have further information on how to copy a file from a specified path?

[Osprey]

Lexikos' FileToClipboard function at the link that aeiklmr gave works for me. I ran it in a folder with a 1GB movie file, right-clicked on my desktop, clicked Paste and the movie file was copied to my desktop. Is that not what you're after?

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FileToClipboard("test.mkv")

FileToClipboard(PathToCopy)
{
    ; Expand to full paths:
    Loop, Parse, PathToCopy, `n, `r
        Loop, %A_LoopField%, 1
            temp_list .= A_LoopFileLongPath "`n"
    PathToCopy := SubStr(temp_list, 1, -1)
    
    ; Allocate some movable memory to put on the clipboard.
    ; This will hold a DROPFILES struct and a null-terminated list of
    ; null-terminated strings.
    ; 0x42 = GMEM_MOVEABLE(0x2) | GMEM_ZEROINIT(0x40)
    hPath := DllCall("GlobalAlloc","uint",0x42,"uint",StrLen(PathToCopy)+22)
    
    ; Lock the moveable memory, retrieving a pointer to it.
    pPath := DllCall("GlobalLock","uint",hPath)
    
    NumPut(20, pPath+0) ; DROPFILES.pFiles = offset of file list
    
    pPath += 20
    ; Copy the list of files into moveable memory.
    Loop, Parse, PathToCopy, `n, `r
    {
        DllCall("lstrcpy","uint",pPath+0,"str",A_LoopField)
        pPath += StrLen(A_LoopField)+1
    }
    
    ; Unlock the moveable memory.
    DllCall("GlobalUnlock","uint",hPath)
    
    DllCall("OpenClipboard","uint",0)
    ; Empty the clipboard, otherwise SetClipboardData may fail.
    DllCall("EmptyClipboard")
    ; Place the data on the clipboard. CF_HDROP=0xF
    DllCall("SetClipboardData","uint",0xF,"uint",hPath)
    DllCall("CloseClipboard")
}

[Scr1pter]

Hello,

sorry for the "grave shoveling", but I tried it and it did not work.
Apparantly there is something inside of the Clipboard (after I run the script), but when I want to paste it, there is just this Windows error sound when you press keys but nothing happens...

My file is for example this:
C:\song.mp3

When I'm on any folder (e.g. on D:\Music\) I would like to paste it.

Maybe Lexikos' FileToClipboard function has to be written different for Windows 10?

The scriptDir and the files are not in the same location (in my case)

Thanks for any help and best regards

[ahk7]

I've had good success with just me's ClipboardSetFiles() viewtopic.php?p=63914#p63914

[Scr1pter]

Thank you - this works!

I made it a little bit smaller, because I don't need the part with the sorting.

So it's just:
F1::
ClipBoardSetFiles("C:\Song.mp3")
return

The function is the same, but at the end I added a ClipWait, 0.3 and Send ^v

I did several tests and everything was fine.

Cheers!

[joexcm]

Hi Scr1pter, could you post your code please?
I'm really struggling with various copy-paste codes and wouldn't even know where to start amending someone else's script. Thank you!