The entry will pass the file name to your program via a commandline argument, so you'll have to use $CmdLine/$CmdLineRaw to access the file that was selected.
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UDF:
AutoIt
#include-once ; #AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7 ; #INDEX# ======================================================================================================================= ; Title .........: _ShellFile ; AutoIt Version : v3.2.12.1 or higher ; Language ......: English ; Description ...: Create an entry in the shell contextmenu when selecting an assigned filetype, includes the program icon as well. ; Note ..........: ; Author(s) .....: guinness ; Remarks .......: ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #INCLUDES# ==================================================================================================================== ; None ; #GLOBAL VARIABLES# ============================================================================================================ ; None ; #CURRENT# ===================================================================================================================== ; _ShellFile_Install: Creates an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry for displaying a program entry in the shell contextmenu, but only displays when selecting an assigned filetype to the program. ; _ShellFile_Uninstall: Deletes an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry for displaying a program entry in the shell contextmenu. ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #INTERNAL_USE_ONLY#============================================================================================================ ; None ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _ShellFile_Install ; Description ...: Creates an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry for displaying a program entry in the shell contextmenu, but only displays when selecting an assigned filetype to the program. ; Syntax ........: _ShellFile_Install($sText, $sFileType[, $sName = @ScriptName[, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath[, $sIconPath = @ScriptFullPath[, ; $iIcon = 0[, $fAllUsers = False[, $fExtended = False]]]]]]) ; Parameters ....: $sText - Text to be shown in the contextmenu. ; $sFileType - Filetype to be associated with the application e.g. .autoit or autoit. ; $sName - [optional] Name of the program. Default is @ScriptName. ; $sFilePath - [optional] Location of the program executable. Default is @ScriptFullPath. ; $sIconPath - [optional] Location of the icon e.g. program executable or dll file. Default is @ScriptFullPath. ; $iIcon - [optional] Index of icon to be used. Default is 0. ; $fAllUsers - [optional] Add to Current Users (False) or All Users (True) Default is False. ; $fExtended - [optional] Show in the Extended contextmenu using Shift + Right click. Default is False. ; Return values .: Success - Returns True ; Failure - Returns False and sets @error to non-zero. ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _ShellFile_Install($sText, $sFileType, $sName = @ScriptName, $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath, $sIconPath = @ScriptFullPath, $iIcon = 0, $fAllUsers = False, $fExtended = False) Local $i64Bit = '', $sRegistryKey = '' If $iIcon = Default Then $iIcon = 0 EndIf If $sFilePath = Default Then $sFilePath = @ScriptFullPath EndIf If $sIconPath = Default Then $sIconPath = @ScriptFullPath EndIf If $sName = Default Then $sName = @ScriptName EndIf If @OSArch = 'X64' Then $i64Bit = '64' EndIf If $fAllUsers Then $sRegistryKey = 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' & $i64Bit & '\SOFTWARE\Classes\' Else $sRegistryKey = 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER' & $i64Bit & '\SOFTWARE\Classes\' EndIf $sFileType = StringRegExpReplace($sFileType, '^\.+', '') $sName = StringLower(StringRegExpReplace($sName, '\.[^\.\\/]*$', '')) If StringStripWS($sName, 8) = '' Or FileExists($sFilePath) = 0 Or StringStripWS($sFileType, 8) = '' Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) EndIf _ShellFile_Uninstall($sFileType, $fAllUsers) Local $iReturn = 0 $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & '.' & $sFileType, '', 'REG_SZ', $sName) $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & $sName & '\DefaultIcon\', '', 'REG_SZ', $sIconPath & ',' & $iIcon) $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & $sName & '\shell\open', '', 'REG_SZ', $sText) $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & $sName & '\shell\open', 'Icon', 'REG_EXPAND_SZ', $sIconPath & ',' & $iIcon) $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & $sName & '\shell\open\command\', '', 'REG_SZ', '"' & $sFilePath & '" "%1"') $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & $sName, '', 'REG_SZ', $sText) $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & $sName, 'Icon', 'REG_EXPAND_SZ', $sIconPath & ',' & $iIcon) $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & $sName & '\command', '', 'REG_SZ', '"' & $sFilePath & '" "%1"') If $fExtended Then $iReturn += RegWrite($sRegistryKey & $sName, 'Extended', 'REG_SZ', '') EndIf Return $iReturn > 0 EndFunc ;==>_ShellFile_Install ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _ShellFile_Uninstall ; Description ...: Deletes an entry in the 'All Users/Current Users' registry for displaying a program entry in the shell contextmenu. ; Syntax ........: _ShellFile_Uninstall($sFileType[, $fAllUsers = False]) ; Parameters ....: $sFileType - Filetype to be associated with the application e.g. .autoit or autoit. ; $fAllUsers - [optional] Add to Current Users (False) or All Users (True) Default is False. ; Return values .: Success - Returns True ; Failure - Returns False and sets @error to non-zero. ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _ShellFile_Uninstall($sFileType, $fAllUsers = False) Local $i64Bit = '', $sRegistryKey = '' If @OSArch = 'X64' Then $i64Bit = '64' EndIf If $fAllUsers Then $sRegistryKey = 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' & $i64Bit & '\SOFTWARE\Classes\' Else $sRegistryKey = 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER' & $i64Bit & '\SOFTWARE\Classes\' EndIf $sFileType = StringRegExpReplace($sFileType, '^\.+', '') If StringStripWS($sFileType, 8) = '' Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) EndIf Local $iReturn = 0, $sName = RegRead($sRegistryKey & '.' & $sFileType, '') If @error Then Return SetError(2, 0, False) EndIf $iReturn += RegDelete($sRegistryKey & '.' & $sFileType) $iReturn += RegDelete($sRegistryKey & $sName) Return $iReturn > 0 EndFunc ;==>_ShellFile_Uninstall
Example 1:
AutoIt
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include '_ShellFile.au3' If @Compiled = 0 Then MsgBox(64, '@Compiled Returned 0.', 'Please compile the program before testing. Thanks.') Exit EndIf _Main() Func _Main() Local $sFilePath = '' If $CmdLine[0] > 0 Then $sFilePath = $CmdLine[1] EndIf Local $hGUI = GUICreate('_ShellFile() Example', 370, 110) GUICtrlCreateEdit(_GetFile($sFilePath), 10, 5, 350, 65) ; If a file was passed via commandline then random text will appear in the GUICtrlCreateEdit(). Local $iAdd = GUICtrlCreateButton('Add FileType', 10, 80, 75, 25) Local $iRemove = GUICtrlCreateButton('Remove FileType', 90, 80, 95, 25) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI) While 1 Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop Case $iAdd _ShellFile_Install('Open with _ShellFile()', 'autoit') ; Add the running EXE to the Shell ContextMenu. If @error Then MsgBox(16, 'Association NOT Created.', '".autoit" was not associated due to an error occurring.') Else MsgBox(64, 'Association Created.', '"RandomFile.autoit" file was created to show that the filetype ".autoit" has been associtated with ' & @ScriptName & '.' & _ @CRLF & @CRLF & 'If you restart the computer you''ll see the icon of "RandomFile.autoit" is the same as the program icon.' & _ @CRLF & @CRLF & 'Now close the program and double/right click on "RandomFile.autoit" to display the random text in the edit box.') EndIf _SetFile(_RandomText(5000), @ScriptDir & '\RandomFile.autoit', 1) ; Create a file with Random text. Case $iRemove _ShellFile_Uninstall('autoit') ; Remove the running EXE from the Shell ContextMenu. If @error Then MsgBox(16, 'Association NOT Deleted.', '".autoit" was not deleted from the Registry due to an error occurring.') Else MsgBox(64, 'Association Deleted.', '".autoit" was successfully deleted from the Registry and is no longer associated with ' & @ScriptName & '.') EndIf EndSwitch WEnd GUIDelete($hGUI) EndFunc ;==>_Main Func _GetFile($sFilePath, $sFormat = 0) Local $hFileOpen = FileOpen($sFilePath, $sFormat) If $hFileOpen = -1 Then Return SetError(1, 0, 'No File Was Passed Via Commandline.') EndIf Local $sData = FileRead($hFileOpen) FileClose($hFileOpen) Return $sData EndFunc ;==>_GetFile Func _RandomText($iLength = 7) Local $iCount = 0, $iCRLF, $sData = '', $sRandom For $i = 1 To $iLength $sRandom = Random(55, 116, 1) If $iCount = 100 Then $iCRLF = @CRLF $iCount = 0 EndIf $sData &= Chr($sRandom + 6 * ($sRandom > 90) - 7 * ($sRandom < 65)) & $iCRLF $iCount += 1 $iCRLF = '' Next Return $sData EndFunc ;==>_RandomText Func _SetFile($sString, $sFilePath, $iOverwrite = 0) Local $hFileOpen = FileOpen($sFilePath, $iOverwrite + 1) FileWrite($hFileOpen, $sString) FileClose($hFileOpen) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, $sString) EndIf Return $sString EndFunc ;==>_SetFile
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Edited by guinness, 30 December 2012 - 09:17 PM.
