Name Of File That Called My Script

[Gambler71]

I have made a script to do what I need, and compiled it (called "MYMAIN.exe").

What I want to do is make a file with extension ".wfr", associate it to run the compiled script "MYMAIN.exe".

I have done that bit.

In the ".wfr" file, I have a basic ini file.

The ".wfr" file and the compiled script "MYMAIN.exe" will always be in different directories.

The ".wfr" files will vary in name (e.g. "happy.wfr", "balloon.wfr").

What I need to know is the name of the ".wfr" file that called the exe file.

I tried "@ScriptName" but that gave me "MYMAIN.exe".

I tried "@WorkingDir" but that only tells me what directory the ".wfr" file is in, but not its name.

I can get it to work if "MYMAIN.exe" is in the same dir as the ".wfr", but the ".wfr" had to be named "MYMAIN.wfr", and I would then end up with hundreds of "MYMAIN.exe" files all over my harddrive. I would like to have just 1 "MYMAIN.exe" (so I can edit just 1 copy if need be) but multiple ".wfr" files, with various names.

Thanks in advance.

[Jos]

Add "%1" at the end the association you made for your extension and you can then read the commandline with $cmdline.

Jos

[Exit]

Why don't use *.lnk files (associations) ?

[Gambler71]

My bad, it was there all along. I just needed to use $CmdLine[1] to capture it.

Thanks

Edited July 27, 2011 by Gambler71

[sleepydvdr]

I don't think you looked in to what Jos said. Read this:

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/intro/running.htm

The key part you want to concentrate on is: $CmdLine[1]. $CmdLine[1] is a special function that can return the path of the "*.wtr" file that launches your executable.

Check out something I wrote recently that did basically what you are trying to do: