_WinApi_GetFileType Parameter

[Jonniy]

So, I have no idea what this could be. In the doc it sais:

$hFile Handle to the file.

I tried the path and FileOpen, but both didn't cut it. What do I have to input, to get the type of a file??
Sincerely,
-Jonniy-

[Kilmatead]

See _WinAPI_CreateFileEx in the <WinAPIEx.au3> source file for opening the appropriate type of handle.  However, unless you are interested in identifying one of these object-types specifically, _WinApi_GetFileType may not be the droid you're looking for...

[JohnOne]

Post code.

[Jonniy]

See _WinAPI_CreateFileEx in the <WinAPIEx.au3> source file for opening the appropriate type of handle.  However, unless you are interested in identifying one of these object-types specifically, _WinApi_GetFileType may not be the droid you're looking for...

Ohh. Hmmm.

Okay I just realized, that this doesn't return the *.[type]. That is bad. Anyway, how would I get the extension then, Just FileList'em, and then a regex? What would be the expression for that. I'm not good in regex..

[Melba23]

Jonniy,

You can get the extension like this:

$sFileName = "C:\path\name.ext"
$sExt = StringRegExpReplace($sFileName, "^.*\.", "")
ConsoleWrite($sExt & @CRLF)

M23

[MadaraUchiha]

Is it also possible to get the Type as name, not as extension?

So like I have a Function where I can set as Parameter something like this:

Func MyFileType($Ext)
Return Type
EndFunc

So If I Input .exe it should output 'Apllication', If I Input '.txt' it should output 'Textdocument'.

Similar to this with Parameter 2?:

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#include <array.au3>
;===============================================================================
; Function Name:    GetExtProperty($sPath,$iProp)
; Description:      Returns an extended property of a given file.
; Parameter(s):     $sPath - The path to the file you are attempting to retrieve an extended property from.
;                   $iProp - The numerical value for the property you want returned. If $iProp is is set
;                             to -1 then all properties will be returned in a 1 dimensional array in their corresponding order.
;                           The properties are as follows:
;                           Name = 0
;                           Size = 1
;                           Type = 2
;                           DateModified = 3
;                           DateCreated = 4
;                           DateAccessed = 5
;                           Attributes = 6
;                           Status = 7
;                           Owner = 8
;                           Author = 9
;                           Title = 10
;                           Subject = 11
;                           Category = 12
;                           Pages = 13
;                           Comments = 14
;                           Copyright = 15
;                           Artist = 16
;                           AlbumTitle = 17
;                           Year = 18
;                           TrackNumber = 19
;                           Genre = 20
;                           Duration = 21
;                           BitRate = 22
;                           Protected = 23
;                           CameraModel = 24
;                           DatePictureTaken = 25
;                           Dimensions = 26
;                           Width = 27
;                           Height = 28
;                           Company = 30
;                           Description = 31
;                           FileVersion = 32
;                           ProductName = 33
;                           ProductVersion = 34
; Requirement(s):   File specified in $spath must exist.
; Return Value(s):  On Success - The extended file property, or if $iProp = -1 then an array with all properties
;                   On Failure - 0, @Error - 1 (If file does not exist)
; Author(s):        Simucal (Simucal@gmail.com)
; Note(s):
;
;===============================================================================
Func _GetExtProperty($sPath, $iProp)
    Local $iExist, $sFile, $sDir, $oShellApp, $oDir, $oFile, $aProperty, $sProperty
    $iExist = FileExists($sPath)
    If $iExist = 0 Then
        SetError(1)
        Return 0
    Else
        $sFile = StringTrimLeft($sPath, StringInStr($sPath, "\", 0, -1))
        $sDir = StringTrimRight($sPath, (StringLen($sPath) - StringInStr($sPath, "\", 0, -1)))
        $oShellApp = ObjCreate ("shell.application")
        $oDir = $oShellApp.NameSpace ($sDir)
        $oFile = $oDir.Parsename ($sFile)
        If $iProp = -1 Then
            Local $aProperty[35]
            For $i = 0 To 34
                $aProperty[$i] = $oDir.GetDetailsOf ($oFile, $i)
            Next
            Return $aProperty
        Else
            $sProperty = $oDir.GetDetailsOf ($oFile, $iProp)
            If $sProperty = "" Then
                Return 0
            Else
                Return $sProperty
            EndIf
        EndIf
    EndIf
EndFunc

$path = FileOpenDialog("Select a file to read attributes",@ScriptDir,"All (*.*)")
$prop = _GetExtProperty($path,-1)
_ArrayDisplay($prop,"Property Array")

But with a DLLCall, not a ObjCreate?

[BrewManNH]

Check out the link in my signature, _FileGetProperty, this is an update to that script and a much improved version as well.

[MadaraUchiha]

Yes, but this uses an ObjCreate method. I don't know why, but in some cases this ObjCreate methods don't work properly :/

I thought a DLLCall to the specified .dll file is more reliable?

So I am searching for a way to get the Filetype (Not extension!) using a dllcall. but how?

[BrewManNH]

The objects being used are using Shell32.dll, so your argument doesn't make a lot of sense in this case. As to the actual type of a file, that isn't something that can be determined without examining the internals of the file itself. Windows doesn't maintain that, it goes by the extension of the file.

[JohnOne]

There are certain default applications associated with file extensions.

You'd probably have to do some sort of registry voodoo to create the function you want.