Suggestion please for a command

[mercadantelaura]

I'm searching on web how can change, through script command,
"folder view" of active folder window.
I want set "details" - "big icons" - "tile" using script but for now i found nothing.

Have AutoIT a command that do that i want ??

Thanks

[l3ill]

Hi mercadantelaura,

 a control send to your explorer with

Alt v & then d

actually d = details

r = big icons

Bill

[mercadantelaura]

Thanks "billo" i'm using too your council.

I have hoped that AutoIT was be able to do this through internal command without using "Control Send" to open

menu and set details or Bug icons 

 

thanks again

[l3ill]

There probably is...

would be com though and that would be deeper "water"  

[mercadantelaura]

I have readed that Win7 x64 stored settings of folder view into this parts of registry.
There's some change to change through script folder view of active window using
these registry ?

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShellNoRoamBagMRU]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShellNoRoamBags]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShellBagMRU]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsShellBags]

[l3ill]

Registry setting is more of a permanent change or at least semi permanent.

Be sure to back-up before testing! ;-)

[mercadantelaura]

<<<<There probably is...

<<<<would be com though and that would be deeper "water"  

Can you explain better that i don't undesrstood

[l3ill]

It was a play on words...

Water is "the man" when it comes to com programming.

When he or someone else that knows what they are doing shows up they may have a different solution for you.

[mercadantelaura]

ok thank you for reply and your patience

[water]

I'm sorry but I have never automated the Windows Explorer.

But I think a good starting point might be this >thread.

[JLogan3o13]

I used to do this for XP machines with the script below. Never tried it on WIN7, but the keys may be close enough for you to get the info you need. It does require a logoff.

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>


Local $msg, $key1, $key2, $val1, $val2, $type

$key1 = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams"
$key2 = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Defaults"
$val1 = "Settings"
$val2 = "{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
$type = "REG_BINARY"

GUICreate("Change Folder View", 300, 160)
$combo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Choose Folder View", 10, 50, 280, 40)
GUICtrlSetData($combo, "Thumbnails|Tiles|Icons|List|Details", "Choose Folder View")

$go = GUICtrlCreateButton("Execute", 100, 100, 100, 40)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
            Select
                Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                    ExitLoop
                Case $msg = $go
                    Select
                        Case GUICtrlRead($combo) = "List"
                                RegWrite($key1, $val1, $type, "0x080000000300000000000000E0A51F0E7335CF11AE6908002B2E1262040000000600000043000000")
                                RegWrite($key2, $val2, $type, "0x1C000000030000000000000000009A000000000001000000FFFFFFFFF0F0F0F0140003009A0000000000000030000000FDDFDFFD0F000500240010002E0046000000000001000000020000000300000004000000780096006000600078000000000001000000020000000300000005000000FFFFFFFFCFF3A8B03343AB4B88731CCB1CADA48B30F125B7EF471A10A5F102608C9EEBAC04000000")
                        Case GUICtrlRead($combo) = "Details"
                                RegWrite($key1, $val1, $type, "0x08000000040000000000000000777E137335CF11AE6908002B2E1262040000000100000043000000")
                                RegWrite($key2, $val2, $type, "0x1C000000040000000000000000009A000000000001000000FFFFFFFFF0F0F0F0140003009A0000000000000030000000FDDFDFFD0F000500240010002E0046000000000001000000020000000300000004000000780096006000600078000000000001000000020000000300000005000000FFFFFFFFCFF3A8B03343AB4B88731CCB1CADA48B30F125B7EF471A10A5F102608C9EEBAC04000000")
                        Case GUICtrlRead($combo) = "Tiles"
                                RegWrite($key1, $val1, $type, "0x080000000600000000000000E525F165E17B1048BA9DD271C8432CE3040000000400000043000000")
                                RegWrite($key2, $val2, $type, "0x1C000000060000000000000000009A000000000001000000FFFFFFFFF0F0F0F0140003009A0000000000000030000000FDDFDFFD0F000500240010002E0046000000000001000000020000000300000004000000780096006000600078000000000001000000020000000300000005000000FFFFFFFFCFF3A8B03343AB4B88731CCB1CADA48B30F125B7EF471A10A5F102608C9EEBAC04000000")
                        Case GUICtrlRead($combo) = "Content"
                        Case GUICtrlRead($combo) = "Thumbnails"
                            RegWrite($key1, $val1, $type, "0x08000000050000000000000090B2EB8BD052D011B7F400C04FD706EC040000000300000043000000")
                            RegWrite($key2, $val2, $type, "0x1C000000050000000000000000009A000000000001000000FFFFFFFFF0F0F0F0140003009A0000000000000030000000FDDFDFFD0F000500240010002E0046000000000001000000020000000300000004000000780096006000600078000000000001000000020000000300000005000000FFFFFFFFCFF3A8B03343AB4B88731CCB1CADA48B30F125B7EF471A10A5F102608C9EEBAC04000000")
                        Case GUICtrlRead($combo) = "Icons"
                            RegWrite($key1, $val1, $type, "0x080000000100000000000000E0D057007335CF11AE6908002B2E1262040000000500000043000000")
                            RegWrite($key2, $val2, $type, "0x1C000000010000000000000000009A000000000001000000FFFFFFFFF0F0F0F0140003009A0000000000000030000000FDDFDFFD0F000500240010002E0046000000000001000000020000000300000004000000780096006000600078000000000001000000020000000300000005000000FFFFFFFFCFF3A8B03343AB4B88731CCB1CADA48B30F125B7EF471A10A5F102608C9EEBAC04000000")
                    EndSelect
            EndSelect
    WEnd

GUIDelete()

[mercadantelaura]

Thanks "JLogan3o13" but unfortunately under my Win7 x64 starts i make my choice but don't take effect also after logoff

;-(

[JLogan3o13]

As I mentioned, that script is for XP. You would have to go the those registry locations and find out what the binary values are, as they will obviously be different.