Find the full path of the opened txt document

[topten]

I have a txt document C:/sometext.txt, which I open with a notepad exe. Is it possible to find the full path to the document which is opened by the notepad? NOT the path to the process (notepad.exe), but the path to the opened document itself  (.doc, .pdf etc)

 

Great thanx in advance

[AutoBert]

I don't think so, but you can get the name of document (is part of the wintitle) and search with _FileListToArrayRec for all files with that name.

Edit: with trying save as you can also read the path.

Edited May 8, 2016 by AutoBert

[topten]

But if I have five "New Document"s in the system... its a little bit like a blind search

[Bowmore]

One way that will work is to open the file save as dialog, you can then read the path of the last file opend/saved from the path combobox and the name of the file from the filename combo box. Put the 2 together and you have the full file path. Finally cancel the File SaveAs dialog,

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[InunoTaishou]

You could use notepad++ instead. It has the full path to the document opened in the title.

[mikell]

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[orbs]

Topten, what you ask is not easily possible. Files opened by a process - no good, as notepad does not keep them open. MRU lists pose the same issue as of files of same name in different paths. Automating the "save as" dialog is not aesthetic. Now, why not share your real purpose? Automating notepad can't be it. Perhaps we can help better with your real purpose.