sree161 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Hi all, how can i get the location of selected file into a variable?? I tried all these but i didn't get desired output $a = @ProgramFilesDir $b = @ProgramsDir MsgBox(0, "", $a) MsgBox(0, "", $b) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Please define "desired output". My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sree161 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 22 minutes ago, water said: Please define "desired output". i am select a file a running a hot key which is set before. i need to assign the location of the selected document to a variable. below is my complete program. HotKeySet('h', 'HotKey1') While 1 sleep(5) WEnd Func HotKey1() ConsoleWrite("n:" & @CRLF) $a = @ProgramFilesDir $b = @ProgramsDir $f = @filedir ; i need to assign the location of selected file to this variable and display it. MsgBox(0, "", $a) MsgBox(0, "", $b) EndFunc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted October 14, 2017 Developers Share Posted October 14, 2017 Which selected file? Do you mean the running script file? Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Or do you mean you select a file in another program (e.g. Windows Explorer) and when the hotkey gets pressed you want to process this selected file? My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 BTW: When posting code please use AutoIt code tags in the editor (the "<>" button). Makes your code much easier to read Example: HotKeySet('h', 'HotKey1') While 1 Sleep(5) WEnd Func HotKey1() ConsoleWrite("n:" & @CRLF) $a = @ProgramFilesDir $b = @ProgramsDir $f = @filedir ; i need to assign the location of selected file to this variable and display it. MsgBox(0, "", $a) MsgBox(0, "", $b) EndFunc My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sree161 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 5 minutes ago, water said: Or do you mean you select a file in another program (e.g. Windows Explorer) and when the hotkey gets pressed you want to process this selected file? ya exactly...i am going to select a notepad file. the location of notepad should be copied to that variable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sree161 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 1 minute ago, water said: BTW: When posting code please use AutoIt code tags in the editor (the "<>" button). Makes your code much easier to read Example: HotKeySet('h', 'HotKey1') While 1 Sleep(5) WEnd Func HotKey1() ConsoleWrite("n:" & @CRLF) $a = @ProgramFilesDir $b = @ProgramsDir $f = @filedir ; i need to assign the location of selected file to this variable and display it. MsgBox(0, "", $a) MsgBox(0, "", $b) EndFunc sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 There are many examples on the forum on how to retrieve the selected file from Windows Explorer. One of them is: My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Another BTW: When you reply to a post there is no need to quote the original post by clicking the Quote button. I know what I have written Just enter your reply at the end of the thread and click "Submit Reply". My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sree161 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Jos said: Which selected file? Do you mean the running script file? Jos no i am selecting a file from windows explorer...i need to pull the location of the file to a variable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1957classic Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Is this what you mean? #include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> $f = FileOpenDialog("Select File", "", "Text (*.txt)") MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "File Location", $f, 5) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 No, he is looking for Windows Explorer to select files from. My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sree161 Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 ya i need the script to get the location of the file when i select any file from any other location i.e. windows explorer I used hotkey as posted in above comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikell Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Laziness is counterproductive It took 2 minutes to find it using search, and 2 minutes more to make a runnable snippet ; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/144641-get-path-of-currently-selected-file-in-explorer/ #include <WinAPI.au3> HotKeySet('h', 'GetExplorerSelection') While 1 Sleep(10) Wend Func GetExplorerSelection() Local $saveClip = "" Local $filesFolders = "" Local $handle = _WinAPI_GetForegroundWindow() Local $className = _WinAPI_GetClassName($handle) If $className = "ExploreWClass" Or $className = "CabinetWClass" Then $saveClip = ClipGet() Send("^c") Sleep(50) $filesFolders = ClipGet() ClipPut($saveClip) Msgbox(0,"", $filesFolders) EndIf EndFunc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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