[FIXED] Assign a file type to be opened with an AutoIt Program

[DynamicRookie]

Hey there!

 

Basic question 

 

I need to create a registry key to assign an option to windows file context menu, so the file can be opened with an AutoIt program i made, and let the program know it was opened with a link instead of running it normally.

 

Thanks in advance 

[FrancescoDiMuro]

Something like this?

 

Best Regards.

[DynamicRookie]

• How i send the file path by registry keys
• How i assign the file type to be opened with my app that is not in any of the windows directories

[FrancescoDiMuro]

What did you try by now so far?

We can't help you if we can't see what did you now by now

[DynamicRookie]

1 minute ago, FrancescoDiMuro said:

What did you try by now so far?

We can't help you if we can't see what did you now by now

Yes you can help me, is not coding something, i just need to know how to use RegEdit and CmdLine with windows file context menu

 

And i haven't seen anything in helpfile.

[FrancescoDiMuro]

1 minute ago, DynamicRookie said:

Yes you can help me

I hope so, but you need to provide some work. I am giving to you everything you need to do what you are trying to do.

2 minutes ago, DynamicRookie said:

i just need to know how to use RegEdit and CmdLine with windows file context menu

 

And i haven't seen anything in helpfile.

Don't you see anything about Reg* functions in the Help file? Or Run, ShellExecute, @ComSpec ?

[DynamicRookie]

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#include "FastFind.au3"
#include <File.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
$n = 'testimg.pcs'
$idata = ''
$overlim = False
$image = FileReadToArray('testimg.pcs')
For $i = 1 To UBound($image) - 1
    $idata &= $image[$i] & @CRLF
Next
$imagedata = StringSplit($idata, '|')
$idim = FileReadLine('testimg.pcs', 1)
$dims = StringSplit($idim, ' ')
$img = GUICreate('Mapping', 1, 1, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_VSCROLL, $WS_HSCROLL))
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $img)
$Map = WinWaitActive('Mapping')
$loop = 1
MsgBox(0, '', 'Mapping starts now')
__ImageMapping($imagedata)
Sleep(5000)

Func __ImageMapping(ByRef $data)
    FFSnapshot(0, 0, $dims[1]-1, $dims[2]-1)
    $pixelnum = 0
    For $y = 1 To $dims[2]
        For $x = 1 To $dims[1]
            If $loop = 1 Or $loop < 1 Then
            $pixelnum += 1
            $loop = 1
            Else
                $loop -= 1
            EndIf
            $idim = FileReadLine('testimg.pcs', 1)
            $dims = StringSplit($idim, ' ')
;~          SplashTextOn('', $pixelnum & '[' & $loop, 100, 100, 100, 100)
            If $pixelnum > $data[0] Then
                $overlim = True
                ExitLoop
            EndIf
            If StringInStr($data[$pixelnum], '-') <> 0 And $loop = 1 Or $loop < 1 Then
                $loop = 1
                $split = StringSplit($data[$pixelnum], '-')
                $loop = $split[2]
                $data[$pixelnum] = StringTrimRight($data[$pixelnum], StringLen($split[2])+1)
            EndIf
            If $data[$pixelnum] <> '/' Then
                FFSetPixel($x-1, $y-1, '0x' & StringTrimLeft(Hex($data[$pixelnum]), 2))
;~          Dim $GraphicalArray[$dims[1]*2][$dims[2]*2]
;~          $GraphicalArray[$x - 1][$y - 1] = GUICtrlCreateGraphic($x, $y, 2, 2)
;~          GUICtrlSetGraphic(-1, $GUI_GR_DOT)
;~          GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, Hex($data[$pixelnum - 1]))
                WinSetTitle($map, '', '0x' & StringTrimLeft(Hex($data[$pixelnum]), 2))
            EndIf
        Next
        If $overlim = True then ExitLoop
    Next
    FFSaveJPG('MappedImg', $dims[1] + $dims[2], False)
EndFunc   ;==>__ImageMapping

 

[DynamicRookie]

29 minutes ago, FrancescoDiMuro said:

Don't you see anything about Reg* functions in the Help file? Or Run, ShellExecute, @ComSpec ?

That has nothing to do with my question, i dont want to execute anything, i want to open a file with an autoit script

[DynamicRookie]

Like if i wanted to open an audio file with Windows Media

[DynamicRookie]

Fixed:

When a file is opened with context menu, CmdLineRaw will be equal to the filepath of the file that called program.

Only remove quotes and assign the path to a variable

Hope someone finds this useful

[careca]

Because you mentioned context menu (i assume windows context menu?) then it is logical that you would need to use the registry to place the necessary entries that will point to the application in cause. So in effect, in the command part of the registry, you can add the variable and the command that passes to the autoit application, something like:

autoitapp.exe /open %1

Then in the application itself, instead of cmdlineraw, you check the first cmdline for "/open" and then the second one will be the file.

This is how i did my context menus, not sure how you do it otherwise.