Highlight text and show definition as tool tip

[hennenzac]

Hello,

I have an idea for a script, but I want to know if something already exists and/or what is the best method to write this script.

Idea:

At my job we use part numbers for all our products.  We use these numbers in communications with each other.  The annoying thing is I have to look up every number to know what they are talking about.  It's tedious and slow.  In my head, I'm wishing that anytime I see a part number, I wish I could just hover over it for the description/name of that part.  Then I thought of AutoIt and a rough path to get what I wanted.  

Steps on how it'd work:

1. Highlight the text

2. Quick key to run the macro that would copy the text so my script has the part number input

3. Script will look up the name in a table

4. A tool tip by my mouse or small unobtrusive message box will pop up with the description.

Is there a program in Windows that can already do this kind of thing?  Or is this worth developing?  I did some google searches but it's no easy to word, and nothing but spell check lookups are coming up.

Thanks!

[Nine]

At first glance, I believe it is certainly doable.  Not a very complicated script in fact.  AFAIK, I don't think something similar has been developed before.

1. Manual intervention from user

2. HotKeySet

3. _ArraySearch

4. ToolTip

Try to put something together, and let us know how it goes...