FileOpenDialog position

[wolfbartels]

Hi,

is there a way FileOpenDialog (and FileSaveDialog) to open some place else as always top left?

Thanks for any hint.

[seandisanti]

Hi,

is there a way FileOpenDialog (and FileSaveDialog) to open some place else as always top left?

Thanks for any hint.

you could make your own open/save dialog and display anywhere, or i think you could do it with dll calls, but probably the easiest way would be an adlib function that looks for the presence of your open/save dialog and uses WinMove() to put it wherever you like.

[JSThePatriot]

Hello,

A quick and dirty work around would be something along these lines. (Un-tested)

$title = "Some Unique Title/Text"
$fileOpen = FileOpenDialog($title, "C:\Windows", "All Files (*.*)")
WinSetState($title, "", @SW_HIDE)
WinMove($title, "", 0, 0)
WinSetState($title, "", @SW_SHOW)

That is a horrible work around if it works, but the only one I can think of at the moment.

JS

[seandisanti]

Hello,

A quick and dirty work around would be something along these lines. (Un-tested)

$title = "Some Unique Title/Text"
$fileOpen = FileOpenDialog($title, "C:\Windows", "All Files (*.*)")
WinSetState($title, "", @SW_HIDE)
WinMove($title, "", 0, 0)
WinSetState($title, "", @SW_SHOW)

That is a horrible work around if it works, but the only one I can think of at the moment.

JS

i don't think that it will work JS, juts because the state and movement won't happen as execution is paused at the fileopendialog. that's why i suggested the adlib function to do the same thing.

[Rick]

try this....

$Title= "Select file"

_Move($Title)

$file = FileOpenDialog($Title, @scriptdir, "(*.*)", 1,"")

Func _Move($Title)

FileDelete(@TempDir & "\Dummy.txt")

FileWrite(@TempDir & '\Dummy.txt','#NoTrayIcon' & @crlf & _

'AutoItSetOption("RunErrorsFatal",0)' & @crlf & _

'Opt("WinWaitDelay",0)' & @crlf & _

'WinWait($cmdline,"")' & @crlf & _

'WinMove($cmdline,"",@DesktopWidth/2-281,@DeskTopHeight/2-206)' & @crlf & _

'FileDelete(@TempDir & "\Dummy.txt")')

Run(@AutoItExe & ' /AutoIt3ExecuteScript ' & @TempDir & '\Dummy.txt "' & $Title & '"')

EndFunc

FileOpenDialog_position_test.au3

Edited November 2, 2006 by Rick

[ReFran]

Have alook at this: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...;p=129866&#

hth, Reinhard

[JSThePatriot]

i don't think that it will work JS, juts because the state and movement won't happen as execution is paused at the fileopendialog. that's why i suggested the adlib function to do the same thing.

We posted at basically the same time. I didnt even think of the script pausing there.

JS

[MHz]

Adlib can also be paused by blocking functions as AutoIt waits for the return. Refran has shown good searching skills and I would go with that solution.

[wolfbartels]

Thanks to all who suggested solutions. The easy solution unfortunately doesn't work (The FileOpenDialog pauses the script!). The solution calling a second instance of Autoit works fine, but is quite complicated and insecure(circle!). As centering the Dialog is rather cosmetic and my project is for use by myself, I'll leave the Dialog in the corner. Thanks anyhow.