API FindExecutable

[ReFran]

Hi,

I got a hint for a API call "FindExecutable". Can this be used from AutoIt and how.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....dexecutable.asp

best regards, Reinhard

[SmOke_N]

Anything wrong with ProcessList()? You may want to iterate exactly what you are trying to accomplish.

[ReFran]

Anything wrong with ProcessList()? ......

I want to find out which programm will start based on file association, when I use Run oder shellexecute for a PDF file.

br, Reinhard

[PaulIA]

; =================================================================================================
; Description ..: Retrieves the name of the executable file associated with the specified file name
; Parameters ...: $FileName     - Fully qualified path to existing file
;                 $Directory    - Default directory
; Return values : Full path to the executable file started when an "open" by association is run on the
;                 file specified or blank if no association was found
; Author .......: Paul Campbell (PaulIA)
; Notes ........:
; =================================================================================================
Func _API_FindExecutable($sFileName, $sDirectory="")
  Local $rBuffer

  $rBuffer = DllStructCreate("char[4096]")
  DllCall("Shell32.dll", "hwnd", "FindExecutable", "str", $sFileName, "str", $sDirectory, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($rBuffer))
  Return DllStructGetData($rBuffer, 1)
EndFunc

Edited December 22, 2006 by PaulIA

[SmOke_N]

I want to find out which programm will start based on file association, when I use Run oder shellexecute for a PDF file.

br, Reinhard

Wouldn't that be located in your registry settings?

[Joon]

Wouldn't that be located in your registry settings?

Yes.

Func _DefaultProgramByExtension($ext)
    Local $ContentType
    $ContentType = RegRead("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\." & $ext,"")
    Return RegRead("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\" & $ContentType & "\Shell\Open\Command","")
EndFunc

[PaulIA]

You need to be careful with the registry approach. For example, when you query the registry for a handler for "doc", it returns:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde

When you query using FindExecutable, you will get

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE

You may or may not get the results that you expect with the registry. You'll always get the path to the executable using FindExecutable.

Edited December 22, 2006 by PaulIA

[ReFran]

Great! Both solutions are working fine!

To set up an API call is far about my scripting level (at least if I don't want to take some days free). Thanks Paul.

Joon, I really wondered that it can be done so quick. I thought about it, but wasn't shure which key would be to query.

It's important to know which program will start, so I can handle the file. Personal I work with Acrobat v5, Reader7 and from time to time with FoxitReader.

Thanks all, Reinhard

[ReFran]

You need to be careful with the registry approach. For example, when you query the registry for a handler for "doc", it returns:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde

When you query using FindExecutable, you will get

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE

You may or may not get the results that you expect with the registry. You'll always get the path to the executable using FindExecutable.

Thanks for the hint. Acrobat has another special, if one version is opened, it's take over independed from the file association. So I've also to check the ProcessList().

br, Reinhard

[Joon]

You need to be careful with the registry approach. For example, when you query the registry for a handler for "doc", it returns:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE" /n /dde

When you query using FindExecutable, you will get

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE

You may or may not get the results that you expect with the registry. You'll always get the path to the executable using FindExecutable.

True, but there are pro and cons. FindExecutable give straight path to the file but not always workable. Registry will gives you the method it's going to launch the application that is associate with extension

For example, with jpg or png file.

Registry gives you.

rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1

FindExecutable gives you

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll

Edited December 23, 2006 by Joon