Getting my USB drive to open AND run some scripts

[Onepissedpenguin]

Hi I have been trying this for ages.

My USB drive has autorun.inf on it which contains:

CODE

[autorun]

label=Aaron's Memory Stick.

shell\runner = Open etc.

shell\runner\command = run.exe

shell=runner

which means that when I double click on the drive in my computer, it starts run.exe instead of opening the drive to view the files.

What I want is for it to do BOTH.

Right now the first line of my script run.exe contains

Send("{ALT}fo")
; when you double-click on the drive in My Computer, opens the drive by going File > Open.

and this gets around the problem, but is very messy and I don't like it. Is there another way of performing the same action? For instance, how do i find out what command windows executes when I click "File > Open"?

One major problem I have with this is that if you double click on run.exe directly it loops.

[Uten]

ShellExecute?

Something like:

ShellExecute("explorer.exe")

EDIT: After reading your post again I get the feeling I might have misunderstood what you want?

Edited January 28, 2007 by Uten

[Onepissedpenguin]

yes i had tried

ShellExecute("explorer.exe","\")

but it opens the contents of the drive in a new window - fine, but a little annoying.

I wanted a way of making the drive open in the same explorer window.

Edited January 28, 2007 by Onepissedpenguin

[Shevilie]

If you want it to open in the same window you will have to identify the window.. I dont know if its a script only for you, if so use the

;Change "Denne Computer" to whatever its named at your place (My Computer)
$MyComputer = "Denne computer"
$Dir = StringLeft(@AutoItExe, 2)
$handle = WinGetHandle($MyComputer)
If @error Then
    ShellExecute("explorer.exe",$Dir)
Else
    ControlSetText($handle, "", "Edit1", $Dir)
    ControlFocus($handle, "", "Edit1")
    ControlSend($handle, "", "Edit1", "{ENTER}")
EndIf

You might be able to do it via com objects, though i never tried

Edited January 28, 2007 by Shevilie

[Onepissedpenguin]

that worked great, thanks