How to open a properties window completely hidden

[mattw112]

I would like to open the properties of a file, but completely hidden.

How can I do this?

The code I've been trying is shown below, with this I can get the properties dialog to open and then hide it, but then you still can see it for half a second. I want to never be able to see it.

Thanks,

Terry

Opt("WinWaitDelay", 5)

; Path to any shortcut
$PATH = "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Office\Microsoft Office Excel 2003.lnk"

; Get various parts of the file I want
$MINUSPATH = StringInStr($PATH, "\", 0, -1)
$LINK = StringTrimLeft($PATH, $MINUSPATH)
$LEN = StringLen($LINK)
$MINUSDOT = StringInStr($LINK, ".", 0, -1)
$NAME = StringTrimRight($LINK, $LEN - $MINUSDOT + 1)
$LEN = StringLen($PATH)
$NEWPATH = StringTrimRight($PATH, $LEN - $MINUSPATH + 1)

; Create the objects and invoke the verb
$objShell = ObjCreate("Shell.Application")
$objFolder = $objShell.Namespace($NEWPATH)
$objFolderItem = $objFolder.ParseName($LINK)
$objFolderItem.InvokeVerb("P&roperties")

;Wait for the properties window and set transparent
WinWait($NAME & " Properties")
WinSetTrans($NAME& " Properties", "", 0)

$details = FileGetShortcut($PATH)
$TITLE = ControlGetText($NAME& " Properties", "", 102)
$TARGETLOC = ControlGetText($NAME& " Properties", "", 13065)
$TARGET = ControlGetText($NAME& " Properties", "", 13058)

Sleep(5000)

WinClose($NAME& " Properties")

I'm hoping there's an easier way.

By the way, I do know about FileGetShortcut($PATH) however this does not give me all the info I want, which so far I've only been able to find through the properties dialog.

Thanks,

Terry

[Gif]

you can use FileGetShortcut() to get some details about the file but if you want the properties opened try:

$FilePath = FileGetShortcut(@ProgramsCommonDir&'\Microsoft Office\Microsoft Office Excel 2003.lnk')
ShellExecute($FilePath[0], '', '', 'properties', @SW_HIDE)

Edited September 5, 2007 by Gif

[mattw112]

I should mention I've tried several other methods to get this info (see http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...st&p=395921 ), including the shellexecute with the properties verb... with no luck.

But I took the code you suggested and aded a bit to it:

$NAME = "Microsoft Office Excel 2003"
$FilePath = FileGetShortcut(@ProgramsCommonDir&'\Microsoft Office\Microsoft Office Excel 2003.lnk')
ShellExecute($FilePath[0], '', '', 'properties', @SW_HIDE)

WinWait($NAME & " Properties")
$TITLE = ControlGetText($NAME& " Properties", "", 102)
$TARGETLOC = ControlGetText($NAME& " Properties", "", 13065)
$TARGET = ControlGetText($NAME& " Properties", "", 13058)
Sleep(1000)

MsgBox(0, "test", $TITLE & @CRLF & $TARGETLOC & @CRLF & $TARGET)

WinClose($NAME & " Properties")

Tried this and get two errors... see attached.

My guess is I get these because it is an advertised shortcut?

Thanks,

Terry

Edited September 5, 2007 by mattw112