Can $GUI_DROPACCEPTED work with a button on a gui with $WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES?

[maqleod]

I want to make a button retrieve the path of an .exe and write the path to an .ini file.

The purpose is to use that info from the .ini to set the button's image to the icon of the .exe and the tip to the path.

[JustinReno]

If I understand you, then:

CODE

;Put this code the EXE you want the path info from, unless it is not Autoit

Iniwrite(@HomeDrive&"\retrieveEXEinfo.ini", "Info", "Path, @ScriptFullPath)

CODE

;Put this in your app

$readexepath = IniRead(@HomeDrive&"\retrieveEXEinfo.ini", "Info", "Path", "")

[maqleod]

If I understand you, then:

CODE

;Put this code the EXE you want the path info from, unless it is not Autoit

Iniwrite(@HomeDrive&"\retrieveEXEinfo.ini", "Info", "Path, @ScriptFullPath)

CODE

;Put this in your app

$readexepath = IniRead(@HomeDrive&"\retrieveEXEinfo.ini", "Info", "Path", "")

it is for any .exe, not just autoit, I need a universal way to return the path of the exe when dragged onto a button and the method for how to poll for that event to take the actions I want to take

[JustinReno]

OOOH, that was a better explanation, I'll look, just a couple of minutes

[Siao]

Read help file, GUICtrlSetState().

Especially the last paragraph that starts with "If $GUI_DROPACCEPTED is set to a visible control..."

Edited September 25, 2007 by Siao

[maqleod]

Read help file, GUICtrlSetState().

Especially the last paragraph that starts with "If $GUI_DROPACCEPTED is set to a visible control..."

thx, it seems I was looking in the wrong place in the help file

EDIT: It worked as intended, so, for the sake of completion, here's an example that illustrates the point:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$parent = GUICreate("test",200,200,-1,-1,-1,$WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES)

$button1 = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Test",10,10,75,25,$BS_ICON)
GuiCtrlSetState($button1,$GUI_DROPACCEPTED)

GUISetState()
Do
$msg = GUIGetMsg()

if $msg = $GUI_EVENT_DROPPED then
MsgBox(0,"Test",@GUI_DROPID & " " & @GUI_DRAGFILE)
endif

Until $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
GuiDelete($parent)

Edited September 25, 2007 by maqleod