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I've been searching and cannot find (or overlooked via wrong keywords) something I thought would be simple and in the help file.

Where do I research how to get the address of a particular Explorer window? For instance, Program Files is open and I want to retrieve the address which is C:\Program Files\ and is in the "Address" input of that window.

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You're welcome.

That's way better than what I was doing!

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)
$WinList=WinList("classname=CabinetWClass")
;$WinList=WinList("classname=ExploreWClass")
;_ArrayDisplay($winlist)
For $c=1 to $WinList[0][0]
    MsgBox(0, WinGetTitle($WinList[$c][0]), ControlGetText(WinGetTitle($WinList[$c][0]),'','Edit1'))
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Blue_Drache, you wouldn't happen to know how to determine if the folderlist that shows up on the left is open or closed and then cause it to open or close?

I'm looking into winmgmts and creating a obj of that, but I don't think that's going to answer this. I tried to retrieving info on the folderlist, but could not get exact details on it.

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If you wanted to get all of them using the WinList() method, then this would be what I use.

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
$a_List = WinList("[CLASS:ExploreWClass]")
For $intLoop = 1 To $a_List[0][0]
    ConsoleWrite($intLoop & " " & ControlGetText($a_List[$intLoop][1], "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]") & @LF)
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Regarding your next question, I don't know. I guess you could check for the existance of the "[CLASS:SysTreeView32]" Control in the current window.

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Where you see this class? ExploreWClass

I get IEFrame from the Explorer window...

And BTW, you not have to use Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4) with the extended methods..

$hwndExplorer = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:ExploreWClass; INSTANCE:1]","")
ConsoleWrite(ControlGetText($hwndExplorer,"","[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]") & @LF)

It's work without it as well :)

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Blue_Drache

Where you see this class? ExploreWClass

I get IEFrame from the Explorer window...

And BTW, you not have to use Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4) with the extended methods..

I prefer to set the advanced options, in the event I get lazy.

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:  My Computer
Class:  ExploreWClass
Position:   577, 51
Size:   800, 600
Style:  0x16CF0000
ExStyle:    0x00000100

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:  Edit
Instance:   1
ClassnameNN:    Edit1
ID: 41477
Text:   
Position:   72, 63
Size:   594, 14
ControlClick Coords:    178, 2
Style:  0x54000080
ExStyle:    0x00000000

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:   831, 139
Cursor ID:  2
Color:  0x000000

>>>> StatusBar <<<<
1:  
2:  
3:  My Computer

>>>> Visible Text <<<<
Links
My Computer
My Computer
FolderView


>>>> Hidden Text <<<<

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What's to stop you from creating an _Explorer.au3 ? Pure and unadulterated laziness and no pressing need are my excuses. From what I understand, Explorer is merely an extension of IE, or vice versa... Either way, they're interchangable, so the same COM calls can work in one as in the other once you got ahold of the object handle.

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What's to stop you from creating an _Explorer.au3 ? Pure and unadulterated laziness and no pressing need are my excuses. From what I understand, Explorer is merely an extension of IE, or vice versa... Either way, they're interchangable, so the same COM calls can work in one as in the other once you got ahold of the object handle.

I HAD NO IDEA!

and yeah I want to create an _Explorer.au3

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What's to stop you from creating an _Explorer.au3 ? Pure and unadulterated laziness and no pressing need are my excuses. From what I understand, Explorer is merely an extension of IE, or vice versa... Either way, they're interchangable, so the same COM calls can work in one as in the other once you got ahold of the object handle.

One thing though, IE and Explorer are actually two different exe's. Does that matter?

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