File use history

[Bert]

Does anyone have a snippit of code that one can use to list the last files opened in a app? I want to have a list of the last 5 txt files opened in my editor I'm working on. This list would be displayed in a dropdown box. Anyone got something like that? I've looked around for a bit, and didn't see anything.

[SmOke_N]

Does anyone have a snippit of code that one can use to list the last files opened in a app? I want to have a list of the last 5 txt files opened in my editor I'm working on. This list would be displayed in a dropdown box. Anyone got something like that? I've looked around for a bit, and didn't see anything.

Most non-commercial editors I've seen use Ini's to do this, that is, if you are talking about what your specific editor has opened.

If it is, then I would imagine it to be just a matter of adding an IniWrite before you execute the action to open, and on "Close" to IniDelete().

[Kerros]

My thought would be to either make a text file with the last 5 files opened, or use a registry entry.

What I have done in the past is to do a _filereadtoarray, delete the first entry, add the new, and then overwrite the file will the new information.

This way it is also easy for the user to increase or decrease the number of files stored in the list as well.

[Bert]

My thought would be to either make a text file with the last 5 files opened, or use a registry entry.

What I have done in the past is to do a _filereadtoarray, delete the first entry, add the new, and then overwrite the file will the new information.

This way it is also easy for the user to increase or decrease the number of files stored in the list as well.

can I see a example of code? I somewhat understand what you are saying, but still somewhat confused.

[Kerros]

Quick and very dirty

CODE

#include<Array.au3>

#include<File.au3>

Local $logfile = @ScriptDir&'\logfile.txt'

If Not FileExists($logfile) Then FileWrite($logfile, "")

; make file for testing

;~ FileWrite($logfile,'Test1'&@CRLF&'Test2'&@CRLF&'Test3'&@CRLF&'Test4'&@CRLF&'Test5'&@CRLF)

Local $files

_FileReadToArray($logfile, $files)

_ArrayDisplay($files)

_ArrayDelete($files,1)

_ArrayAdd($files,'Add new file here')

_ArrayDisplay($files)

FileDelete($logfile)

_FileWriteFromArray($logfile,$files,1)

[Bert]

Ok, I used what you gave me, and I came up with this. What I can't figure out is how to tie the short name, and the full file name so that when I have a file name selected, and I click the button, I get the full path name to the file.

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#include<Array.au3>
#include<File.au3>
#include<String.au3>

dim $filelist ,$logfile = @ScriptDir&'\logfile.txt'
If Not FileExists($logfile) Then FileWrite($logfile, 'zzzz'&@CRLF&'zzzz'&@CRLF&'zzzz'&@CRLF&'zzzz'&@CRLF&'zzzz')
$select_file = FileOpenDialog("Select text file", @ScriptDir, "Text files (*.txt)", 3)
Local $files
_FileReadToArray($logfile, $files)
_ArrayDelete($files,1)
_ArrayAdd($files,$select_file)
_FileWriteFromArray($logfile,$files,1)
_FileReadToArray($logfile,$filelist)
$shortlist="|"
For $x = 1 to $filelist[0]
    if $filelist[$x] = 'zzzz' then 
        sleep(0)
    else        
        $string_A = StringInStr($filelist[$x], "\", 0, -1)
        $trimFleft = StringTrimLeft($filelist[$x], $string_A )
        $String2 = _StringInsert("|", $trimFleft,-1)
        $shortlist = $shortlist & $String2
    endif   
Next
;----------------------------------------------------------
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 364, 156, 193, 125)
$Combo1 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Combo1", 64, 24, 241, 25)
GUICtrlSetData($Combo1, $shortlist)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button1", 96, 80, 169, 25, 0)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $Button1
            MsgBox(0, "", "Clicking this button will show the full file path of the file displayed in the combo box here in this msgbox. How do I do this???")
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Edited May 29, 2008 by Volly