Open File dialog box of an external application ...

[snaileater]

Hi everybody,

i would like to automate the opening of files using the integrated Open File Dialog box of a currently running application. Is there any way to do it ? i wouldn't like to use fonctions such as Sendkeys ... Even if i use sendkeys i dunno how to specify the directory to search in ....

Thanks for help !

[DaRam]

Built in Auto It Help should be your first option. Failing which a Forum search would have pointed you to a thread from yesterday http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...c=76107&hl=

Hi everybody,

i would like to automate the opening of files using the integrated Open File Dialog box of a currently running application. Is there any way to do it ? i wouldn't like to use fonctions such as Sendkeys ... Even if i use sendkeys i dunno how to specify the directory to search in ....

Thanks for help !

[snaileater]

Built in Auto It Help should be your first option. Failing which a Forum search would have pointed you to a thread from yesterday http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...c=76107&hl=

Thanks for answering ... and thanks for ur worthful comment ... but the thread u mention is not answering my question :

I don't want to use any AutoIT "FileOpenDialog" functionnality but the open file dialog box of the external application (Mapinfo in this case...) that would be currently running ...

i just wonder if it's possible to automate that task (that i would like to be executed by Mapinfo in this case) by avoiding the use of senkeys commands ...

[JFee]

There might be a way, but sendkeys or controlsend should work fine.

[DaRam]

Something like this, but with "Send" I'm afraid (Why do you want to avoid keyboard stuffing?)

ProcessWait("mapinfo.exe") ; Change as appropriate
While 1
  WinWaitActive("Open") ; Change as appropriate here and in the next line to Title of MapInfo's Open Dialog Window
  If WinActive("Open") Then
     Send("drive:\path_to\file.ext{ENTER}") ; Change as appropriate
     If Msgbox(4 + 32, "Confirm", "Continue Scanning for MapInfo Open Dialogs?") <> 6 Then
        ExitLoop
     End If
  EndIf
WEnd

I don't want to use any AutoIT "FileOpenDialog" functionnality but the open file dialog box of the external application (Mapinfo in this case...) that would be currently running ...

i just wonder if it's possible to automate that task (that i would like to be executed by Mapinfo in this case) by avoiding the use of senkeys commands ...

[FreeFry]

Or, he could use something like this:

Run("notepad.exe")
ProcessWait("notepad.exe")

WinMenuSelectItem("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", "&File", "&Open")

If you're wondering about the & char before the item/subitem text, have a look in the helpfile about the WinMenuSelectItem function. muttley