Is there a way to capture the path to last file user tried to open (Wise/VBScript)
Hi,
This is the scenario I am trying to script:
1) User double clicks on a file test.jt
2) I have to display a message box to the user before the file is opened.
I will associate the .jt file extension with the application I write in WiseScript Editor to display the message box to the user.
After the user clicks "OK" on the message box, I want to open the file the user clicked on with the program that is supposed to open files with extension .jt.
The problem I am running into is that I cannot figure out how to get the path to the file the user clicked on. Windows uses "%1" to pass this path to programs, but I haven't been able to figure out a way to expand this variable or use it in any way. Does anyone know of a solution?
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This is the scenario I am trying to script:
1) User double clicks on a file test.jt
2) I have to display a message box to the user before the file is opened.
I will associate the .jt file extension with the application I write in WiseScript Editor to display the message box to the user.
After the user clicks "OK" on the message box, I want to open the file the user clicked on with the program that is supposed to open files with extension .jt.
The problem I am running into is that I cannot figure out how to get the path to the file the user clicked on. Windows uses "%1" to pass this path to programs, but I haven't been able to figure out a way to expand this variable or use it in any way. Does anyone know of a solution?
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
Why do you need to know the path? If the association is set up correctly, the relevant program will open the file anyway.
Posted by:
Nomi1985
14 years ago
That's the thing I'm running up against. The only way for me to display the message box I need to present to the user is to re-associate the extension with my message box EXE file. Then I want the message box to open up the file with the program that is really supposed to open it. Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way but I can't think of how else I would do it.
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
Reading between the lines, it sounds like you want to present the path as text in the message box. Do I have that right? If so, this Windows API will get a file's path. Be warned that getting APIs to work in WiseScript is enormous fun.
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