Obtain file path name on mouse click

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Is it possible to obtain complete path name using mouse click i.e when i click on a file say file.txt on c:\ i shld get the result as c:\file.txt. Any other ways of getting file name other than mouse click.

Please help i am struck with this ....

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Posted 16-Aug-11 17:07pm

manu g m

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-Aug-11 23:56pm

Click where? There is no such thing as "click on file". A file is not a UI element.
--SA

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manu g m · Answer 1 · 2011-08-16T18:10:00

Solution 2

Thank you .... one more doubt... is it possible to obtain path of active window.... like suppose i have opened some file say somefile.txt ... can i obtain path of this.... shell extension is the only way???

Posted 16-Aug-11 18:10pm

manu g m

Sergey Chepurin · Answer 2 · 2011-08-16T21:57:00

Solution 3

You have to use these Windows APIs: GetForegroundWindow() and GetWindowThreadProcessId().And here is a small working sample code in C# which shows how to use them to obtain path to currently active window.

Posted 16-Aug-11 21:57pm

Sergey Chepurin

Updated 16-Aug-11 21:59pm

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Christian Graus · Answer 3 · 2011-08-16T17:57:00

Solution 1

You want to write a shell extension. I am assuming the user is clicking in the file system. If not, then there's no way to find the file easily and quickly based on a random filename, or know which file of the same name to show.

Posted 16-Aug-11 17:57pm

Christian Graus

mbue · Answer 4 · 2011-08-17T03:41:00

Solution 4

i had made me a little program or script putting into the 'SendTo' folder. that will copy the filename sent to it on scrap (clipboard).
regards.

Posted 17-Aug-11 3:41am

mbue