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    <p>My AutoIt script worked as long as I used it via command line. There I could use <code>$CmdLine[1]</code> and pass a path as argument. Now I try to convert the script to a new method to avoid command line arguments. </p> <p>You open an Explorer Window and select a file e.g <code>C:\test.txt</code>. After that you trigger the AutoIt function with <strong><kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>WIN</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd></strong>. The script should look what file is selected in the active Explorer Window and retrieve the path <code>C:\test.txt</code> and assign it to <code>$file</code> variable.</p> <p>This is my work-in-progress where I'm stuck.<br> Line 5 <code>$CmdLine[1]</code> needs to be changed to a secret function I don't know.</p> <pre><code>;Assign key combination "CTRL-WIN-C" to function "copyUNC" HotKeySet("^#c", "CopyUNC") ;function to copy UNC path of selected Windows Explorer file/folder to clipboard func CopyUNC() $file = FileGetLongName($CmdLine[1]) ;THIS LINE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED $drive = StringLeft($file, 2) $UNCdrive = DriveMapGet($drive) If $UNCdrive = "" Then $UNCfile = $file else $UNCfile = $UNCdrive &amp; StringTrimLeft($file, 2) endif ClipPut($UNCfile) endfunc ;necessary loop so AutoIt script stays active and in Tray While 1 Sleep(100) WEnd </code></pre> <p><strong>Q:</strong> How do I get the path of a selected file/folder from Windows Explorer into <a href="http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/" rel="nofollow">AutoIt v3.3.8.1</a>? </p> <p><em>Note #1:</em> I don't want to use registry and right-click tricks to pass the argument<br> <em>Note #2:</em> If multiple files are selected just pass the first file. Don't overcomplicate things</p>
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    1. COAs an alternative, you could make your program callable from the "send-to" context menu. So that you'd right click on the file, select send to, and then your application. The file would the be passed to your application as cmdline[1]
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