Open Folder Hack

[MilesAhead]

I really really hate the SHBrowseForFolder() thing they give you in Windows. How about this for an OpenFolder Hack using the standard FileOpen Dialog?  Might seem different at first but any users who like hotkey gizmos might not mind Alt-RightClicking the Mouse as alternative to using that lame folder browser!!

ahk script that demonstrates folder selected by Alt Right Clicking the mouse

Code

; use FiLeOpen Dialog instead of that stupid BrowseForFolder thing!

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
selectopen = 1
FileSelectFile,SelectedFolder,2,%A_MyDocuments%\*.*,Alt Right Mouse Click to select Folder,All Files(*.*)
selectopen = 0
If ErrorLevel
ExitApp

!RButton::
If %selectopen%
{
    Clipboard = 
    Send ^c
    ClipWait,2
    SelectedFolder = %Clipboard%
    Send {Esc}
    MsgBox, 0, , Folder Selected is %Clipboard%
    ExitApp
}

[MilesAhead]

hmmmmmmm guess ahk has some restrictions about using a hotkey inside a function.  Just quickly looking through some user defined functions I see people using a line label like you do for gosub.. maybe that's why.  It would be nice to put this hack in a separate script in a very usable way.

So far I cleaned it up just a bit to use a variable for the Open Folder Dialog so that the same variable can be used by the hotkey to see if that window is active. After return from
FileSelectFile() the SelectedFolder variable should either contain the folder path or blank.  Note that ErrorLevel should be non-0 on success because the hotkey code sends {Esc} to close the dialog.

Code

;set File Open Dialog to Prompt users how to select a folder
FolderPrompt = Alt Right Mouse Click to select Folder
FileSelectFile,DummyVar,2,%A_MyDocuments%\*.*,%FolderPrompt%,All Files(*.*)
If Not SelectedFolder
MsgBox, 0, , No Folder Selected
Else
MsgBox, 0, , Folder Selected is %SelectedFolder%
ExitApp

!RButton::
IfWinActive,%FolderPrompt%
{
    Clipboard = 
    Send ^c
    ClipWait,2
    SelectedFolder = %Clipboard%
    Send {Esc}
}
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