Navigating the Start Menu can be a hassle, especially if you have installed many programs over time. 'Seek' lets you specify a case-insensitive key word/phrase that it will use to filter only the matching programs and directories from the Start Menu, so that you can easily open your target program from a handful of matched entries. This eliminates the drudgery of searching and traversing the Start Menu.
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;*****************************************************************
;
; Program : Seek
; Coder : Phi
; Updated : Mon Jan 31 10:08:37 2005
;
; What do you seek, my friend?
;
;*****************************************************************
;
; I have a lot of fun coding this, and hope you will
; enjoy using it too. Feel free to drop me an email with
; your comments and feedback at: phi1618 (*a.t*) gmail
; :D0T: com.
;
; Options:
; -cache Use the cached directory-listing if available
; (this is the default mode when no option is specified)
; -scan Force a directory scan to retrieve the latest
; directory listing
; -scex Scan & exit (this is useful for scheduling the
; potentially time-consuming directory-scanning as
; a background job)
; -help Show this help
;
;*****************************************************************
;
; HOW TO 'SEEK':
;
; 1. 'Seek' is an AutoHotkey script. You can either run it
; as Seek.ahk (original script) or Seek.exe (compiled
; executable).
;
; To obtain Seek.exe, you can download Seek.zip (includes
; both the source code and the compiled binary) from
; http://home.ripway.com/2004-10/188589/
; Otherwise, you can compile Seek.ahk on your own by
; using AutoHotkey's Ahk2Exe.exe compiler, or you can
; ask me for a copy via email. The filesize is small at
; about 200 kbytes. I can be reached at: phi1618 (*a.t*)
; gmail :D0T: com.
;
; To use Seek.ahk, first, you'll need to install
; AutoHotkey v1.0.25 or higher on your PC (download from
; http://www.autohotkey.com). Next, run the command:
;
; X:\myTools\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe Y:\myAHK\Seek.ahk
;
; Remember to replace X:\myTools and Y:\myAHK with
; the proper directory names on your PC.
;
; 2. You can place the executable Seek.exe anywhere you
; want. There is no installation required, it doesn't
; write anything to your registry, and it doesn't
; access the Internet at all (no phoning home). To
; uninstall, simply delete Seek.exe.
;
; The only 2 files 'Seek' creates are placed in your
; TMP directory:
;
; a. _Seek.key (cache file for last query string)
; b. _Seek.list (cache file for directory listing)
;
; If you're a purist, you can delete them manually
; when you decide to remove 'Seek' from your system.
;
; 3. The most convenient way to run 'Seek' is via a
; shortcut/hotkey. If you are not already using any
; hotkey management program on your PC, I highly
; recommend AutoHotkey. If you don't intend to install
; any hotkey management program at the moment, you can
; make use of Windows shortcut feature and bind a
; shortcut key (e.g. ALT-F1) to launch 'Seek'. This is
; important so that you can run 'Seek' at anytime and
; anywhere.
;
; 4. When you run 'Seek' for the first time, it'll scan
; your Start Menu, and save the directory listing into
; a cache file.
;
; The following directories are included in the scanning:
; - %A_StartMenu%
; - %A_StartMenuCommon%
;
; By default, subsequent runs will read from the
; cache file so as to reduce the loading time. For
; more info on options, run 'Seek.exe -help'. If you
; think your Start Menu doesn't contain too many
; programs, you can choose not to use the cache and
; instruct 'Seek' to always do a directory scan (via
; option -scan). That way, you will always get the
; latest listing.
;
; 5. When you run 'Seek', a window will appear, waiting
; for you to enter a key word/phrase. After you have
; entered a query string, a list of matching records
; will be displayed. Next, you need to highlight an
; entry and press <Enter> or click on the 'Open'
; button to run the selected program or open the
; selected directory.
;
;*****************************************************************
;
; TECHNICAL NOTES:
;
; - 'Seek' requires Chris Mallett's AutoHotkey v1.0.25
; or higher version (http://www.autohotkey.com).
; Thanks to Chris for his great work on AutoHotkey. :)
;
; - The following environment variables must be valid:
; a. TMP
;
;*****************************************************************
;
; KNOWN PROBLEMS:
;
; - Nil
;
;*****************************************************************
;
; IMPLEMENTED SUGGESTIONS:
;
; - Highlight 1st matching record by default so that
; user can just hit <Enter> to run it.
; (Suggested by Yih Yeong)
;
; - Enable double-click on the listing of the search
; results to launch the program.
; (Suggested by Yih Yeong & Jack)
;
; - Auto real-time incremental search.
; (Suggested by Rajat)
;
; - Fuzzy search when user enters multiple query strings,
; separated by space.
; (Suggested by Rajat)
;
;*****************************************************************
;
; SUGGESTED FEATURES (MAY OR MAY NOT BE IMPLEMENTED):
;
; - Log the launch history. List the most frequently
; used programs at the top of the search results.
; (Suggested by Yih Yeong)
;
; - Instead of using list box, can it display a series
; of application icons so that hovering the cursor
; over the icon will display a tooltip containing the
; program information (path, etc).
; (Suggested by Yih Yeong)
;
; - Instead of matching text in the middle, match only
; those program/directory names that begin with the
; query string.
; (Suggested by Stefan)
;
; - Add favorites management. Launch group of programs
; in a single run.
; (Suggested by Atomhrt)
;
; - Integrate Seek into the Windows taskbar/toolbar so that
; it is always available and there is no need to bind a
; hotkey to launch Seek.
; (Suggested by Deniz Akay)
;
; - Search by wildcards/regex.
; (Suggested by Steve)
;
;*****************************************************************
;
; CHANGE HISTORY:
;
; * v1.1.0
; - Initial release.
;
; * v1.1.1
; - Removed maximise-window option since some programs don't
; function well with it.
; - Added double-click detection to trigger 'Open' function.
;
; * v2.0.0
; - Integrated the 'Seek' popup window into the output screen
; so that user can re-enter the query string to search for
; something else without having to exit and run Seek again.
; - Added 'Scan Start-Menu' button.
; - Added real-time incremental search which will auto
; filter for matching records while you type away,
; without waiting for you to press <Enter>.
; - Added internal switch (TrackKeyPhrase) to track search-string.
; - Added internal switch (ToolTipFilename) to show filename
; using tooltip.
;
; * v2.0.1
; - Added horizontal scrollbar to ListBox so that very
; long records will not be cut-off in the middle.
;
; * v2.0.2
; - Allowed user to add their own customised list of directories
; to be included in the scanning. User just needs to create a
; text file 'Seek.dir' in the same directory as Seek.exe or
; Seek.ahk, and specify the full path of the directory to be
; added, one directory per line. Do not enclose the path in
; quotes or double-quotes.
;
; * v2.0.3
; - Added /on option to DIR-command to sort by name.
; - Fuzzy search when user enters multiple query strings,
; separated by space, for e.g. "med pla". It's a match
; when all the strings ("med" & "pla") are found. This
; will match "Media Player", "Macromedia Flash Player",
; "Play Medieval King", "medpla", "plamed".
; - Corrected tab-movement sequence by adding all buttons
; right from the start, but disable them until they can
; be used.
; - Added status bar to replace tooltip-feedback.
; - Removed obsolete internal switch (ToolTipFilename).
; - Replaced the use of "dir" command with AutoHotkey's
; own "Loop" command for scanning directory contents.
; "dir" cannot handle extended character set and thus
; non-English (e.g German) directory and filename are
; captured wrongly. (Thanks Wolfgang Bujatti and
; Sietse Fliege for testing this modification)
; - Added internal switch (ScanMode) to define whether
; files and/or directories are to be included in scan.
; - Replaced hardcoded directory paths of Start Menu with
; built-in variables A_StartMenu, A_StartMenuCommon.
; With this, Seek now works for different locales with
; different naming convention of the Start Menu.
; (Thanks Wolfgang Bujatti and Sietse Fliege for help
; in testing another method before these new variables
; are available.)
; - Added the pre-selection of the last-run program
; record so that a quick double-<ENTER> will run it.
;
;*****************************************************************
;**************************
;<--- BEGIN OF PROGRAM --->
;**************************
;==== Your Customisation ===================================
; Specify which program to use when opening a directory.
; If the program cannot be found or is not specified
; (i.e. variable is unassigned or assigned a null value),
; the default Explorer will be used.
dirExplorer = E:\utl\xplorer2_lite\xplorer2.exe
; User's customised list of additional directories to be
; included in the scanning. The full path must not be
; enclosed by quotes or double-quotes. If this file is
; missing, only the default directories will be scanned.
SeekMyDir = %A_ScriptDir%\Seek.dir
; Specify the filename and directory location to save
; the cached directory/program listing. There is no
; need to change this unless you want to.
dirListing = %tmp%\_Seek.list
; Specify the filename and directory location to save
; the cached key word/phrase of last search. There is
; no need to change this unless you want to.
keyPhrase = %tmp%\_Seek.key
; Track search string (ON/OFF)
; If ON, the last-used query string will be re-used as
; the default query string the next time you run Seek.
; If OFF, the last-used query string will not be tracked
; and there will not be a default query string value the
; next time you run Seek.
TrackKeyPhrase = ON
; Specify what should be included in scan.
; 0: Directories are excluded (only files).
; 1: All files and directories are included.
; 2: Only directories are included (no files).
ScanMode = 1
;...........................................................
; INIT
;#NoTrayIcon
StringCaseSense, Off
version = Seek v2.0.3
; DISPLAY HELP INSTRUCTIONS
If 1 in --help,-help,/h,-h,/?,-?
{
MsgBox,, %version%, Navigating the Start Menu can be a hassle, especially if you have installed many programs over time. 'Seek' lets you specify a case-insensitive key word/phrase that it will use to filter only the matching programs and directories from the Start Menu, so that you can easily open your target program from a handful of matched entries. This eliminates the drudgery of searching and traversing the Start Menu.`n`nI have a lot of fun coding this, and hope you will enjoy using it too. Feel free to drop me an email with your comments and feedback at: phi1618 (*a.t*) gmail :D0T: com.`n`nOptions:`n -cache`tUse the cached directory-listing if available (this is the default mode when no option is specified)`n -scan`tForce a directory scan to retrieve the latest directory listing`n -scex`tScan & exit (this is useful for scheduling the potentially time-consuming directory-scanning as a background job)`n -help`tShow this help
Goto QuitNoSave
}
; CHECK THAT THE MANDATORY ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES EXIST AND ARE VALID
; *TMP*
IfNotExist, %TMP% ; PATH DOES NOT EXIST
{
MsgBox This mandatory environment variable is either not defined or invalid:`n`n TMP = %TMP%`n`nPlease fix it before running Seek.
Goto QuitNoSave
}
; IF NOT SCAN-AND-EXIT
IfNotEqual 1, -scex
{
; RETRIEVE THE LAST USED KEY-PHRASE FROM CACHE FILE
; TO BE USED AS THE DEFAULT QUERY STRING
If TrackKeyPhrase = ON
{
FileReadLine, PrevKeyPhrase, %keyPhrase%, 1
FileReadLine, PrevOpenTarget, %keyPhrase%, 2
}
NewKeyPhrase = %PrevKeyPhrase%
NewOpenTarget = %PrevOpenTarget%
; ADD THE TEXT BOX FOR USER TO ENTER THE QUERY STRING
Gui, 1:Add, Edit, vFilename W600, %NewKeyPhrase%
; ADD MY FAV TAGLINE
Gui, 1:Add, Text, X625 Y10, What do you seek, my friend?
; ADD THE STATUS BAR FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO USER
Gui, 1:Add, Text, vStatusBar X10 Y31 R1 W764
; ADD THE SELECTION LISTBOX FOR DISPLAYING SEARCH RESULTS
Gui, 1:Add, ListBox, vOpenTarget gTargetSelection X10 Y53 R28 W764 HScroll Disabled, %List%
; ADD THESE BUTTONS, BUT DISABLE THEM FOR NOW
Gui, 1:Add, Button, gButtonOPEN vButtonOPEN Default X10 Y446 Disabled, Open
Gui, 1:Add, Button, gButtonOPENDIR vButtonOPENDIR X59 Y446 Disabled, Open Directory
Gui, 1:Add, Button, gButtonSCANSTARTMENU vButtonSCANSTARTMENU X340 Y446 Disabled, Scan Start-Menu
; ADD THE EXIT BUTTON
Gui, 1:Add, Button, gButtonEXIT X743 Y446, Exit
; POP-UP THE QUERY WINDOW
Gui, 1:Show, Center, %version%
}
; ENABLE RE-SCANNING OF LATEST DIRECTORY LISTING
If 1 in -scan,-scex
rescan = Y
; CHECK WHETHER THE DIRECTORY LISTING CACHE FILE ALREADY EXISTS. IF NOT, DO A RE-SCAN.
Else IfNotExist, %dirListing%
rescan = Y
If rescan = Y ; DO A RE-SCAN
{
; SHOW STATUS UNLESS USER SPECIFIES SCAN-AND-EXIT OPTION
IfNotEqual 1, -scex
GuiControl,, StatusBar, Scanning directory listing...
; SCAN START-MENU AND STORE DIRECTORY/PROGRAM LISTINGS IN CACHE FILE
Gosub ScanStartMenu
; QUIT IF USER SPECIFIES SCAN-AND-EXIT OPTION
IfEqual 1, -scex, Goto, QuitNoSave
}
GuiControl,, StatusBar, Retrieving last query result...
; RETRIEVE THE MATCHING LIST FOR THE LAST USED KEY-PHRASE
Gosub SilentFindMatches
; REMOVE THE STATUS TEXT
GuiControl,, StatusBar,
; DIRECTORY LISTING IS NOW LOADED. ENABLE THE OTHER BUTTONS.
; THESE BUTTONS ARE DISABLED EARLIER BECAUSE THEY SHOULD NOT
; BE FUNCTIONAL UNTIL THIS PART OF THE SCRIPT.
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonOPEN
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonOPENDIR
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonSCANSTARTMENU
; TURN ON INCREMENTAL SEARCH
SetTimer, tIncrementalSearch, 500
; REFRESH THE GUI
Gosub EnterQuery
Return
;***********************************************************
; *
; END OF MAIN PROGRAM *
; *
;***********************************************************
;=== BEGIN ButtonSCANSTARTMENU EVENT =======================
ButtonSCANSTARTMENU:
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
GuiControl,, StatusBar, Scanning directory listing...
; DISABLE LISTBOX WHILE SCANNING IS IN PROGRESS
GuiControl, 1:Disable, OpenTarget
GuiControl, 1:Disable, ButtonEXIT
GuiControl, 1:Disable, ButtonOPEN
GuiControl, 1:Disable, ButtonOPENDIR
GuiControl, 1:Disable, ButtonSCANSTARTMENU
; DO THE SCANNING
Gosub ScanStartMenu
; INFORM USER THAT SCANNING HAS COMPLETED
If Filename =
{
; IF QUERY STRING IS EMPTY...
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonEXIT
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonOPEN
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonSCANSTARTMENU
GuiControl,, StatusBar, Scan completed.
Gosub EnterQuery
}
Else
{
; IF QUERY STRING EXISTS...
; FILTER FOR SEARCH STRING WITH THE NEW LISTING
NewKeyPhrase =
Gosub FindMatches
}
Return
;... END ButtonSCANSTARTMENU EVENT .........................
;=== BEGIN ScanStartMenu SUBROUTINE ========================
; SCAN THE START-MENU AND STORE THE DIRECTORY/PROGRAM
; LISTINGS IN A CACHE FILE
ScanStartMenu:
; DEFINE THE DIRECTORY PATHS TO RETRIEVE.
; THE PATH MUST NOT BE ENCLOSED BY QUOTES OR DOUBLE-QUOTES.
;
; FOR ENGLISH VERSION OF WINDOWS
scanPath = %A_StartMenu%|%A_StartMenuCommon%
; INCLUDE ADDITIONAL USER-DEFINED PATHS FOR SCANNING
IfExist, %SeekMyDir%
{
Loop, read, %SeekMyDir%
{
IfNotExist, %A_LoopReadLine%
MsgBox, 8192, %version%, Processing your customised directory list...`n`n"%A_LoopReadLine%" does not exist and will be excluded from the scanning.`nPlease update [ %SeekMyDir% ].
Else
scanPath = %scanPath%|%A_LoopReadLine%
}
}
; DELETE EXISTING FILE BEFORE CREATING A NEW VERSION
FileDelete, %dirListing%
; SCAN DIRECTORY LISTING (DELIMITER = |) BY RECURSING
; EACH DIRECTORY TO RETRIEVE THE CONTENTS. HIDDEN FILES
; ARE EXCLUDED.
Loop, parse, scanPath, |
{
Loop, %A_LoopField%\*, %ScanMode%, 1
{
FileGetAttrib, fileAttrib, %A_LoopFileFullPath%
IfNotInString, fileAttrib, H ; EXCLUDE HIDDEN FILE
FileAppend, %A_LoopFileFullPath%`n, %dirListing%
}
}
Return
;... END ScanStartMenu SUBROUTINE ..........................
;=== BEGIN FindMatches SUBROUTINE ==========================
; SEARCH AND DISPLAY ALL MATCHING RECORDS IN THE LISTBOX
FindMatches:
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
CurFilename = %Filename%
GuiControl,, StatusBar,
; CHECK FOR EMPTY QUERY STRING
If CurFilename =
{
MsgBox, 8192, %version%, Please enter the key word/phrase to search for.
Goto EnterQuery
}
; tIncrementalSearch IS BEING INTERRUPTED. LET IT FINISHES.
If NewKeyPhrase <> %CurFilename%
{
; INFORM USER THAT PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
GuiControl,, StatusBar, Seeking...
ResumeFindMatches = TRUE
Return
}
If List = |
{
; NOT EVEN A SINGLE MATCHING RECORD IS FOUND.
; LET USER MODIFY THE QUERY STRING AND TRY AGAIN.
MsgBox, 8192, %version%, The query string "%CurFilename%" does not match any record. Try again.
GuiControl, 1:Disable, ButtonOPENDIR
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonSCANSTARTMENU
Goto EnterQuery
}
Else
{
; SELECT THE FIRST RECORD IF NO OTHER RECORD HAS BEEN SELECTED
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
GuiControl, 1:Enable, OpenTarget
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonOPEN
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonOPENDIR
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonSCANSTARTMENU
GuiControl, Focus, OpenTarget
If OpenTarget =
GuiControl, 1:Choose, OpenTarget, |1
}
; REFRESH GUI
Gui, 1:Show, Center, %version%
Return
;... END FindMatches SUBROUTINE ............................
;=== BEGIN SilentFindMatches SUBROUTINE ====================
SilentFindMatches:
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
sfmFilename = %Filename%
; FILTER MATCHING RECORDS BASED ON USER QUERY STRING
List = |
If sfmFilename <>
{
Loop, read, %dirListing%
{
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
tFilename = %Filename%
If sfmFilename <> %tFilename%
{
; USER HAS CHANGED THE SEARCH STRING. THERE IS NO POINT
; TO CONTINUE SEARCHING USING THE OLD STRING, SO ABORT.
Return
}
Else
{
; APPEND MATCHING RECORDS INTO THE LIST
SplitPath, A_LoopReadLine, name, dir, ext, name_no_ext, drive
MatchFound = Y
Loop, parse, sfmFilename, %A_Space%
{
IfNotInString, name, %A_LoopField%
{
MatchFound = N
Break
}
}
IfEqual, MatchFound, Y
{
; ADD RECORD TO LIST
List = %List%%A_LoopReadLine%|
; PRE-SELECT IF THIS MATCHES THE LAST-RUN PROGRAM
If (A_LoopReadLine = PrevOpenTarget && sfmFilename = PrevKeyPhrase)
List = %List%|
}
}
}
}
; REFRESH LIST WITH SEARCH RESULTS
GuiControl, 1:, OpenTarget, %List%
If List = |
{
; NO MATCHING RECORD IS FOUND
; DISABLE LISTBOX
GuiControl, 1:Disable, OpenTarget
GuiControl, 1:Disable, ButtonOPENDIR
}
Else
{
; MATCHING RECORDS ARE FOUND
; ENABLE LISTBOX
GuiControl, 1:Enable, OpenTarget
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonOPENDIR
}
; REFRESH GUI
Gui, 1:Show, Center, %version%
Return
;... END SilentFindMatches SUBROUTINE ......................
;=== BEGIN EnterQuery SUBROUTINE ===========================
; REFRESH GUI AND LET USER ENTERS SEARCH STRING
EnterQuery:
GuiControl, Focus, Filename
GuiControl, 1:Enable, ButtonOPEN
Gui, 1:Show, Center, %version%
Return
;... END EnterQuery SUBROUTINE .............................
;=== BEGIN TargetSelection EVENT ===========================
TargetSelection:
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
; DOUBLE-CLICK DETECTION TO LAUNCH PROGRAM
If A_GuiControlEvent = DoubleClick
{
Gosub ButtonOPEN
}
Else
{
; STUB - FOR FUTURE USE
If A_GuiControlEvent = Normal
{
; DO NOTHING FOR NOW
}
}
Return
;... END TargetSelection EVENT .............................
;=== BEGIN ButtonOPEN EVENT ================================
; USER CLICKED ON 'OPEN' BUTTON OR PRESSED <ENTER>
ButtonOPEN:
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
; FIND OUT WHERE THE KEYBOARD FOCUS WAS. IF IT'S THE
; TEXT FIELD, RUN THE QUERY TO FIND MATCHES. ELSE, IT
; MUST BE FROM THE LISTBOX.
GuiControlGet, focusControl, 1:Focus
If focusControl = Edit1
{
GuiControl, Focus, OpenTarget
GuiControl, 1:Disable, OpenTarget
GuiControl, 1:Disable, ButtonOPENDIR
GuiControl, 1:Disable, ButtonSCANSTARTMENU
Goto FindMatches
}
; NO RECORD FROM THE LISTBOX IS SELECTED
If OpenTarget =
{
MsgBox, 8192, %version%, Please make a selection before hitting <Enter>.`nPress <Esc> to exit.
Goto EnterQuery
}
; SELECTED RECORD DOES NOT EXIST (FILE OR DIRECTORY NOT FOUND)
IfNotExist, %OpenTarget%
{
MsgBox, 8192, %version%, %OpenTarget% does not exist. This means that the directory cache is outdated. You may click on the 'Scan Start-Menu' button below to update the directory cache with your latest directory listing now.
Goto EnterQuery
}
; CHECK WHETHER THE SELECTED RECORD IS A FILE OR DIRECTORY
FileGetAttrib, fileAttrib, %OpenTarget%
IfInString, fileAttrib, D ; IS DIRECTORY
{
Gosub sOpenDir
}
Else If fileAttrib <> ; IS FILE
{
Run, %OpenTarget%
}
Else
{
MsgBox %OpenTarget% is neither a DIRECTORY or a FILE. This shouldn't happen. Seek cannot proceed. Quitting...
}
Goto Quit
;... END ButtonOPEN EVENT ..................................
;=== BEGIN ButtonOPENDIR EVENT =============================
; USER CLICKED ON 'OPEN DIRECTORY' BUTTON
ButtonOPENDIR:
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
; CHECK THAT USER HAS SELECTED A RECORD ALREADY
If OpenTarget =
{
MsgBox, 8192, %version%, Please make a selection first.
Goto EnterQuery
}
; RUN SUBROUTINE TO OPEN A DIRECTORY
Gosub sOpenDir
Goto Quit
;... END ButtonOPENDIR EVENT ...............................
;=== BEGIN sOpenDir SUBROUTINE =============================
sOpenDir:
; IF USER SELECTED A FILE-RECORD INSTEAD OF A DIRECTORY-RECORD,
; EXTRACT THE DIRECTORY PATH. (I'M USING DriveGet INSTEAD OF
; FileGetAttrib TO ALLOW THE SCENARIO WHEREBY OpenTarget IS
; INVALID BUT THE DIRECTORY PATH OF OpenTarget IS VALID.
DriveGet, status, status, %OpenTarget%
If status <> Ready ; NOT A DIRECTORY
{
SplitPath, OpenTarget, name, dir, ext, name_no_ext, drive
OpenTarget = %dir%
}
; CHECK WHETHER DIRECTORY EXISTS
IfNotExist, %OpenTarget%
{
MsgBox, 8192, %version%, %OpenTarget% does not exist. This means that the directory cache is outdated. You may click on the 'Scan Start-Menu' button below to update the directory cache with your latest directory listing now.
Goto EnterQuery
}
; OPEN THE DIRECTORY
IfExist, %dirExplorer%
{
Run, "%dirExplorer%" "%OpenTarget%", , Max ; OPEN WITH CUSTOMISED FILE EXPLORER
}
Else
{
Run, %OpenTarget%, , Max ; OPEN WITH DEFAULT WINDOWS FILE EXPLORER
}
Return
;... END sOpenDir SUBROUTINE ...............................
;=== BEGIN tIncrementalSearch EVENT ========================
; AUTOMATICALLY CONDUCT REAL-TIME INCREMENTAL SEARCH
; TO FIND MATCHING RECORDS WITHOUT WAITING FOR USER
; TO PRESS <ENTER>
tIncrementalSearch:
Loop
; REPEAT SEARCHING UNTIL USER HAS STOPPED CHANGING THE QUERY STRING
{
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
CurFilename = %Filename%
If NewKeyPhrase <> %CurFilename%
{
OpenTarget =
Gosub SilentFindMatches
NewKeyPhrase = %CurFilename%
Sleep, 100 ; DON'T HOG THE CPU!
}
Else
{
; QUERY STRING HAS STOPPED CHANGING
Break
}
}
; USER HAS HIT <ENTER> TO LOOK FOR MATCHING RECORDS.
; RUN FindMatches NOW.
If ResumeFindMatches = TRUE
{
ResumeFindMatches = FALSE
Gosub FindMatches
}
; CONTINUE MONITORING FOR CHANGES
SetTimer, tIncrementalSearch, 500
Return
;... END tIncrementalSearch EVENT ..........................
;=== BEGIN Quit SUBROUTINE =================================
Quit:
ButtonEXIT:
GuiClose:
GuiEscape:
Gui, 1:Submit, NoHide
; SAVE THE KEY WORD/PHRASE FOR NEXT RUN IF IT HAS CHANGED
If TrackKeyPhrase = ON
{
If (PrevKeyPhrase <> Filename || PrevOpenTarget <> OpenTarget)
{
FileDelete, %keyPhrase%
FileAppend, %Filename%`n, %keyPhrase%
FileAppend, %OpenTarget%`n, %keyPhrase%
}
}
QuitNoSave:
ExitApp ; JOB DONE. G'DAY!
;... END Quit SUBROUTINE ...................................
;************************
;<--- END OF PROGRAM --->
;************************
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