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• Placeholders → Selected File or Folder in Explorer

  jarhead > 2020-10-22 09:00

  I'm trying to grasp the use of placeholders (specifically selected file or folder in explorer) in QAP as provided in this how-to:
  
  https://www.quickaccesspopup.com/can-i-i...ceholders/
  
  How would you pass the parameter on to an AutoHotkey script? For instance, I currently have an AHK script that combines two PDF files. How would I pass {SEL_NAME} in QAP to the AHK script?
  
  QAP is an incredible tool...
  
  Thanks!

• RE: Placeholders → Selected File or Folder in Explorer

  Jean Lalonde > 2020-10-22 15:17

  Hi,
  
  This trick would work with any scripting language that can process command line parameters. In your case, see this AHK help page: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Scripts.htm#cmd
  
  For example, with a script like this:
  
  

  Code:

  MsgBox, % "Nb. of arguments = " . A_Args.Length() . "`nArgument 1 is: " . A_Args[1]

  
  In QAP, create an Application favorite for the location of your .ahk script. In the Advanced parameters, enter {SEL_NAME} (between double quotes it the arg may contain spaces.
  
  Click any file or folder, open the QAP menu and select your favorite.
  
  Et voilà ;-)
  
  Jean

• RE: Placeholders → Selected File or Folder in Explorer

  jarhead > 2020-10-22 15:58

  (2020-10-22 15:17)Jean Lalonde Wrote: Hi,
  
  This trick would work with any scripting language that can process command line parameters. In your case, see this AHK help page: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Scripts.htm#cmd
  
  For example, with a script like this:
  
  

  Code:

  MsgBox, % "Nb. of arguments = " . A_Args.Length() . "`nArgument 1 is: " . A_Args[1]

  
  In QAP, create an Application favorite for the location of your .ahk script. In the Advanced parameters, enter {SEL_NAME} (between double quotes it the arg may contain spaces.
  
  Click any file or folder, open the QAP menu and select your favorite.
  
  Et voilà ;-)
  
  Jean

  
  Thank you for the response. I have tried adding {SEL_LOC} to the advanced parameters for the app favorite for my AHK script. I then used the %1% variable in my AHK script which should be replaced with the location and file name of the selected PDF file correct? For whatever, it does not work. The following code works in AHK:
  
  

  Code:

  PDDoc := ComObjCreate("AcroExch.PDDoc")
PDDoc.Open(A_Desktop "\Test\Test.pdf")
PDDoc2 := ComObjCreate("AcroExch.PDDoc")
PDDoc2.Open(A_Desktop "\Test\Test2.pdf")
PDDoc2.InsertPages(-1, PDDoc, 0, PDDoc.GetNumPages, 1) ; index-0, add at beginning from PDDoc all pages with bookmarks
PDDoc2.Save(1,  A_Desktop "\Test\Test_Merge.pdf")
PDDoc.Close()
PDDoc2.Close()

  
  When I replace line 4 in the above code with the following, it does not work:
  
  

  Code:

  PDDoc2.Open(%1%)

  
  I'm assuming I'm doing this incorrectly. Thanks!

• RE: Placeholders → Selected File or Folder in Explorer

  Jean Lalonde > 2020-10-22 16:04

  Hi,
  
  I stopped using the old %1% variables. I recommend the A_Args object that is much easier to deal with, especially when you code with expressions (as you do).
  
  I can't to go too deep on AHK scripting here. This is a bit out of scope on this forum. You could find more help on the AHk forum https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/. In what QAP is concerned, you probably do what is required. Test your AHK script from the command line with the file location as parameter. When it will work this way, it will be easy to move it to QAP.
  
  Jean

• RE: Placeholders → Selected File or Folder in Explorer

  jarhead > 2020-10-22 16:09

  (2020-10-22 16:04)Jean Lalonde Wrote: Hi,
  
  I stopped using the old  %1% variables. I recommend the A_Args object that is much easier to deal with, especially when you code with expressions (as you do).
  
  I can't to go too deep on AHK scripting here. This is a bit out of scope on this forum. You could find more help on the AHk forum https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/. In what QAP is concerned, you probably do what is required. Test your AHK script from the command line with the file location as parameter. When it will work this way, it will be easy to move it to QAP.
  
  Jean

  
  Will do. Thanks.

• RE: Placeholders → Selected File or Folder in Explorer

  jarhead > 2020-11-03 10:15

  Hi Jean-
  
  Following up on this as I've read up on the link you shared and I'm still missing something. I'm attempting to use the following script replacing "C:\myfile.pdf" with A_Args[1] (uses pdftk via commandline to password protect a PDF file):
  
  

  Code:

      RunWait %comspec% /c pdftk "C:\myfile.pdf" output "%A_Desktop%\%A_MM%-%A_dd%-%A_YYYY%.pdf" user_pw "%A_YYYY%%A_MM%%A_dd%" allow printing "dont_ask", , hide

  
  I'm using the {SEL_LOC} per this link in Advanced Settings → Parameters. When I include a MsgBox with the script, the value returned is A_Args[1] instead of the passed parameter from QAP.
  
  My apologies if this is beyond QAP but figuring this out would help me automate so many things. Thanks!

• RE: Placeholders → Selected File or Folder in Explorer

  Jean Lalonde > 2020-11-03 12:05

  Yes, this is out of scope for this forum but let's make an exception :-)
  
  The A_Args[1] object requires to build the command using the "expression" AHK syntax instead of the "old" AHK syntax using %variables% (see: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Variables.htm).
  
  Before:
  

  Code:

  RunWait %comspec% /c pdftk "C:\myfile.pdf" output "%A_Desktop%\%A_MM%-%A_dd%-%A_YYYY%.pdf" user_pw "%A_YYYY%%A_MM%%A_dd%" allow printing "dont_ask", , hide

  
  After:
  

  Code:

  strCommand := comspec . " /c pdftk " . A_Args[1] . " output """ . A_Desktop . "\" . A_MM . "-" . A_dd . "-" . A_YYYY . ".pdf"" user_pw """ . A_YYYY . A_MM . A_dd . """ allow printing ""dont_ask"""
MsgBox, %strCommand% ; just to test the result
RunWait, %strCommand%, , hide

  
  This could be put lines 1 and 3 in one line (removing the MsgBox line) but this would make it more complex visually. FYI, the . is a concatenator and inside double-quotes, you must double the double quotes, for example "this ""is"" quoted".

• RE: Placeholders → Selected File or Folder in Explorer

  jarhead > 2020-11-03 12:17

  Thank you Jean! Now I totally understand. Very helpful and I appreciate you taking the time to explain!
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