How 3rd party application get info from XYplorer?

[binocular222]

I want to develop 3rd party software that can get info from <curitem>; <curfolder>... but how?

[Stefan]

Can't you get this by using AHK?
A sledgehammer method (german slang "Holzhammer Methode", can i say this in english too? )
would be to write the info to a temporary file or to the clipboard, then launch your 3rd party tool
which would read this information out.

[binocular222]

Oh, yes, I thought of let XYplorer write info to an INI file then read from 3rd party software, but that's not quite a sleek way to go. Obtain info directly from XYplorer.exe is much better. Seems Listary (an folder launcher) did so, but I don't know how

[admin]

This might help:
http://www.xyplorer.com/release_11.80.htm#RemoteControl

From change log:

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    + DEVELOPERS: Now you can run an XYplorer script from an external 
      program using the WM_COPYDATA command with XYplorer's hWnd.
      - cds.dwData: 4194305 (0x00400001)
      - cds.lpData: The syntax is identical to the one of the command 
        line switch /script=<script resource>, so you can either pass 
        the path to a script file (commonly called *.xys), or pass the 
        script directly (must be preceded by ::).
      Note that this feature is not available in the Home Edition 
      (because it does not support scripting).

[highend]

I hope I didn't misunderstood anything but he was asking for a method to get something OUT of XYplorer, not something into it. Interprocess communication is probably the right keyword for it.

[admin]

I hope I didn't misunderstood anything but he was asking for a method to get something OUT of XYplorer, not something into it. Interprocess communication is probably the right keyword for it.

Right. Well, he could use the clipboard as channel.

[Enternal]

I hope I didn't misunderstood anything but he was asking for a method to get something OUT of XYplorer, not something into it. Interprocess communication is probably the right keyword for it.

Right. Well, he could use the clipboard as channel.

Talking about clipboard, perhaps you should have some functions that allows XYplorer to also read clipboard information. Using that together with external application would allow interesting things you can do with both sides. As of now, XYplorer can only copy things to the clipboard but not out of it.

[admin]

<clipboard>

[Enternal]

<clipboard>

*looks through Scripting under Help but found nothing.
*looks at Variables under Help...

[highend]

Clipboard as a way to exchange information between different applications -> Not really a good way...

It's just unpredictable of what's actually inside of it (you're working with a text editor while it's in use for exchanging data and want to copy / paste something...)

It's better to use one / two tempfile(s) and let both applications read / write from the other one.

[admin]

I'm thinking about adding a command CopyData() that can be used to copy data from XY to some other window.

[binocular222]

<clipboard>! Quite creative. But I still hope for CopyData() to come soon.