nevada Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Situation. The user is on file or directory name inside a Windows Explorer directory window. He keys F2, shift right, rename, or file. rename, and Windows opens up a rename box for him to type the new name. Is there any way for a ME macro to distinguish between keystrokes done inside the rename box from keystrokes done outside that box but within Windows Explorer? I tried using Capture Window Control to see if the rename box is an accessible control. I found out that when you activate the Capture control box, the Windows Explorer rename box closes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted May 31, 2005 Report Share Posted May 31, 2005 Hello Nevada! Windows closes the edit field as soon as it loses focus. Windows assumes you are done changing the file name at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevada Posted June 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2005 Before the user closes the edit box, is there any way for Macro Express to know if the user is in such a box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 I launched the Windows Task Manager just before renaming a file to see if there is anything that may be trapped that the Repeat with Processes command could grab. Nothing new appeared in the Task Manager pane. If there is a way to trap for this, it is beyond me ... as are plenty of other subjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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