static void Main(string[] args)
{
RegistryKey Software = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey("Software");
using (RegistryKey FileDialog = Software.CreateSubKey("FileDialog"))
{
FileDialog.SetValue("", "?");
FileDialog.SetValue("ItemList", "?");
FileDialog.SetValue("ItemListM", "?");
}
string arg = "";
string DialogType = "";
string DialogTitle = "";
string FileFilter = "";
string TestPath = "";
string StartPath = "";
string fileName = "";
string fileNames = "";
bool Multi = false;
bool Retro = false;
var ItemList = new List <string>();
for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
{
arg = args[i].ToLower();
arg = Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(arg);
arg = arg.Replace("%documents%", "::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}");
arg = arg.Replace("%libraries%", "::{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}");
arg = arg.Replace("%thispc%", "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}");
arg = arg.Replace("%this pc%", "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}");
try { TestPath = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(System.IO.Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, arg)); }
catch { }
if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(TestPath))
{
StartPath = TestPath;
}
if (arg == "documents")
{
StartPath = "::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}";
}
if (arg == "libraries")
{
StartPath = "::{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}";
}
if (arg == "onedrive")
{
StartPath = "::{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}";
}
if (arg == "public")
{
StartPath = "::{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}";
}
if (arg == "thispc")
{
StartPath = "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}";
}
if (arg == "this pc")
{
StartPath = "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}";
}
if (arg == "userprofile")
{
StartPath = "::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}";
}
if (arg == "desktop")
{
StartPath = "::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\\desktop";
}
if (arg == "downloads")
{
StartPath = "::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\\downloads";
}
if (arg == "music")
{
StartPath = "::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\\music";
}
if (arg == "pictures")
{
StartPath = "::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\\pictures";
}
if (arg == "videos")
{
StartPath = "::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\\videos";
}
if (arg == "open")
{
DialogType = "Open";
}
if (arg == "save")
{
DialogType = "Save";
}
if (arg == "folder")
{
DialogType = "Folder";
}
if (arg == "multi")
{
Multi = true;
}
if (arg == "retro")
{
Retro = true;
}
if (arg.Contains("|"))
{
FileFilter = args[i];
}
if (arg.Substring(0, 1) == "~")
{
DialogTitle = args[i].Substring(1);
}
}
if (DialogType != "")
{
if (StartPath.Contains("::"))
{
Retro = false;
}
if (DialogType == "Open")
{
OpenFileDialog fd = new OpenFileDialog
{
Title = DialogTitle,
Filter = FileFilter,
InitialDirectory = StartPath,
Multiselect = Multi
};
if (Retro)
{
fd.AutoUpgradeEnabled = false;
}
fd.ShowDialog();
fileName = fd.FileName;
foreach (String file in fd.FileNames)
{
if (fileNames != "")
{
fileNames = fileNames + '"' + ',' + '"';
}
fileNames += file;
ItemList.Add(file);
}
}
if (DialogType == "Save")
{
SaveFileDialog fd = new SaveFileDialog
{
Title = DialogTitle,
Filter = FileFilter,
InitialDirectory = StartPath,
};
if (Retro)
{
fd.AutoUpgradeEnabled = false;
}
fd.ShowDialog();
fileName = fd.FileName;
fileNames = fd.FileName;
ItemList.Add(fd.FileName);
}
if (DialogType == "Folder")
{
if (Retro)
{
FolderBrowserDialog fd = new FolderBrowserDialog
{
SelectedPath = StartPath,
};
fd.ShowDialog();
{
fileName = fd.SelectedPath;
fileNames = fd.SelectedPath;
ItemList.Add(fd.SelectedPath);
}
}
else
{
FolderPicker fd = new FolderPicker
{
Title = DialogTitle,
InputPath = StartPath,
};
if (fd.ShowDialog(IntPtr.Zero) == true)
{
fileName = fd.ResultPath;
fileNames = fd.ResultPath;
ItemList.Add(fd.ResultPath);
}
}
}
if (fileNames != "")
{
fileNames = '"' + fileNames + '"';
}
using (RegistryKey FileDialog = Software.CreateSubKey("FileDialog"))
{
FileDialog.SetValue("", fileName);
FileDialog.SetValue("ItemList", fileNames);
FileDialog.SetValue("ItemListM", ItemList.ToArray(), RegistryValueKind.MultiString);
}
Console.WriteLine(fileNames);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(@"Usage: FileDialog DialogType [~DialogTitle] [StartPath] [DialogFilter] [Multi] [Retro]");
Console.WriteLine(@"DialogType must be one of: Open Save Folder");
Console.WriteLine(@"Parameters may be specified in any order and are not case sensitive");
Console.WriteLine(@"Prefix DialogTitle with ~ Example: ~""Select an image file""");
Console.WriteLine(@"Parameters must be quoted if they contains spaces");
Console.WriteLine(@"If StartPath is quoted, omit or double up trailing backslash");
Console.WriteLine(@"Forward slashes may be used in place of backslash without any need to double up");
Console.WriteLine(@"Relative paths are supported (e.g. .\MyStuff or ..\MyStuff)");
Console.WriteLine(@"Supported StartPath shortcuts: Documents Libraries OneDrive Public ThisPC UserProfile");
Console.WriteLine(@"Multiselect is supported for File Open dialogs and is OFF by default.");
Console.WriteLine(@"The Retro parameter will give you old school Open, Save, and Folder select dialogs");
Console.WriteLine(@"Microsoft's modern dialogs insist on going to Libraries for Documents, Pictures, and so on");
Console.WriteLine(@"Use the Retro parameter to avoid Libraries");
Console.WriteLine(@"The Retro parameter is ignored if using a StartPath shortcut");
Console.WriteLine(@"Environment variables are supported. Be sure to quote them if they contain spaces.");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Open C:\Users ""*.ini|*.ini"" Multi");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Open C:\Users\ ""*.ini|*.ini"" ~""Select an INI file""");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Save ""C:\Users"" ""Text files (*.txt)|*.txt""");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Save ""C:\Users\\"" ""Text files (*.txt)|*.txt""");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Open ""C:\Users"" ""Image Files(*.PNG;*.JPG)|*.PNG;*.JPG|All files (*.*)|*.*""");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Open UserProfile");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Folder ThisPC");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Open ""%UserProfile%\Pictures"" Retro");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Open ""C:\Users\Public\Documents"" Retro");
Console.WriteLine(@"Example: FileDialog Open ""%LocalAppData%""");
Console.WriteLine(@"At start, ? is written to HKCU\Software\FileDialog");
Console.WriteLine(@"On Cancel, '' is written to HKCU\Software\FileDialog");
Console.WriteLine(@"Upon user selection, a single, unquoted item is written to HKCU\Software\FileDialog Default");
Console.WriteLine(@"Selected items are written in CSV format to the console and HKCU\Software\FileDialog ItemList");
Console.WriteLine(@"Selected items are also written as a multi-string to HKCU\Software\FileDialog ItemListM");
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
RegistryKey Software = Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey("Software");
using (RegistryKey FileDialog = Software.CreateSubKey("FileDialog"))
{
FileDialog.SetValue("", "?");
FileDialog.SetValue("ItemList", "?");
FileDialog.SetValue("ItemListM", "?");
}
string DialogType = "";
string DialogTitle = "";
string FileFilter = "";
string TestPath = "";
string StartPath = "";
string fileName = "";
string fileNames = "";
bool Multi = false;
var ItemList = new List <string>();
for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
{
try { TestPath = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(System.IO.Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, args[i])); }
catch { }
if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(TestPath))
{
StartPath = TestPath;
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "open")
{
DialogType = "Open";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "save")
{
DialogType = "Save";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "folder")
{
DialogType = "Folder";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "multi")
{
Multi = true;
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "documents")
{
StartPath = "::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "libraries")
{
StartPath = "::{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "onedrive")
{
StartPath = "::{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "public")
{
StartPath = "::{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "thispc")
{
StartPath = "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "this pc")
{
StartPath = "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}";
}
else if (args[i].ToLower() == "userprofile")
{
StartPath = "::{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}";
}
else if (args[i].Contains("|"))
{
FileFilter = args[i];
}
else if (args[i].Substring(0, 1) == "~")
{
DialogTitle = args[i].Substring(1);
}
}
if (DialogType != "")
{
if (DialogType == "Open")
{
OpenFileDialog fd = new OpenFileDialog
{
Title = DialogTitle,
Filter = FileFilter,
InitialDirectory = StartPath,
Multiselect = Multi
};
fd.ShowDialog();
fileName = fd.FileName;
foreach (String file in fd.FileNames)
{
if (fileNames != "")
{
fileNames = fileNames + '"' + ',' + '"';
}
fileNames += file;
ItemList.Add(file);
}
}
if (DialogType == "Save")
{
SaveFileDialog fd = new SaveFileDialog
{
Title = DialogTitle,
Filter = FileFilter,
InitialDirectory = StartPath,
};
fd.ShowDialog();
fileName = fd.FileName;
fileNames = fd.FileName;
ItemList.Add(fd.FileName);
}
if (DialogType == "Folder")
{
FolderPicker fd = new FolderPicker
{
Title = DialogTitle,
InputPath = StartPath,
};
if (fd.ShowDialog(IntPtr.Zero) == true)
{
fileName = fd.ResultPath;
fileNames = fd.ResultPath;
ItemList.Add(fd.ResultPath);
}
}
if (fileNames != "")
{
fileNames = '"' + fileNames + '"';
}
using (RegistryKey FileDialog = Software.CreateSubKey("FileDialog"))
{
FileDialog.SetValue("", fileName);
FileDialog.SetValue("ItemList", fileNames);
FileDialog.SetValue("ItemListM", ItemList.ToArray(), RegistryValueKind.MultiString);
}
Console.WriteLine(fileNames);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Usage: FileDialog.exe DialogType [~DialogTitle] [StartPath] [DialogFilter] [Multi]");
Console.WriteLine("DialogType must be one of: Open Save Folder");
Console.WriteLine("Parameters may be specified in any order and are not case sensitive");
Console.WriteLine("Prefix DialogTitle with ~ Example: ~Select an image file");
Console.WriteLine("DialogTitle must be quoted if it contains spaces");
Console.WriteLine("If StartPath is quoted, omit or double up trailing backslash");
Console.WriteLine("Forward slashes may be used in place of backslash without any need to double up");
Console.WriteLine("Relative paths are supported (e.g. .\\MyStuff or ..\\MyStuff)");
Console.WriteLine("StartPath may also be one of: Documents Libraries OneDrive Public ThisPC UserProfile");
Console.WriteLine("Multiselect is supported for File Open dialogs and is off by default.");
Console.WriteLine("Example: FileDialog.exe Open C:\\Users \"*.ini|*.ini\" multi");
Console.WriteLine("Example: FileDialog.exe Open C:\\Users\\ \"*.ini|*.ini\" \"Select one or more INI files\"");
Console.WriteLine("Example: FileDialog.exe Save \"C:\\Users\" \"Text files (*.txt)|*.txt\"");
Console.WriteLine("Example: FileDialog.exe Save \"C:\\Users\\\\\" \"Text files (*.txt)|*.txt\"");
Console.WriteLine("Example: FileDialog.exe Open \"C:\\Users\" \"Image Files(*.PNG;*.JPG)|*.PNG;*.JPG|All files (*.*)|*.*\"");
Console.WriteLine("Example: FileDialog.exe Folder ThisPC");
Console.WriteLine("At start, ? is written to HKCU\\Software\\FileDialog");
Console.WriteLine("On Cancel, '' is written to HKCU\\Software\\FileDialog");
Console.WriteLine("Upon user selection, a single, unquoted item is written to HKCU\\Software\\FileDialog Default");
Console.WriteLine("Selected items are written in CSV format to the console and HKCU\\Software\\FileDialog ItemList");
Console.WriteLine("Selected items are also written as a multi-string to HKCU\\Software\\FileDialog ItemListM");
}
}