"Show this file in explorer"

[rodmena]

I have a big problem. I have a list of files that my script find and
list them in a little gui.
I need this function:

when i d-click on each item, I want explorer opens and selects that
item inside windows explorer.
like that beautiful buttom in iTunes.
what is that trick?


Thanks in advane.

Farshid Ashouri.

[dazzler]

I have a big problem. I have a list of files that my script find and
list them in a little gui.
I need this function:

when i d-click on each item, I want explorer opens and selects that
item inside windows explorer.
like that beautiful buttom in iTunes.
what is that trick?


Thanks in advane.

Farshid Ashouri.

import os
os.system("c:/windows/explorer.exe")
 

this opens the exlorer

you must know the file path/file name in your application which you want to show in explorer, when you have made that code, use

os.system("c:/windows/explorer.exe /select,c:\test.txt")

this would now open explorer and select "test.txt"

I would prefer to use /n option also...
os.system("c:/windows/explorer.exe /n,/select,c:\test.txt")

now it removes that nasty file tree view from the left ^^

more info about windows explorer.exe http://support.microsoft.com/kb/130510

ofcourse this isn't the perfect solution, because windows folder must be at c:/windows for this to work... I think that you can check where's your windows folder using os module, but I'm not sure

[dazzler]

a little better version

import os
os.system("%SYSTEMROOT%/explorer.exe /n,/select,c:\test.txt")
 

so now %SYSTEMROOT% points out always to windows folder, despite wherever place the windows folder is

some info about environment variables http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/environment.htm