How Can I Get The Select Files Name When Mouse Click Files

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I want to get the files name when mouse click files and path in windows 7,If select multiple files get all path and name.But i don't know what should i do. I researched the problem for a few days and didn't find a solution.who can help me.
I used the c + + language in my program.
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Posted 6-Jan-16 19:48pm

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Updated 6-Jan-16 20:22pm

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_Asif_ 7-Jan-16 2:03am

You are trying to build a Windows Explorer Extension?

Member 11562680 7-Jan-16 2:21am

no I just want to get to the file name and path

Jochen Arndt 7-Jan-16 3:05am

You should tell us which kind of dialog is used to select the files:
- Your own dialog,
- Windows Common Item Dialog,
- Windows GetOpenFileName Dialog, or
- MFC CFileDialog class

The best option is to edit your question using the green 'Improve question' link and add the code portions that show and execute the dialog.

Member 11562680 7-Jan-16 3:14am

no any dialog.mouse Hook

Jochen Arndt 7-Jan-16 3:21am

Global hook or for a specific window / application?

The usual method is to handle events on a specific window (e.g. one that shows a list of files). Then this window should know which file is at a clicked position.

Richard MacCutchan 7-Jan-16 6:45am

Where are the file names that you are clicking with the mouse?

Member 11562680 7-Jan-16 21:06pm

Any place，For example,C:\，D:\，E:\ desktop,subdirectories and so on

Richard MacCutchan 8-Jan-16 3:50am

Where means in what Window. If it's in your application's Window then it's easy, if it's in some other app, e.g. Windows Explorer, then it is much more complicated.

Member 11562680 8-Jan-16 4:49am

not my application's Window,In Windows Explorer ,mouse Hook

Richard MacCutchan 8-Jan-16 4:55am

See https://www.google.com/search?q=Windows+Explorer+mouse+Hook.

Richard MacCutchan 8-Jan-16 3:57am

See GetOpenFileName function.

Jochen Arndt 13-Jan-16 4:18am

You should edit your question (use the green 'Improve question' link) and be more specific what you want to do.

From the above comments it seems that you want to detect a mouse click on a Windows Explorer window and get the text at that position.

Do you want to drag the files to your application?
Then add Drag & Drop support to in your application.

Do you already have the mouse position?
If so, you can capture the area around the position as bitmap image and use some kind of character recognition.

Finally, you should not post a solution that isn't one. It will probably be removed.

Member 11562680 13-Jan-16 21:22pm

sir:
I want to get the files name when mouse click files and path in windows 7,Not my application,I have Hook mouse,But I don't know what should I do

Jochen Arndt 14-Jan-16 3:03am

I have answered it:
You can capture the area around the position as bitmap image and use some kind of character recognition.

And I have asked you if Drag & Drop would be an alternative. Because that is the usual way to pass data from one application to another using the mouse.

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KarstenK · Answer 1 · 2016-01-11T06:32:00

For dealing with that complicated issue it is better to work with the MFC CFileDialog class. Maybe you only need to overwrite the CFileDialog::OnItemSelected() function.

But my experience was, that it is tricky and you better stay near the Microsoft code.

Take also a look at this discussion on codeguru.