Get Path in a ListBox of all Open Explorer Windows

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I want to list all open Windows Explorer windows with their active path in a ListBox. The app should refresh the ListBox if the explorer window is navigated to a different path.

For e.g. two explorer windows are open. One is navigated to C:\Windows and the other is navigated to D:\Stuff. When the app it run, it adds C:\Windows and D:\Stuff to the ListBox. Then, the user navigates to a different folder in one of the open explorer windows like C:\Windows\system32. The app should then refresh the ListBox and list C:\Windows\system32 and D:\Stuff instead.

I don't have any ideas on how to do this. Any pointers would be appreciated.

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 06 '12 at 20:57

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Here you can find an example how to access the paths in WindowsExplorer and InternetExplorer : http://omegacoder.com/?p=63

What about to be able to receive a notification about the fact that user navigated to different path, there is no way that I'm aware of, honestly.

So the first solution that comes to my mind, is use a Timer and check on every tick.

edited Jan 06 '12 at 20:57

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answered Jan 05 '12 at 12:07

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It *should*, cause `WindowsExplorer` btw is always there. – Tigran Jan 05 '12 at 12:33
@Programmer: not that I'm aware of. – Tigran Jan 06 '12 at 20:45
What about Firefox? how to do the same? – ZedZip Aug 15 '13 at 19:35
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@Tigran The link is dead – Nilay Vishwakarma Dec 29 '14 at 06:52
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@NilayVishwakarma: the path does work. there was propbably some temporary shut down ... – Tigran Dec 29 '14 at 13:35

Get Path in a ListBox of all Open Explorer Windows

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