Path2Clipboard - Quick made in 71 minutes

[שเ๒єtгเ๒є]

Just programmed a little tool in the school via Teamviewer on my PC at home in Visual Studio (.NET 4.5, should work with 3.5, too). I won't count on a big nice design, since it's a quick ride. Just shared it, cuz I think this might be useful to most of you, lol.


Yes, it does exactly what you think it does, lol.


- Create a new Visual Studio console application project and add a reference to System.Windows.Forms (for the clipboard function).
- Paste this in the Program.cs:

class Program
    {
        [STAThread]
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string[] paramList = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
            if (paramList != null && paramList.Length > 1 && paramList[1].Length > 1)
            {
                string param = paramList[1].Trim('"').Trim();
                if (param.Length == 2 && (param[0] == '-' || param[0] == '/'))
                {
                    string name = paramList.Length > 2 && paramList[2] != null && paramList[2].Length > 0 ? paramList[2] : "Copy path to clipboard";
                    switch (param[1].ToString().ToLower()[0])
                    {
                        case 'i':
                            RegistryKey rki = Registry.LocalMachine.CreateSubKey("SOFTWARE").CreateSubKey("Classes").CreateSubKey("*").CreateSubKey("shell");
                            try { rki.DeleteSubKeyTree("Path2Clipboard"); }
                            catch { }
                            rki = rki.CreateSubKey("Path2Clipboard");
                            rki.SetValue("", name, RegistryValueKind.String);
                            rki = rki.CreateSubKey("command");
                            rki.SetValue("", "\"" + System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location + "\" \"%1\"", RegistryValueKind.String);
                            Console.WriteLine("Successfull registered.");
                            break;
                        case 'u':
                            RegistryKey rku = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE", true).OpenSubKey("Classes", true).OpenSubKey("*", true).OpenSubKey("shell", true);
                            try
                            {
                                rku.DeleteSubKeyTree("Path2Clipboard");
                                Console.WriteLine("Successfull unregistered.");
                            }
                            catch { }
                            break;
                    }
                }
                else if (param.Length > 2)
                {
                    Clipboard.SetText(param);
                }
            }
        }
    } 

- Compile and place anywhere
- Open CMD as admin and navigate to the directory of the tool

Use the following commands to register / unregister the application:

Register with "Copy path to clipboard" entry name: Path2Clipboard.exe -i
Register with custom entry name: Path2Clipboard.exe -i "Copy path"
Unregister again: Path2Clipboard.exe -u

Have fun lol

[MentaL]

[Puck Ultimate]

Pro tip: Shift + Right Click a file will give you the same option.

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[שเ๒єtгเ๒є]

Pro tip: Shift + Right Click a file will give you the same option.

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Hahaha, never knew this thanks. Good that this program did not cost me time to create lol. Haha.
I just dislike it stores the path with double quotes, since I do not need them everywhere and removing them is more complicated than adding them.

[iGalaxy]

Although it exists, I'd still like to say, well done!