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The scenario I have in mind is as follow: - User drags a file (example text.txt) onto the .bat script.

  • Batch file opens the Save Dialog box, allowing the user to save this file under another name.

As I understand, I should define the file to be dragged and dropped, as %1 and what I am missing is how to open the Save Dialog box from the batch file.

My current code is:

<# : chooser.bat
:: launches a File... Open sort of file chooser and outputs choice(s) to the console
:: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15885133/1683264

@echo off
setlocal

for /f "delims=" %%I in ('powershell -noprofile "iex (${%~f0} | out-string)"') do (
    echo You chose %%~I
)
goto :EOF

: end Batch portion / begin PowerShell hybrid chimera #>

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

$f = new-object Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
:: i tried to change $f = new-object Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog

$f.InitialDirectory = pwd
$f.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt|All Files (*.*)|*.*"
$f.ShowHelp = $true
$f.Multiselect = $true
[void]$f.ShowDialog()
if ($f.Multiselect) { $f.FileNames } else { $f.FileName }
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  • Why the mix of batch and powershell? – Gerhard Sep 28 '19 at 19:29
  • can you only do batch? – Carmine Locorotondo Sep 28 '19 at 22:08
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    @GerhardBarnard Because you can't drag and drop directly onto a .ps1 file. To set that up [requires some registry editing](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2819908/drag-and-drop-to-a-powershell-script) and has some side effects like causing the .ps1 file to execute when double clicked instead of opening in Notepad. Though, as you can see, this is a moderately common desired thing to do. The common alternative is to make a .bat file that allows drag and drop without all the messing around in the registry or making shortcuts and wrapper scripts. It's a mess. – Booga Roo Sep 29 '19 at 06:14
  • @BoogaRoo. You can do everything using batch, hence my comment. – Gerhard Sep 29 '19 at 15:52

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