Re: (Not Quite Perl) Running Scripts from Right-Click Context Menu in Windows

[GermanHerman]

Does anyone know how to do this in context menu in a (any) browser? Or how about the context menu in mozzila? On x? -Douglas

[djbiv]

I run Redhat Linux 8, and currently use the Ximian Desktop. If you right click on the desktop there is a 'scripts' menu item, and scripts folder. Here is the description

All executable files in this folder will appear in the Scripts menu. C
+hoosing a script from the menu will run that script.

When executed from a local folder, scripts will be passed the selected
+ file names. When executed from a remote folder (e.g. a folder showin
+g web or ftp content), scripts will be passed no parameters.

In all cases, the following environment variables will be set by Nauti
+lus, which the scripts may use:

NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS: newline-delimited paths for selec
+ted files (only if local)

NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_URIS: newline-delimited URIs for selected fil
+es

NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_CURRENT_URI: URI for current location

NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_WINDOW_GEOMETRY: position and size of current window<b
+r>

You should be able to move any perl scripts to the appropriate folder, (on my system this is "/home/user/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts/"), on your system (if available) for similar results, YMMV.

[Anonymous Monk]

>>Does anyone know how to do this in context menu in a (any) browser?

This might help...

1. Write a script that you want to execute.

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" defer>
  window.open("http://developer.ebay.com","","height=800,width=800,lef
+t=80,top=80,scrollbars=yes");
</SCRIPT>

2. Point to the script from your IE Menu Extensions. Here's an example of a generic installer (leveraging the excellent example from svsingh):

REGEDIT4

; Replace the following values with your own information.
;
; <INTERNAL AND DISPLAY NAME> = Name of the context menu item. 
;                  This will be seen in the navigation pane of the 
;                  registry editor AND in your IE context menu.
;                  Use alphanumeric chars. Spaces are OK.
; <PATH_AND_HTM_FILE> = The path to the script file.  Use double
;                   backslashes.  For example:
;                   C:\\IEScripts\\foo.htm

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\<INTER
+NAL AND DISPLAY NAME>]
@="file://<PATH_AND_HTM_FILE>"

See MSDN for additional options that control which context menus in which the item will appear, and how to set the DWORD in the above .reg file: About the Browser > Controlling the Context Menus.