Everything.py: Getting highlighted filenames

[Tank Ersley]

I want to get a list of the files that are highlighted in Everything.

I have been working on various versions of this script.

Either it hangs or it returns every file that Everything has listed (regardless of highlight).

Any advice on getting this to work would be greatly appreciated.

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from Everything import Query, FieldRequest, SortOrder

# Function to get paths of highlighted files
def get_highlighted_paths():

    # Create a query object
    q = Query(queryString="", requestedFields= FieldRequest._HighlightedPath, sortOrder=SortOrder.FilenameAscending)

    # Acquire the lock
    q.Acquire()

    try:
        # Execute the query
        q.Execute()

        # List to store highlighted paths
        highlighted_paths = []

        # Iterate over the results
        for result in q:
            # Access the highlighted path
            highlighted_path = result._HighlightedPath

            if highlighted_path is not None:
                highlighted_paths.append(highlighted_path)

        return highlighted_paths

    finally:
        # Release the lock (ensure this is done in a finally block)
        q.Release()

if __name__=="__main__":

	highlighted_paths = get_highlighted_paths()

	# Print the result
	if highlighted_paths:
		print("Highlighted Paths:")
		for path in highlighted_paths:
			print(path)
	else:
		print("No highlighted paths found.")
		

[void]

Highlighting is CPU expensive.

Please use a small result window when requesting highlighted results.

(I recommend under 100 results max)



Use Everything_SetOffset and Everything_SetMax to specify the result window.



Use Everything_SetRequestFlags to request highlighted results:

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Everything_SetRequestFlags(EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME);

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Everything_SetRequestFlags(EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME|EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH|EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE|EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED|EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME|EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH);

Use Everything_GetResultHighlightedFileName, Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName or Everything_GetResultHighlightedPath to get highlighted results.

[Tank Ersley]

I switched to the Everything SDK to see if I can get to work for me.

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import ctypes

#defines
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME = 0x00000001
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH = 0x00000002
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME = 0x00000004
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_EXTENSION = 0x00000008
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE = 0x00000010
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_CREATED = 0x00000020
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED = 0x00000040
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_ACCESSED = 0x00000080
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_ATTRIBUTES = 0x00000100
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_LIST_FILE_NAME = 0x00000200
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_RUN_COUNT = 0x00000400
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RUN = 0x00000800
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_RECENTLY_CHANGED = 0x00001000
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FILE_NAME = 0x00002000
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_PATH = 0x00004000
EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME = 0x00008000

#dll imports
everything_dll = ctypes.WinDLL (r"C:\Users\PythonProjects\Everything-SDK\.venv\Lib\dll\Everything64.dll")
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultDateModified.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int,ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ulonglong)]
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultSize.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int,ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ulonglong)]
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultFileNameW.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int]
everything_dll.Everything_GetResultFileNameW.restype = ctypes.c_wchar_p

#setup search
everything_dll.Everything_SetSearchW("")
# everything_dll.Everything_SetRequestFlags(EVERYTHING_REQUEST_FILE_NAME | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_PATH | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_SIZE | EVERYTHING_REQUEST_DATE_MODIFIED)
everything_dll.Everything_SetRequestFlags(EVERYTHING_REQUEST_HIGHLIGHTED_FULL_PATH_AND_FILE_NAME)

#execute the query
everything_dll.Everything_QueryW(1)

#get the number of results
num_results = everything_dll.Everything_GetNumResults()

#show the number of results
print("Result Count: {}".format(num_results))

print(everything_dll.Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName(0))

I fixed this error by switching to the "64.dll".

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File "C:\Users\PythonProjects\Everything-SDK\Everything-SDK-example.py", line 25, in <module>
    everything_dll = ctypes.WinDLL (r"C:\Users\PythonProjects\Everything-SDK\.venv\Lib\dll\Everything32.dll")
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OSError: [WinError 193] %1 is not a valid Win32 application

I keep getting this message whenever I try to get highlighted results.

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File "C:\Users\PythonProjects\Everything-SDK\Everything-SDK-example.py", line 45, in <module>
    print(everything_dll.Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName(0))
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: function 'Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileName' not found

Any suggestions for the AttributeError?

[void]

Please try the following function name instead:

Everything_GetResultHighlightedFullPathAndFileNameW

A = ANSI, W = Unicode (Wchar)

[Tank Ersley]

I think I'm headed down the wrong path.

Everything_GetNumResults still indicates that all indexed files are being returned.

Is there a way to get information on the files that are selected in the Everything GUI?

If not, is there a way to display the "visible results" that the SDK keeps referring to so I can get an idea of what's going on?

[void]

Everything_GetNumResults still indicates that all indexed files are being returned.

Please make sure you call Everything_SetOffset and Everything_SetMax before Everything_Query

Everything_GetNumResults should return the count specified in Everything_SetMax() (or less).

Is there a way to get information on the files that are selected in the Everything GUI?

Yes, Everything uses an emulated ListView32 control.

If not, is there a way to display the "visible results" that the SDK keeps referring to so I can get an idea of what's going on?

To check the IPC request in Everything:

• Type in the following search and press ENTER:
  /debug
  ---this will show a debug console---
• IPC requests are shown in Cyan color.

To hide the Everything debug console:

• Type in the following search and press ENTER:
  /debug

[Tank Ersley]

I'm such a dummy!

The Everything SDK provides a DLL and Lib interface to Everything over IPC.

The Everything IPC allows applications to query and get search results from the "Everything" database.

It says so right there. So, the SDK interacts with the database, not the interface.

I was hoping that I could select random files in the GUI (that could not be easily filtered with a query) and have the SDK return the filenames.

I understand now that's not how it works.

Sorry for the confusion.

[void]

I was hoping that I could select random files in the GUI

You can do this with FindWindow, LVM_SETITEMSTATE and LVM_GETITEMTEXT

To get the result list window:
GetDlgItem(FindWindow(EVERYTHING_IPC_SEARCH_CLIENT_WNDCLASS,0),EVERYTHING_IPC_ID_RESULT_LIST)

EVERYTHING_IPC_SEARCH_CLIENT_WNDCLASS = "EVERYTHING"
EVERYTHING_IPC_ID_RESULT_LIST = 10020

You may need to marshal LVM_GETITEMTEXT (depending on your programming language)

Everything currently doesn't have a way to get highlighted results from the result list.