Object Shell.Application Open Folder In Same Explorer Window - autoit

Question

I want to ask you a question regarding Shell.Application COM Object. The programming language I work in is AutoIT. I would like to know, how can I open a folder in the exact same Window a previous folder has been opened.
For instance, if I open the C:\Folder in a Window and it has a subfolder, then how can I make the Script open that subfolder in the same window the "parent folder" has been opened, without creating a new window for that. The only way I can open a Folder is like this:
global $ShellApplication = ObjCreate("Shell.Application")
$ShellApplication.Explore("C:\Folder")
Sleep(100)
$ShellApplication.Explore("C:\Folder\Subfolder")
but this way is the wrong way. I hope someone has got any idea about how this could be achieved.

Answer 1

I don't know whether this is what you want, but you can automate the current window like this:
#include <Array.au3>
Opt("SendKeyDelay", 1) ;5 milliseconds
Opt("SendKeyDownDelay", 1) ;1 millisecond
$pid = ShellExecute("explorer.exe ", #DesktopDir)
Sleep(300)
;~ $aWinList=WinList("[REGEXPCLASS:(Explore|Cabinet)WClass]")
;~ _ArrayDisplay($aWinList)
ConsoleWrite($pid & #CRLF)
$handle = _WinGetHandleByPID($pid)
Sleep(2000)
SendKeepActive($handle)
Send('{F4}')
Send('^a')
Send(#AppDataCommonDir & "{ENTER}")
Func _WinGetHandleByPID($vProcess, $nShow = 1)
; Get Window Handle by PID
; Author Hubertus
; derived from Smoke_N's script with the same name,
; but to handle more than one process with the same name
; and to return handle of newest window ($nShow = 2).
;
; $vProcess = Processname(e.g. "Notepad.exe") or Processnumber(e.g. 4711 )
; $nShow = -1 "All (Visble or not)", $nShow = 0 "Not Visible Only", $nShow = 1 "Visible Only", $nShow = 2 "return handle of newest window "
; #error = 0 Returns array of matches. Array[0][0] and #extended shows number of matches.
; #error = 0 and $nShow = 2 return handle of newest window
; Array[n][0] shows windows title. Array[n][1] shows windows handle. n = 1 to #extended
; #error = 1 Process not found.
; #error = 2 Window not found.
If Not ProcessExists($vProcess) Then Return SetError(1, 0, 0) ; no matching process
Local $iWinList, $aWinList = WinList()
Local $iResult, $aResult[UBound($aWinList)][2]
Local $iProcessList, $aProcessList = ProcessList($vProcess)
If $aProcessList[0][0] = 0 Then Local $aProcessList[2][2] = [[1, 0], ["", $vProcess]]
For $iWinList = 1 To $aWinList[0][0]
For $iProcessList = 1 To $aProcessList[0][0]
If WinGetProcess($aWinList[$iWinList][1]) = $aProcessList[$iProcessList][1] Then
If $nShow > -1 And Not $nShow = (2 = BitAND(WinGetState($aWinList[$iWinList][1]), 2)) Then ContinueLoop
$iResult += 1
$aResult[$iResult][0] = $aWinList[$iWinList][0]
$aResult[$iResult][1] = $aWinList[$iWinList][1]
EndIf
Next
Next
If $iResult = 0 Then Return SetError(2, 0, 0) ; no window found
ReDim $aResult[$iResult + 1][2]
$aResult[0][0] = $iResult
If $nShow = 2 Then Return SetError(0, $iResult, $aResult[1][1])
Return SetError(0, $iResult, $aResult)
EndFunc ;==>_WinGetHandleByPID