[BUG] Directory Sync filter reset

[icfu]

When Directory Sync is called, the filter is reset to *.*, at least this is what should be expected.

As soon as one manually applies a filter starting with *.* – for example *.* | *.dll – this one is used instead on each restart and it's not possible anymore to reset to *.* besides manually cleaning the wincmd.ini [Selection] section.

Edit:
Workaround is to enter the file filter *.*{SPACE}, then TC adds X=*.* entry in wincmd.ini and chooses that one on start. If this entry is not present it uses the first entry starting with *.*.

So, I suggest to either remember the file filter ALWAYS, not only for *.* entries, or to always IGNORE the [Selection] section on start.

Icfu

[ghisler(Author)]

Hmm, not here - and my list is full of these entries! Can you send me your [Selection] section, please?

[icfu]

There's not much to send, it happens directly after creating the first entry, just use this one:

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[Selection]
0=*.* | *.dll

This one works, but I had to create it manually as *.* is not added by TC:

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[Selection]
0=*.* | *.dll
1=*.*

Icfu

[Sheepdog]

I can confirm this behavior:

If you exclude a filetype with "*.*|*.ext" the filter isn't reset anymore to "*.*". It seems that TC only reads the leading "*.*" and assumes that ther follows nothing.
This error occurs in V 6.53 v 6.54pb2 while 6.03 works fine here.

XP SP2

sheepdog

[ghisler(Author)]

PLEASE, send me your ini sections! As I wrote, I have many such entries, but none of them is chosen automatically, just *.*!

[Sheepdog]

PLEASE, send me your ini sections! As I wrote, I have many such entries, but none of them is chosen automatically, just *.*!

Okay, sent.

sheepdog

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks, I will try to reproduce it with yours!

[ghisler(Author)]

OK, I found the problem - it's Windows itself which seems to do that! I will add *.* manually to the dropdown list (as the first item) to avoid this problem.

Thanks for your help in finding the reason of this problem!

[sqa_wizard]

Thanks a lot, problem solved

Even a new drawback is raised:

Instead of having no *.* entry anymore, now there is a magic increase of *.* entries with each call of MRT.

- start the MRT
- choose a list-entry different from *.*
- start a compare
- close MRT
- start MRT again

=> the list shows one more *.* entry

[Sheepdog]

I assume you don't refer to the Multi Rename but to Synchronize Dir Tool.


Under this prerequisite I can not confirmed this here.

Section before compare:

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[Selection]
0=*.bak
1=*.*
2=*.doc

I select *.doc. Then the section looks like this:

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[Selection]
0=*.doc
1=*.*
2=*.bak

maybe ther is something else to reproduce this (Pls try with fresh ini /i=...)

sheepdopg

[sqa_wizard]

Well, yes I meant "Synchronize Dir Tool"

I just cut the [Selection] list down to 3 items.
It works fine now ... even after filling up the list from 0 to 19 it still works.

Mystics all over all ...

I'll try to reproduce it anyway.

Sorry for the inconvenience ...

[Sheepdog]

No inconvenience at all....

sheepdog