tcmatch in pb5

[cheming]

pb5 added such feature and who can explain how to use it ?

07.06.09 Added: External quick filter support (tcmatch.dll): MatchGetSetOptions informs dll about quick search options and returns sum of: 1: override internal search, 2: no leading/trailing asterisk, 4: file name with path, not just name, 8: allow empty result: longer search strings can return more results

[fenix_productions]

2cheming
I don't think we can until someone (Samuel?) writes DLL for it.

[Clo]

2cheming

Hello !

• We assumed (maybe wrongly) that the History.txt paragraph you quote is an INI entry, it looks like this,
but is neither clearly indicated, nor has a target section, that's quite strange…
- The “TCMATCH.DLL” exists indeed in the Samuel's tool package, it seems that it could be used directly
as located in the TC folder, plus setting the above instructions in the INI - just a wild guess…
- Paul and I updated the Tutos in such a way, whether it's wrong, we'll correct them, of course…

 KR
Claude
Clo

[Samuel]

Its no INI entry. I just tried a little bit. It works like this:

In the tcmatch.dll create a function named:

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int __stdcall MatchGetSetOptions(int Status)

The input integer "Status" is the sum of:

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1: Configuration > Quick Search > Exact name match > Beginning
2: Configuration > Quick Search > Exact name match > Ending

The return integer is the sum of:

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1: override internal search
2: no leading/trailing asterisk
4: file name with path, not just name
8: allow empty result: longer search strings can return more results

I will try to change my dll soon, so that the switches are supported by it.

2cheming:
You have to adjust the Chinese Quicksearch separately.

[Clo]

2Samuel

Hello !

• Thank you, that's important to hear.

• Anyway, I don't understand why Ch. Ghisler has announced this support without more explanation¦warning.

• We remove that from the Tutos INI chapter, but keep the texts in the case…

  VG
Claude
Clo

[vic2009]

I have a little request concerning tcmatch.dll, along with tcmatch.tbl. Could these 2 files be put into some place other than TC folder? For example, put them into "LANGUAGE" folder, or a new folder.

[Samuel]

2Clo
Christian did announce here that he wanted to do an function for the dll. So it was clear for me.
But I agree that there is only very few info in the changelog. (and as far as I could see nowhere else is some info about the tcmatch.dll [without his sample plugin])

What do you mean with warning?

2vic2009
Whats the reason for putting them in a separate folder?
I wouldnt expect dlls in the language folder. And as you can see here its not only about language.

Currently its not possible. You could only adjust the path to "tcmatch.tbl" in the "tcmatch.dll"-source on your own.

[Clo]

2Samuel

Again…

What do you mean with warning?

- Nothing more than the word means , i.e. :
"Warning! this can't be used directly yet… blah blah…" or so…

 VG
Claude
Clo

[Samuel]

I wouldnt call it warning. Its a new feature that doesnt bring harm for anyone.
As already said: More informations would have been useful.

[vic2009]

Whats the reason for putting them in a separate folder?

These 2 files are actually some kind of "add-on", right?
Maybe "language" folder is not the best choice, I hope these files can be put in a separate folder, just like the way we treat other plugin/addon files. Not mess with TC files.

[Mikefield]

So as it list files, it coulld be a lister plugin?
But I think that the TC needs the dll in the main directory.
Otherwise, the ini will be then still in the main directory, not in the plugin.

mf

[fenix_productions]

Support++ for additional INI parameter to define tcmatch.dll location (same way as for icons libraries).

Otherwise, the ini will be then still in the main directory, not in the plugin.

And that's because…?

[Mikefield]

And that's because…?

There was a lot of discussions here about the ini place. I prefer the plugin directory,
but many plugins store the ini's meantime in the %commander_path%.
So I think that Samuel will do it too.

mf

[fenix_productions]

2Mikefield
This is developer's will where to store plugin settings.

There is one thing though:

plugins can get/set INI location via xSetDefaultParams method implementation BUT there is nothing like that for tcmatch.dll.

So other developers decided to go for default location proposed by TC but tcmatch don't have such possibility. It is completely up to developer to choose the place. Of course, he can save setting giving file name only but this would be asking for troubles.

[ghisler(Author)]

2Samuel
You figured out the right parameters before I could announce the new function, good work!

Yes, I will consider to add a location string to wincmd.ini for tcmatch.dll.