Paste Path from Clipboard into TC and go to folder ('CD')

Post by *Hacker » 2003-02-24, 18:56 UTC

echo y | move c:\windows nul...

cd dirname opens dir in TC.

HTH
Roman

Valentino · Post by *Valentino » 2003-02-25, 01:15 UTC

Hacker wrote:cd dirname opens dir in TC

What did you want to say

?
What happens on your TC if you don't use cd?

Post by *Hacker » 2003-02-25, 13:03 UTC

What happens on your TC if you don't use cd?

Opens Explorer with the dir I specified. W2KPro.

HTH
Roman

Erik_Rasmussen · Post by *Erik_Rasmussen » 2003-02-25, 14:19 UTC

Valentino wrote:2W!ke
OS is WinNT 4 Workstation SP6a. Didn't change shell, nor installed any command line catchers or smth.

Hi - one of my PCs is also running NT4WS-SP6a - on this,
as on my W2K and XP PCs, Explorer is invoked with
the 'argument' as dir, if I just enter, say, "c:\temp" and hit ENTER

Regards
Erik

Munango-Keewati · Post by *Munango-Keewati » 2003-02-25, 21:39 UTC

Thanks to W!ke for pointing me toward vbs. I've never worked with vbs before, but have used vba extensively over the last several years, and it turns out to be fairly close.

What I _really_ wanted to do was copy to the clipboard a drive + path + filename string (in the form C:\path\filename.ext), then have a button or keyboard shortcut set up in TC that would switch one of the directory windows to that directory and locate the file within it.

The following script does all of that on my machine. To work correctly, you have to enable quick search -- letters with dialogue. Of course setups vary a lot in TC, so anyone who wants to try it may need to adjust the script or other settings accordingly. I've only tested it a little, so be cautious; use at your own risk.

Cut the following code and past in a new ASCII document, then save the document under a filename such as paste.vbs. Set up a button bar or keyboard shortcut (not tried yet) to invoke it.

'***************
'Paste filename from clipboard: CD & select file in TC
Set oHtml = CreateObject("htmlfile")
vText = oHtml.ParentWindow.ClipboardData.GetData("text")
If Instr(vText,"\") > 0 then
vPos = InStrRev(vText, "\") + 1
vName = Mid(vText, vPos)
vPos = vPos - 2
vPath = "CD " & Mid(vText, 1, vPos)
set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'WshShell.SendKeys "%vr" 'go to right list if using Extended English menu
WshShell.SendKeys "{LEFT}" 'Open/go to command line
WshShell.SendKeys vPath ' change directory
WshShell.SendKeys "~"
WshShell.SendKeys vName 'find file - requires quick search - letters with dialogue
WshShell.SendKeys "{ESC} " 'select file
Else:
MsgBox "No File Path Found on Clipboard."
End If
'*********************

Munango-Keewati · Post by *Munango-Keewati » 2003-02-25, 21:55 UTC

Just realized that because I'm using the Extended Menu, the following line won't work or may cause problems:

WshShell.SendKeys "%vr" 'go to right list

So I've commented it out above by adding an apostrophe in front of it. If you're using the Extended Menu, remove the apostrophe at the beginning of the line. Or perhaps someone else can suggest a universal means of transfering the focus to the right window.

Post by *Hacker » 2003-02-26, 09:00 UTC

Maybe this would help - http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=271 with cm_focusright or cm_focusleft?

HTH
Roman

Munango-Keewati · Post by *Munango-Keewati » 2003-02-26, 15:18 UTC

Hacker wrote:Maybe this would help - http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=271 with cm_focusright or cm_focusleft?

HTH
Roman

I'm afraid I don't follow this at all:

You can send TC the following command:

wm_InvokeMenuCommand=WM_USER+51

with WPARAM set to the command you want to pass to TC.

What is a wm command? What is WPARAM? How do you send such a command to TC? Could you explain for the novice?

Thanks!

Aezay · Post by *Aezay » 2003-02-26, 15:52 UTC

Munango-Keewati> What is a wm command? What is WPARAM? How do you send such a command to TC? Could you explain for the novice?
Windows API SendMessage/PostMessage will do the trick here. I've made a program that u can use, its very complicated and I suggest that only people with 1337 programming skillz use it: hWnd Monitor.

Christian, is it possible to get a list of the commands TC will respond to? I like the way Winamp has this documented.

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2003-02-26, 16:00 UTC

See totalcmd.inc !

Aezay · Post by *Aezay » 2003-02-26, 19:43 UTC

Ghisler> See totalcmd.inc !
Stupid me! Why didn't I realize this

Thanks!

Valentino · Post by *Valentino » 2003-02-27, 11:34 UTC

Guys, you'll be laughing but now my TC opens Explorer from command line!!!

What's happening???!!!?!?!?!

Don't understand anything...

Post by *Hacker » 2003-02-27, 12:56 UTC

You have probably installed a new version of Explorer that changed your "TC opens=" setting in yout TC2Exp.ini file.

HTreallyH
Roman

W!ke98 · Post by *W!ke98 » 2005-01-04, 08:44 UTC

Hi All,

I thought let's see if anyone else had a newer/better solution to paste paths into Tcmd and open them in one of the active panes.

Greetings Mike.

relloz · Post by *relloz » 2005-01-04, 10:22 UTC

W!ke wrote:Christian added the new edit path option in tcmd 5.51, please look at the help how this works.

But pasting paths to the commandline is faster, so you can use the following.

May I describe my present favorite solution?

- I have a path (or a little worse: path\filename in the clipboard)

- I have cm_EditPath on a funtion key like F2

- I press F2 (EditPath) and paste the path into the titlebar ot the panel

- In case I have to edit the path (take away filename): note the great and efficient possibilities of smart higlighting using Ctlr+CursorKeyLeftRight or Ctlr+Shift+CursorKeyLeftRight (special thanks to ghisler for that).

- Return

This works regardless of your QuickSearch settings!

Werner

Total Commander

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