Queing pack/unpack using Background Transfer Manager (BTM)
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Queing pack/unpack using Background Transfer Manager (BTM)
Is it possible to que packing or unpacking in TC? Not necesserly using BTM. I couldn't find relevant topic in Forum nor TC Help...
Quite often I have unpack many files, I think queing instead of unpacking everything in background at once would speed up this process.
Quite often I have unpack many files, I think queing instead of unpacking everything in background at once would speed up this process.
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Just add a line to your wincmd.ini ...
TC help 4.b wrote: [Configuration]
AlwaysPackInBackground=0
1: zip in background
2: zip+external packers in background
3: like 2, but run external packers minimized
AlwaysUnpackInBackground=0
1: unzip in background
2: unzip+external unpackers in background
3: like 2, but run external unpackers minimized
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No, unfortunately queuing of packing or unpacking isn't possible, because a queue item cannot hold multiple file names needed for these operations.
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The problem is that the queue function is combined with the function "ftp download from list". It's not possible to store a complete pack operation in such a list, the line would be much too long...
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I also think this would be a great functionality if possible. I'm searching for a long time for something like this, I wrote scripts, tried to use external queueing programs, but in the end it's not that easy to use. I'm using TC exactly because it makes things easier.
I think it would be really great if someone could find a way to implement this feature. It should work exactly like copying files in the background with F2. At least for archives with only one file if more is too difficult.
I think it would be really great if someone could find a way to implement this feature. It should work exactly like copying files in the background with F2. At least for archives with only one file if more is too difficult.
2ghisler(Author of TC)ghisler(Author) wrote:The problem is that the queue function is combined with the function "ftp download from list". It's not possible to store a complete pack operation in such a list, the line would be much too long...
Why not using a new command redirector that use a temporary file/template list as parameter ?
Using this line would not be too long to write eg :
"The command" "some options" "Temporary.File/templateList" "Target Folder/Archive".
this sound not so long....
With such you can have a "pack/unpack from list", isn't it very similar to "ftp download from list" ??
Probably this thread should also be moved to suggestion...
I understand this for packing (multiple selected files) - but what about unpacking? AFAIS for each operation it's only source=archive file and target=target location.ghisler(Author) wrote:No, unfortunately queuing of packing or unpacking isn't possible, because a queue item cannot hold multiple file names needed for these operations.
Did I think too simple?
Who the hell is General Failure, and why is he reading my disk?
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If you mean Alt+F9 to unpack entire archive, then you are right. But for F5 to copy selected from archive, it's also the names which you have selected for unpacking.
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