feature request: cm_OpenMyDocuments

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 09-03-2004 17:20:42 +0000 compie wrote:

c> It would be very usefull to have a command
c> cm_OpenMyDocuments that goed to the My Documents
c> directory of the current user.

cd ::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}[/face]

[IGL]

Works well on Polish Windows too

[norfie]

[Lefteous]

2norfie

Did you enter cd ::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103} in the command line or from a button? From command line doesn't work for me, from button opens "My documents", as a virtual folder.

[norfie]

[IGL]

Indeed - it does not work in command line, but does work in Dir Hotlist or in Toolbar button.

[Sheepdog]

cd ::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

It works with different users too.

sheepdog

[TLis]

Just use the following command:

cd %userprofile%\My Documents

The My Documents folder can have any name. It is not even the matter of the language version of the Windows system. The path to the My Documents folder is stored in registry (ShellFolders), so it would be really convenient to have a command to go to this folder.

[pdavit]

IMHO all this solutions are only workarounds for missing feature of cm_OpenMyDocuments.

Well, create the command yourself. That's why we have the "user menu" internal commands, don't we (well, plus for other reasons too!). Just assign Black Dog's suggested command in your Start Menu and then use the corresponding "user menu" internal command on your menus for example.

[Sheepdog]

cd ::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}

It works with different users too.

sheepdog

But unfortunately not for W98.

sheepdog

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 02-06-2004 12:57:17 +0000 IGL wrote:

I> Works well on Polish Windows too

Well, it should work regardless of localization.[/face]

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 02-06-2004 14:19:58 +0000 norfie wrote:

n> Thanx, you're right. I tested it in command line only. In
n> directory hotlist works fine.

Actually this thread is about hypothetical internal command, so why did you executed it via CL? Don't you know, nice guy - internal commands doesn't work via CL? %)[/face]

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 02-06-2004 14:06:28 +0000 Lefteous wrote:

L> From command line doesn't work for me, from button opens
L> "My documents", as a virtual folder.

Exactly, as a virtual folder - that 's not very good, actually, but anyway, better than nothing. And there is one limitation - you can't open "My documents" this way in current panel if some virtual folder already opened there.

Some other examples:

cd ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} - My Computer
cd ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} - Control Panel
cd ::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} - My Network Places
cd ::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} - Recycle bin
cd ::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} - Printers and faxes
cd ::{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} - Network Connections
cd ::{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} - Scheduled tasks

Thanx to Sergey Davydov and Ivan aka Atlanoff from Wincommander mail group.

BTW, Lefteous, what about an answer?[/face]

[norfie]

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 03-06-2004 09:06:19 +0000 norfie wrote:

n> Because cd works via CL in most cases?

Commander has some special intimate relations with "cd", executed from menu or button bar. Try to run e.g. "cd %SystemRoot%\system32\*.cpl" from both button bar and CL %).

n> What are the advantages of this over cm_Open...?

Actually, they rather have disadvantages. But anyway, the key word is "examples", nice guy. My business is to give you an information, what you gonna do with it is not my business %).[/face]