How to make the number of levels in Find Files persistent

[mmm]

Usher,
Do you think you could find a minute or two and clarify?

[Hacker]

mmm,
I assume it's the "Feed to listbox" button in the Search results window.

HTH
Roman

[Usher]

Exactly. What is more, you can open more separate "Find file" processes and more TC instances - and use "Feed to listbox" to any TC instance you want.

[mmm]

Usher,
from your message I take it there is no TC manual available.
Thus, I would like you to help me with the following scenario.


- When I select my target folder in the TC Main window and press ALT+SHIFT+F7, the Find Files window opens for the selected folder. As you said, this dialog keeps the number of levels for me.
- Then, I switch panes in the TC Main window and pick a different target folder for search.

Question:
How do I propagate the new target folder to the existing Find Files dialog waiting for me with the preset number of levels?

I need to repeat the process above a hundred times. Thus, looking for persistency of the search depth throughout the entire TC session.



Many thanks,
mmm

[nsp]

What you could do if you have some AHK, AutoIt... skill is to:

• create a Hotkey inside TFindFiles like [ctrl]+P or whatever that:
  The goal is to paste Source Path inside Search In Combo Box
  1. sendmessage to TC with command 2029 (cm_CopySrcPathToClip)
  2. sendkey [ctrl]+A
  3. paste clip
  4. Alternative to select all and past is to setText to the ComboBox that have caption (Search in field is the third in child handle list)
  5. ignore last clip

Without scripting, an easy solution is to create a button/hotkey inside TC calling cm_CopySrcPathToClip and paste yourself in search In Field

[Hacker]

mmm,

I take it there is no TC manual available

Well, there is a comprehensive help file, if that is what you are looking for.

Roman

[mmm]

I have just hit F1.
Nice. Thx.
If you are referencing something else please let me know.

[Hacker]

mmm,
That is the one

Roman

[mmm]

Usher,
I conclude that the ALT+SHIFT+F7 you suggested does not keep the search depth persistent throughout a TC session.
Let me know if I am wrong.

Many thanks,
mmm

[white]

I conclude that the ALT+SHIFT+F7 you suggested does not keep the search depth persistent throughout a TC session.
Let me know if I am wrong.

True, that's why the suggestion was to leave that window open throughout a TC session:

What about using Alt+Shift+F7 and Find files in a separate process? You can keep that window open throughout a TC session and feed search results to main TC window if needed.

[mmm]

White,
please check the following scenario:
1. Select a folder and press Alt+Shift+F7
2. Set the search depth
3. Run the search
4. Go back to TC main window

Now,
5. Take a plunge into a subfolder or switch to the other pane
6. Re-activate/re-open the Find files dialog running in the background

The dialog does preserve the depth value, but it does not reflect current path. (??)
If you hit Alt+Shift+F7 again, you will get current path, but lose the depth.

Please let me know if I am missing anything.

[nsp]

The dialog does preserve the depth value, but it does not reflect current path. (??)
If you hit Alt+Shift+F7 again, you will get current path, but lose the depth.

Please let me know if I am missing anything.

This is exactly this each time you relaunch the the Find Dialog you miss latest depth, but have up to date folder !
A good alternative would be that Find dialog would be able to interpret %P %T as the current Source/Target unfortunately even EnvVariable are not understood in the search in field
If you accept PowerPro/AHK/... script you could achieve what you want using a single hotkey !

[mmm]

nsp,
Thanks a lot for your feedback.
And no, I am not interested in AHK scripts.

Most Find Files options are persistent while search depth isn't.
Was it really designed that way intentionally?

[white]

Please let me know if I am missing anything.

No, you're not missing anything. A separate process is a separate process, seems obvious to me.

Most Find Files options are persistent while search depth isn't.
Was it really designed that way intentionally?

Yes.

If I were you, I would make multiple buttons or aliases to start search with certain search depths. You could create a button that opens a subbar as menu where you can select to start search with search depths 1, 2, 3, etc. Or you could define aliases s1, s2, s3 etc. to start search with these search depths.

[mmm]

white,
I hear you, but no, thanks. I am not into home-made buttons.

Some options in Find Files are persistent, others are not.
Some users are happy with it, others are not.

There is a well-known, simple and widely-used solution in computer world - make it configurable if it makes sense.