Show newest file in folder (with exclusions)

[fluor2]

I work a lot with files in my work and often need to archive large folder structures to other servers when the project folder is marked as non-active in our project system. (Large folders fills up our servers so I need to free up space). Unfortunately, people are sometimes still working on files sometimes even if the project folder is marked as non-active in our system.

I need to know Folder size and date of the newest file, but I need to exclude files like thumbs.db and some other files from this counting.

Do anybody know if there exist plugins that can help me achieve this?

[Horst.Epp]

This button sets the cursor to the newest file in the current dir.
The icon must be set to some icon on your system.

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cmd.exe
/k "for /f "usebackq delims=" %%f in (`dir /b /a-d /o-d`) do start "" "%%COMMANDER_EXE%%" /O /S /L="%%~ff\:" & exit"
C:\Tools\Wincmd\Icons\Down-Blue.ico
Newest File

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[petermad]

2fluor2

Here is a buttton to find the newest file - only using TC functions:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cm_SrcByName 8,cm_SrcByDateTime 2,cm_GoToFirstFile,cm_SrcByName 9

wcmicons.dll,7
Go to newest file


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To make the button:
1. Mark the text in the box here above (click SELECT ALL).
2. Copy it to the ClipBoard (press Ctrl+C).
3. Right click on TC's buttonbar and choose "Paste".

I recommend that you add the exclusions to your ignore list: Configuration -> Options... -> Ignore list

If that is not an option for you, then you can filter out the exclusions first - with a button like this:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cd *|thumbs.db

wcmicons.dll,24
Hide thumbs.db


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I need to know Folder size and date of the newest file

I don't understand this - a file does not have a folder size???

Is you aim to find the folder that contains the newest file?

If that is th case you can first enable Branch view (Ctrl+B), use the first button here above and then press Ctrl+B again followed a press on Backspace - then the cursor wil be on the folder that contains the newest file. If you make some em_commands in your usercmd.ini file, all of this can be combined into one button:

Put this in your usercmd.ini file, which is located the same place as your wincmd.ini file (if it does not exist, just make it as an ASCII txt file):

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[em_hidefiles]
cmd=cd *|thumbs.db

[em_findfolderwithnewestfile]
cmd=em_hidefiles,cm_DirBranch,cm_SrcByName 8,cm_SrcByDateTime 2,cm_GoToFirstFile,cm_SrcByName 9,cm_DirBranch,cm_GoToParent,cm_SrcAllFiles

And make a button with the command: em_findfolderwithnewestfile

you can add more file types to the em_hidefiles command separated by spaces.

[Fla$her]

cm_SrcByName 8,cm_SrcByDateTime 2,cm_GoToFirstFile,cm_SrcByName 9

On the one hand, this is a beautiful solution, but personally it was more convenient for me (even before the appearance of such parameters) to see the list of the latest files:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
540,325,324,2050

wciconex.dll,217
Jump to newest file

540 (cm_RereadSource) is required here when fast filtering is used. I advise you to add it.
I have a script tied to Alt+Home to hide what is happening in the panel.

[petermad]

2Fla$her
Well without cm_RereadSource I can still use cm_SrcByName 8,cm_SrcByDateTime 2,cm_GoToFirstFile,cm_SrcByName 9 to find the newest file in the filtered list, which can also be usefull.

With the cmd.exe solution that I also used before the 8 and 9 parameters were introduced (on my request), it would be a good idea to use cm_RereadSource and cm_SrcAllFiles first, because the DOS command worked on all files, and it might find a file that was not visible in TC because of one or another kind of filtering.

[Fla$her]

in the filtered list

The task is precisely to remove filtering. She's only getting in the way.

With the cmd.exe solution that I also used before the 8 and 9 parameters were introduced (on my request), it would be a good idea to use cm_RereadSource and cm_SrcAllFiles first

I don't know which solution you are writing about (I can only assume), but in my opinion, the execution of cm_SrcAllFiles looks more selective. You yourself give an example of hiding thumbs.db, and this is only one of the options.

[petermad]

The task is precisely to remove filtering.

I thought the task was to go to the newest file in the displayed list.

I don't know which solution you are writing about

I am talking about this solution, which Horst.Epp showed here above:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cmd.exe
/k "for /f "usebackq delims=" %%f in (`dir /b /a-d /o-d`) do start "" "%%COMMANDER_EXE%%" /O /S /L="%%~ff\:" & exit"
C:\Tools\Wincmd\Icons\Down-Blue.ico
Newest File

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Or as I implemented it:

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[em_ext_gotonewestfile0]
cmd=%COMSPEC% /C
param=if not exist "%P" (echo ) else for /F "usebackq delims=" %%n in (`dir "%P" /b /a-d /o-dn`) do start "" "%%COMMANDER_EXE%%" /O /A /S /L="%P%%n" & exit
menu=Go to newest file
iconic=1

[em_ext_gotonewestfile]
cmd=cm_SaveSelection,cm_SrcAllFiles,em_ext_gotonewestfile0,cm_wait 1000,cm_RestoreSelection

[petermad]

You yourself give an example of hiding thumbs.db

Hiding thumbs.db my way with cd *|thumbs.db will not be cancelled by cm_RereadSource

[Fla$her]

I thought the task was to go to the newest file in the displayed list.

Then there would be no point in cm_RereadSource.

Or as I implemented it:

ОК.

Hiding thumbs.db my way with cd *|thumbs.db will not be cancelled by cm_RereadSource

Of course not. But I wrote about another command:

the execution of cm_SrcAllFiles looks more selective.