mkDir: How to create button to make a folder ?

[kc_93]

Hi, I have a question. How to create shortcut button to make a folder with defined name?.

For example: I want to create new folder (pressing f7) and automatically in new name of folder I want - <[Y]-[M]-[D]\folder_A\..\Folder_B\

How to do it so you don't have to type the name manually.

[hi5]

There is a cm_MkDir command but I don't think it supports parameters (if I'm wrong no doubt others will post a correct solution)

I would use the mkdir dos command combined with the %$DATE% variable that was recently introduced in v11

Right click on a button bar, or create a start menu item, or a user command (edit usercmd.ini manually), command:

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%comspec% /c mkdir %$DATE:Y-M-D%\folder_A\ %$DATE:Y-M-D%\Folder_B\

Or copy these lines and "paste" it on a free spot on you button bar

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
%comspec% /c mkdir %$DATE:Y-M-D%\folder_A\ %$DATE:Y-M-D%\Folder_B\

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[beb]

There is a cm_MkDir command but I don't think it supports parameters...

My vote goes for the cm_MkDir command to have customizable parameters of the same level as, e.g., the cm_Edit command does.

[Fla$her]

My vote goes for the cm_MkDir command to have customizable parameters of the same level as, e.g., the cm_Edit command does.

Why not create a thread where it belongs?

[XiaoP76]

Thanks !

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%comspec% /c mkdir %$DATE:yMD%

worked like a charm for me.

Is it possible to also select or go into the newly created directory ?

I tried

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%comspec% /c mkdir %$DATE:yMD%, cm_GotoDir %$DATE:yMD%

but it looks like cm_GotoDir doesn't take any parameters either.
The command creates a directory called "cm_GotoDir" instead of selecting or going into the date directory

[Stefan2]

Hi and welcome.

For this idea you have first to create a "user defined command" in usercmd.ini for the MKDIR command.

Next you could try this command in an button
em_MkDir_yMD,cm_wait 500,cm_SrcByDateTime,cm_GoToFirstEntry,cm_Return ,cm_wait 500,cm_SrcByName


See text file TOTALCMD.inc in TC folder.



 

[white]

It seems more obvious to use command:

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em_MkDir_yMD,cm_wait 500,cd "%$DATE:yMD%"

And define em_MkDir_yMD as

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%comspec% /c mkdir %$DATE:yMD%

[sa16]

If the folder is not empty:

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cm_GoToNext,cm_Copy /GT="%$DATE:yMD%\"W="|* *\",cm_Wait 50,cd "%$DATE:yMD%"