Custom Shortcut > Open Selected Multiple Files / execute multiple files

[pavol]

Please,
I am googling but I cant find any solution please,.... Please I would like to open selected files when I click shortcut in total commander (installed tcmd1103x32_64.exe)..

What it works in totall commander "comand line" is this (an example is two files, but it can be in any dirrectory or any different number/type of files, depend what is selected in total commander)
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c START "" d:\__3D\1.txt && d:\__3D\2.txt
OR
cmd /c start "" d:\__3D\1.txt && d:\__3D\2.txt

but it is impossible implement it in usercommand.Ini
please can someone share with me some working solution, what should i/we fill in?

Unfortunatelly this example will open only one file, not multiple.

Command: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c START ""
Parameters: %P%S
Start Path:

Thank you for any message, thanks thanks

[ghisler(Author)]

You can open multiple selected files by defining an internal association via menu Files - Internal associations.
Leave the default verb "open" empty, and add a new verb with your command.

You can then right click on the selected files for half a second or press the menu key or Shift+F10 to reach the user-defined command.

[pavol]

Thank you for your replay,
I am trying to make it works, but it looks like it not reacting on holding right mouse button for 1 sec.....

what i did is,

1) Internal association > Add > (Specify File Type Window)
Specify Type = *.*
Click "OK"

3) (Edit Fily Type)
Type Name = *.*
Click "NEW"

4) (Edit Action)
Action (verb) = C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
Command (program) = C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c START ""

5) (Edit Action) Click "OK"

6) (Edit Fily Type) Click "OK"

7) (Internal association) Click "OK"

Now I am back in Total commander and trying to right mouse button for 1 sec or more and nothing happenning...

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Please is there any way to connect it with usercmd.ini that i can set thi under keyboard shortcut?

Thank you for any answer best regards P

[petermad]

2pavol
Try this button:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
%COMSPEC% /C
if exist %S1\ ((echo DO NOT MARK DIRECTORIES!) & (echo.) & pause) else chcp 65001 && %%COMSPEC%% /C for /F "usebackq delims=" %%n in (`type %WF`) do start "" "%%n"
%COMMANDER_EXE%,3
Open all selected files with their associated program

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".

Notice, it will only work with file types that are associated to a program in Windows.

The same as en em_command:

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[em_OpenAllSelected]
cmd=%COMSPEC% /C
param=if exist %S1\ ((echo DO NOT MARK DIRECTORIES!) & (echo.) & pause) else chcp 65001 && %%COMSPEC%% /C for /F "usebackq delims=" %%n in (`type %WF`) do start "" "%%n"
button=%COMMANDER_EXE%,3
menu=Open all selected files with their associated program

You can hide (minimize) the DOS window by adding iconic=1 to the em_OpenAllSelected command, but then you cannot see the error message if you erroneously select a folder.

[pavol]

You are super man, uau it works .... uff respect i can see it wasnt that easy.
Really thank you, I hope this help many other people.... because i think this is really great use it through shortcut (open selected files for example pdf or any selected docs or project, pics or etc... )

You are really great that you have License 524, at that time I was poor kid and used shareware , really nice 524
Thank you so much guys

For me works "%COMSPEC%" without /C, but it is really nice to see you can open it separatelly through second shortcut with /C

Thank you so much guys again. Hope other can also enjoy this shortcut stuff. Best regards P.

[petermad]

2pavol
the chcp 65001 && %%COMSPEC%% /C part is to support Unicode filenames.

If you leave out the /C part in the "Command" field, it will not (always) work with Unicode filenames, and it will open folders in Windows Explorer.

I cannot recommend changing: %COMSPEC% /C to: %COMSPEC%

[beb]

2pavol

user commands to execute/open a file/multiple selected files in the associated application(s):

Cross-platform PowerShell (v.7+) based:

- usercmd.ini entry:

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[em_test_tc_open_selected_files_in_associated_app]
cmd=pwsh
param=-command Get-Content "%WL"|ForEach {Invoke-Item "$_"}

- toolbar button:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
em_test_tc_open_selected_files_in_associated_app

WCMICONS.DLL,28

Windows PowerShell based:

- usercmd.ini entry:

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[em_test_tc_open_selected_files_in_associated_app_ps2]
cmd=Powershell
param=-command Get-Content "%WL"|ForEach {Invoke-Item "$_"}

- toolbar button:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
em_test_tc_open_selected_files_in_associated_app_ps2

WCMICONS.DLL,28

Note:

Invoke-Item
Invoke the (provider-specific) default action on an item (like a START command or double click.) This will force the default action to be run on the item. For example a .PDF file will open in whatever program is associated with PDF files.

[white]

If you leave out the /C part in the "Command" field, it will not (always) work with Unicode filenames, and it will open folders in Windows Explorer.

Wouldn't this be generally sufficient? :

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
"%comspec%" /c
For %%i in (%P%S10) do @Start "" %%i
%comspec%
Open mutiple files (10 at the max)

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I don't expect, in this case, that parsing by the For command and parameter parsing by the Start command would cause Unicode problems. Or would it for older Windows versions?

[petermad]

2white

Or would it for older Windows versions?

It works OK for Windows XP

The problem with %P%S is the limit of the length of the command line. But when restricting it to 10 files it should not be a problem.

[jonathanpoulin]

2petermad

For your solution, I was curious and I tried it. For some reason on my Windows 11 computer, the part with the backticks cannot be interpreted in the for loop.

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`type %WF`

If I replace it with (by example), a hard-coded filename containing a "selection", it works:

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"files.txt"

I think this is related to command piping acting weirdly on my computer. The command below is not working as expected (pagination). The dir command completes before piping to more.

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dir | more

But this is working as expected (find the string):

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ipconfig | find "IPv4"

[jonathanpoulin]

2beb

Great answer using PowerShell! I tried it.

It works at least for file associated to notepad++.exe. However, for some reason for the ones associated to app like Photos.exe, it does not. In fact, I needed to add the parameter "-noe (to not exit) to make it working, as follow:

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[em_test_tc_open_selected_files_in_associated_app]
cmd=pwsh
param=-noe -command Get-Content "%WL"|ForEach {Invoke-Item "$_"}

I don't know why it needs that. Maybe because Photos.exe is a UWP app? It is like pwsh.exe is exiting too quickly. Strange.

[petermad]

2pavol

I am trying to make it works, but it looks like it not reacting on holding right mouse button for 1 sec.....

I have made a video of what to do: https://tcmd.madsenworld.dk/openmultiplefiles.mp4

After you have opened the context menu you will find an Item in the top saying: Open multiple files (*.*), which you have to click

It is important that you put the internal association in the bottom of the list, otherwise it will block other associations you might have made.

[pavol]

2petermad

Thank you looks great your video
Trying your music on your website https://madsenworld.dk/ and it doesnt work , and looks like still under construction and you abandoned your site "ALTID UNDER Arbejde OMBYGNING"

Thanks everyone Have a great day

[petermad]

2pavol

Trying your music on your website

I works, if you use an old browser, that supports plugins - but I haven't had the energy to convert it to modern browser technology. Try it in Edge in IE-mode.

[jonathanpoulin]

2pavol

He didn't abandoned his website. The page for Total Commander Menus is up-to-date with version 11.03, and the one for PHSM-Calendar was updated 3 days ago.