Total Commander

Hello Christian,

I would like to suggest this new feature: cm_CreateNewFiles


This feature should
- open an defined text editor (best separate from F4, maybe as default just Notepad?)
with an CreateNewFiles.txt file in the TC folder.

A good text editor like Notepad2 or Notepad++ already have all need features to create or manipulate the below mentioned users' list.


The user
- write files and folders to create, each on an own line, folders must have an trailing backslash
my new file.txt
another new file
Test file.png
Test file.jpg
My New Folder\
Test Folder\Sub folder\
Test Folder\Sub folder in name but i am a file
Test Folder 2\Sub folder\my new file.txt
C:\Users\userX\music collection\Rock\Queen - Another one bites the dust.mp5
C:\Users\userX\music collection\Rock\Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.mp5
C:\Users\userX\music collection\Rock\Queen - Don't Stop Me Now.mp5
C:\Users\userX\music collection\Rock\Queen - I Want to Break Free.mp5
- save the file


Then this feature should
- check the list for invalid signs
(ask the user to modify, like """invalid signs <>:? found, please adjust""" and open the list again, or just exchange automatically with underscores)
- ask the user if sure to create now xxx files in folder xxxx or if he want to cancel here.
- create the files and folders in the current active panel while asking to overwrite or not to overwrite on already existing files


Keep that CreateNewFiles.txt file with its content and reuse it for next use,
also nice to use for an user own undo task (like copy content to clipboard and then SelectFromClipboard).


Great for to re-create a list of files or a whole folder-hierarchy posted by an user for to inspect his problem/need.







 

What is about this above idea?

Me think this is much more simple to handle then the >>>cm_Edit /CN="new file1.txt|new file2.txt|new file3.txt"L0<<< approach.

Just open the set editor (or a own big edit box),
write or paste in multiple lines of file names or paths,
new file1.txt
new file2.txt
new file3.txt
New Folder\
Another Folder\sub folder\file.ext
click [OK] and done.






 

Or maybe add an extra parameter to cm_Edit - like: @="filelist.txt"

That doesn't need translation and could therefore be incorporated in TC 11.00

petermad wrote: 2023-07-06, 23:04 UTC Or maybe add an extra parameter to cm_Edit - like: @="filelist.txt"

That doesn't need translation and could therefore be incorporated in TC 11.00

A possibility too. But need a quick and hassle free option to access the "filelist.txt" for editing.


CMD: cm_Edit
PARAM: /@="filelist.txt"
PARAM: /@="path\filelist.txt"
PARAM: /@="%P%N"
PARAM: /@ (default to a fix named "filelist.txt" in TC-folder)

Defaults:
- LØ
- Without the /G = show the name of the list for verifying
- With /G = just create silently

- And an trailing backslash after an name in the list should create an folder


I just tried with
/CN="new folder\"
f.ex. doesn't work.
So "cm_Edit" is for files only and couldn't be a possibility for my suggestion?





 
 

When you already have a list of names, what stops you from putting
echo . >
or
mkdir
in front of each and renaming the file to listname.bat?

ghisler(Author) wrote: 2023-07-09, 06:25 UTC When you already have a list of names, what stops you from putting
echo . >
or
mkdir
in front of each and renaming the file to listname.bat?

Going through a list with one dozen or maybe even hundred of lines and prefix each line with the correct command?

Then I also could just us one of my many scripts (MS-DOS Batch, AutoHotkey, VBS, JS, PowerShell)
which can already be found on this forum and pass the list as argument.

Like: Alternative: create folders if last sign is an backslash \ or if last string has no dot in it:
GC '_L.txt'|%%{$N=$_-replace':','_';If(-not(Test-Path $N)){If( $N[-1] -eq '\' -OR $N.indexOf('.') -eq -1){MD $N -Force -EA 0}else{NI $N -Force -EA 0}}}

here is a test "_L.txt"

c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\WsmRes.dll.mui
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\WsmSvc.dll.mui
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\WWAApi.dll.mui
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\WWAApi.dll.FLD\
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\IamAFolderToo
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\WWAHost.exe.mui
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\XInput 1 4.dll.mui
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\XInput 9 1 0.dll.mui
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\OEM\
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\Volume\
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\_Default\
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\OEM\Professional\
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\OEM\Professional\test license.rtf
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\Volume\Professional\
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\Volume\Professional\test license.rtf
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\_Default\Professional\
c:\Windows TEST\System 32\en-US\Licenses\_Default\Professional\test license.rtf

But it's is not me, it's about a basic command each file manager should have IMHO,
for the "average user" to quickly create some dummy files or even whole folder hierarchies.

I want to tell a user to just execute cm_CreateNewFiles, let him fill in the list with items and click [OK]

Scripts we can use for more difficult tasks.



 

But the truth is nobody will use iall the new functions because you have to study the manual for the details. It is easier to edit all that things simply in a list file with an editor of your choice... IMHO