New Text File Extension for Scripts Folder

[VeeGee]

Good morning,
Is it possible via an option or tweak to have the "New Text File (CTRL+SHIFT+N) command default to .XYS when the command is run in the Scripts folder ? Not really a big deal having to rename the TXT to XYS now, but seeing as smart as XY is, it would now know I want an XYS file when I'm in that folder.

or should I just make a portable XYS extension/template and have it show in the New Items menu. Off to read the manual...

UPDATE : added it to New Items, works really slick !

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[jupe]

You seem happy with that solution already, but you could have it work how you originally described too (assuming you use the shortcut key usually), you'd just need to clear the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut through CKS, and then setting the following script to use the same shortcut via UDC.

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if (<curpath> == <xyscripts>) { new("New Script.xys", , , "r"); } else { #234; }

[VeeGee]

This is great too - thanks ! I like having options and both work really well.

Side question, I have been collecting snippets of scripts from various posts - from highend, you, SammySarkar, etc. Currently I save them as XYS files in the Scripts folder and name them accordingly. Some I use, some I don't (yet), I just don't want to forget them.

Is there a better place/way to store script snippets inside XY ? or is my current way the "norm". Also, my XY data is backed up through various methods, so I shouldn't lose them.

[highend]

I would store non-used in a subfolder of <xyscripts> but apart of that...

[bdeshi]

Is there a better place/way to store script snippets inside XY ? or is my current way the "norm".

Yes, keeping scripts in <xyscripts> is the right method of storage. In fact, I'd recommend you try to move all substantial scripts in udc, ctb, custom columns, alias, pfas etc to <xyscripts>. Makes them more manageable. You can use a bare load statement in all those script fields, and later when you need to edit the script, directly edit a file in <xyscripts> instead of having to dig through multiple menu items.
My <xyscripts> is more or less like this:

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_alias\
_cat\
_cc\
_cea\
_closet\
_ctb\
_inc\
_pfa\
_udc\
_wip\
tmp\
<standalone-and-uncategorized-script-files>.xys