Select files with same name pattern as selected

[Reve_Etrange]

I have a secret to share with you guys.

Sometimes I have many files with the same name pattern, most often parts of an archive like:
chubbymaid.part1.rar
chubbymaid.part2.rar
...
chubbymaid.part497.rar
(yeah, big files obviously)

What would be cool is some right-click menu when part1 is selected so as to select all the other parts of the gorgeous, lovely archive.

I know I could go with visual filters and likes, but there are times when you shouldn't make a lady wait.

Thank you for your kind attention.

[highend]

Make a simple script and a user command / toolbar button / catalog entry?

Hints:

folderreport() to give you the list of all files with ".part" in it.

delete selection.

Done.

[Reve_Etrange]

Looks like a solution, but scripting is a daunting task for a humble lvl2 apprentice like me.
And I have often have many unrelated files with 'part' in it, dunno if it would be an issue.

[Stefan]

Hi Reve,

i think CTRL+M or CTRL+J is the way to go.

Or like highend suggested use an script like this below

to help you preparing the wanted pattern, because the
selected file name is already in the dialog for you to modify:

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 $f = input( "Modify and leave wanted parts of file name only<crlf>
               to select all other files with same part too. <crlf>
               Tip: use empty filter to disable filter again", "<curname>", "<curname>");

  if ($f != ""){
     //filter for user pattern, (show matching files only):
       filter "*$f*";

     //select all (visible/filtered) files:
       sel "a";

     //disable filter to show all files again (selected and un-selected):
       filter;
  }
  else{
      //deselect all:
        sel;
  }

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[Reve_Etrange]

Thank you, I somehow managed to save your script and create a catalog entry for it. Appreciate it.

You seem fluent in XY scripting, so do you know if it is possible to automatically discard the final /\n+\.rar/ from the filename?
So that running the script with 'chubbymaid.part1.rar' selected would pop up the dialog already filled with 'chubbymaid.part'

[highend]

Replace this:

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$f = input( "Modify and leave wanted parts of file name only<crlf>
               to select all other files with same part too. <crlf>
               Tip: use empty filter to disable filter again", "<curname>", "<curname>");

with:

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 $default = regexreplace("<curname>", "(.+)(\d\..+)", "$1");
 $f = input( "Modify and leave wanted parts of file name only<crlf>
               to select all other files with same part too. <crlf>
               Tip: use empty filter to disable filter again", "<curname>", "$default");

[Reve_Etrange]

Works, thank you for you help, mate.

[Stefan]

Replace this:

with:

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 $default = regexreplace("<curname>", "(.+)(\d\..+)", "$1");
 

'(.+)' is greedy and will match as many as can get, even digits.
And '\d' will match only one single digit (the last one)

This would resulting in
"chubbymaid.part49"
for
"chubbymaid.part497.rar"


Better would be '(.+?)\d*'
where '(.+)' will stop at first found digit due the '?' modifier
and '\d*' will match none-or-more digits, and
so match even 'part' without any digit. (if wanted. If not, use '\d+' instead as ==> '(.+?)\d+')


- - -

if it is possible to automatically discard the final /\n+\.rar/ from the filename?
So that running the script with 'chubbymaid.part1.rar' selected
would pop up the dialog already filled with 'chubbymaid.part'

Code: Select all

 $f = input( "Modify and leave wanted parts of file name only<crlf>
               to select all other files with same part too. <crlf>
               Tip: use empty filter to disable filter again", "<curname>",
               regexreplace("<curbase>", "(.+?)\d*", "$1"));

  if ($f != ""){
     //filter for user pattern, (show matching files only):
       filter "*$f*";

     //select all (visible/filtered) files:
       sel "a";

     //disable filter to show all files again (selected and un-selected):
       filter;
  }
  else{
      //deselect all:
        sel;
  }

[highend]

Your corrections are right Stefan,

but why should somebody ever select "chubbymaid.part49" to extract a .rar archive (although this is possible) instead of using one of the first 9 files?

But user opinions about file selection / management / tend to differ I suppose xD

[Reve_Etrange]

Fixed the regexp on my own - I didn't want to nitpick when I had just been given a hand.
For what it's worth I'm happy with /(.+part)\d+\.rar$/

Your suggestion, Stefan, might stumble on something like 'kinkynurse4all.part99.rar' (haven't tested though).

[highend]

Btw, you don't have to use the $ for the end of line (the regex will stop on linebreaks automatically).

[Reve_Etrange]

Might as well anchor it to the end, in case someone come up with some monsters like 'tear.me.apart1337.rar.part427.rar'
As rhetorical as it gets, but well - doesn't hurt.

[Reve_Etrange]

I eventually discarded the dialog since I always accept the default choice, but there's still a small annoyance: the listview loses focus and autoscroll so as to put the selection on top.

Are there some commands to fix that?

[highend]

Sorry, didn't understand the explanation.

Mind to post a screenshot and mark what's wrong?

[Reve_Etrange]

I created a '::load "myfile.xys"' entry in the catalog and I click on it to run the script. Unfortunately, the catalog keeps the focus after I click on it eg. if I press 'delete', it asks for the deletion of the catalog entry, not the selected files.

In addition, if I can see that in the list (selection in blue):

Folder1
Folder2
blonde
brunette
redhead.part1.rar
redhead.part2.rar
redhead.part3.rar
milf
...

and click the catalog entry running the script, I end up seeing:

redhead.part1.rar
redhead.part2.rar
redhead.part1.rar
milf
...

i.e. the list scrolled so that the selected files are now on top, and I must move the scrollbar up so as to see the folders and files above.