XYplorer - The time saver

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nerdweed
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XYplorer - The time saver

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I have been downloading wallpapers from few sites and two of the sites had very frequent updates.

The Old Way:
1. Visit the websites,
2. Download the files
3. Copy the files from the same group
4. Rename it manually 1 by 1
5. Go back to the download location and keep repeating

Along with this being very hectic, the number of folders were in thousands.

The XY way
1. Visit the websites
2. Download the files
3. Load the script and it takes care. This has been a steady improvement

A. The Beginning
1. Create a category file from the available folders with the useful SC folderreport
2. Switch to Dual Pane
3. Check the filename to see if it matches the naming criteria of which website and chose the category accordingly
4. Copy the file to the category. If there is an item for which a category isn't created, it moves it to a Sort directory and jumps to step 8
5. Toggle to other pane
6. Go to the last target
7. Rename item
8. Toggle pane
9. Script repeats steps 3-8 for all other items
10. If the script was invoked from sort required directory, and a new folder was created, it recreates the category file

B. The Intermediate
1. Create a category from the available folders with the useful SC folderreport
2. Check the filename to see if it matches the naming criteria of which website and chose the category accordingly
3. Copy the file to the category
4. Rename the file using renameitem unless the item was moved to sort directory
5. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4 for all selected items
6. If the script was invoked from sort required directory, and a new folder was created, it recreates the category file

C. The Pro
1. Check the filename to see if it matches the naming criteria of which website and chose the category accordingly, if the file isn't found give an inputselect that gives the whole category with live filtering to select from and copy it to the respective folder
2. Rename it unless moved to sort (still unsure of category)
3. If the file is added to parent categories, add a line to the category file
4. Repeat 1, 2 and 3


So, apart from saving time, it increases the life of my mouse (Less clicks) and gives rest to Shoulders.

Thanks Don.

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Re: XYplorer - The time saver

Post by admin »

Thanks, I love these kind of real world examples! So I'm doing something useful after all. :mrgreen: :cup:

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