Setup / modify custom column definitions via scripting

[highend]

It would be a great addition if we'd be able to setup and modify custom columns via a script command on the fly.

E.g.:

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EditCustomColumn("ID", "Caption", "Type", "Property/Template/Script/Mixed", "[Format=Text]", "[Trigger=Browse]", "[ItemType=Files]", "[Item filter]");

[highend]

Using "" for a parameter would clear it (e.g. for "[Item filter]")
and the function should return the current cc setup for an id e.g. via
$data = EditCustomColumn("ID");

Why the whole fuss?

Because you could do such things on the fly:

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    $rules = <<<'>>>'
Year=<cc_base><:>^([a-z]+_)(\d{4})(.*)$<:>$2
Month=<cc_base><:>^([a-z]+_\d{4})(\d{2})(.*)$<:>$2
Day=<cc_base><:>^([a-z]+_\d{4}\d{2})(\d{2})(.*)$<:>$2
>>>;
    $index       = inputselect("Choose your rule...", regexreplace($rules, "^(.*?)=(.*?)$", "$1"), <crlf>, 32+64+128, , 300, 300);
    $rule        = gettoken($rules, $index, <crlf>);
    $caption     = gettoken($rule, 1, "=");
    $condition   = gettoken($rule, 2, "=");
    $onWhat      = gettoken($condition, 1, "<:>");
    $pattern     = gettoken($condition, 2, "<:>");
    $replaceWith = gettoken($condition, 3, "<:>");

    $script = <<<>>>
return regexreplace($onWhat, "$pattern", "$replaceWith");
>>>;
    EditCustomColumn("14", "Sort by $caption", "Script", $script);