Easy one: Easier way to add SR item path to Excludes

[j_c_hallgren]

So I was doing some cleanup of my system...and to do so, I have done a File Find to the Search Results tab, which I then display with Tree hidden so that I can see all the data including path...

Ok, fine so far...but there are some paths that I'd like to exclude in future or repeated searches...and I don't see a quick and easy way to do so.

I can add the current Tree folder via "Add Current" but since I'm not having that visible and I'm in SR, that solution doesn't seem viable...and going to each folder in a new tab as interim is a bit of overhead, especially because on returning back to SR tab, the search is redone when nothing has changed ...as is copying path to Clipboard and then using Manage/New/Paste/OK/etc...I'm looking for a easy mouse option that would accomplish this.

Thus, I'm wondering if there could be a variant of the Add Current that would instead add the path of the currently selected item? Maybe a right-click option for "Add Current" (if that's even possible), or something similar?

Or is there already something touchpad/mouse-easy that will do what I'm looking for that I'm not aware of?

[Jeff Bellune]

This sounds like an excellent feature! I, too, would like to know if there is an existing way to accomplish this.

-Jeff

[admin]

This sounds like an excellent feature!

Yep, I agree. Will add in next version.

[TheQwerty]

I know you touched on it (and I agree it's not perfect) but the quickest and easiest method I could arrive at is:

Perform the search.
Select the files whose paths you want to exclude.
Run script (however you like) ::#1016::#103::#615
Click editor mode
Right click -> Paste
OK
Check the new paths.
Find Now.


But I agree a new button Add Selected between Add Current and Browse would be nice. (Or something similar would be nice.)

Also, for some reason Exclude folders appears twice in the CKS dialog and as far as I can tell there's no difference between the two. (Perhaps one is meant to lead to the tab and the other to the list manager?)

[admin]

Also, for some reason Exclude folders appears twice in the CKS dialog and as far as I can tell there's no difference between the two. (Perhaps one is meant to lead to the tab and the other to the list manager?)

hola! will fix...

[j_c_hallgren]

Nice to be able to add SR item paths/folders much easier now! Thanks much!!

But...that now brings up another minor issue: Duplicates!

It's now much easier to get multiple entries for same path...and...when the existing one was unchecked and the new one is checked, which one takes priority?

Not sure how best to handle this...if entry is totally identical, I'd suggest no action is needed as desired result already exists...if "new" checked vs "old" unchecked, maybe a pop-up asking which choice should survive, and the existing entry would just have its checkbox/status modified?

[admin]

Nice to be able to add SR item paths/folders much easier now! Thanks much!!

But...that now brings up another minor issue: Duplicates!

It's now much easier to get multiple entries for same path...and...when the existing one was unchecked and the new one is checked, which one takes priority?

Not sure how best to handle this...if entry is totally identical, I'd suggest no action is needed as desired result already exists...if "new" checked vs "old" unchecked, maybe a pop-up asking which choice should survive, and the existing entry would just have its checkbox/status modified?

Duplicates are checked and prevented here since years...

[j_c_hallgren]

Duplicates are checked and prevented here since years...

Ooops! I just saw why it seemed to allow it...the existing one didn't have the trailing "" while the new one via "Add Current" had one...ok, so they weren't exact dups but close enough as they work the same, true? So should this not be part of dup compare, maybe?

However, in "Manage Excl", one can add repeated copies of "New" very easily.

[admin]

Duplicates are checked and prevented here since years...

Ooops! I just saw why it seemed to allow it...the existing one didn't have the trailing "" while the new one via "Add Current" had one...ok, so they weren't exact dups but close enough as they work the same, true? So should this not be part of dup compare, maybe?

However, in "Manage Excl", one can add repeated copies of "New" very easily.

1) no, they do not work the same, since it's a basic string comparison. So C:\test will be autoconverted to C:\test* and match C:\testing, while C:\test\ -> C:\test\* would not match C:\testing.

2) yes

[j_c_hallgren]

Ok...and since the only one that I was using as example turned out to be one that wouldn't likely have any other variants, I'd not have noticed that.

But now that brings up another dumb question: If I do a "Add Current" while a file within the "My Documents" for user Hallgren is selected, it thus adds the entry "My Documents\" to the Exclude list, but that really isn't exactly the entry that I'm possibly intending to have, since won't that exclude "My Documents" for any other user ids, such as Administrator or Default User...so how would that situation best be handled?

Because if I'm positioned at file as above, the entry that would best exclude just the path I'm at is "C:\Documents and Settings\Hallgren\My Documents\"...

[admin]

Ok...and since the only one that I was using as example turned out to be one that wouldn't likely have any other variants, I'd not have noticed that.

But now that brings up another dumb question: If I do a "Add Current" while a file within the "My Documents" for user Hallgren is selected, it thus adds the entry "My Documents" to the Exclude list, but that really isn't exactly the entry that I'm possibly intending to have, since won't that exclude "My Documents" for any other user ids, such as Administrator or Default User...so how would that situation best be handled?

Because if I'm positioned at file as above, the entry that would best exclude just the path I'm at is "C:\Documents and Settings\Hallgren\My Documents"...

You can add it manually then.