how to suck out folder contents recursively

[Huidong]

I tried to make a command that moves all contents of selected folders to the current path, for now the command is very weak

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::moveto "<curpath>", "<curitem>\*"

It can do the job for only one folder (the last selected one), and non-recursively.
Could you please help to make it work for multiple selected folders (batch processing), and do the job recursively, i.e. extracts all contents of all subfolders up to the current path?
One difficulty I encounter is that when using <selitems>, I don't know how to put the \* for each individual selected folder, since <selitems> are all in quotes.
Thanks!

PS Noticed something weird, after running the above command, I'm not allowed to undo the moveto! Why?

[zer0]

Assuming you have your files and folders sorted apart, this shouldn't be too difficult. Here's a script that I came up with:

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while (filetype(<curitem>) == "Nofile") { // if it is a folder, start a loop
   #162; // go into the dir
   #250; // select all
   MoveTo(".."); // move all selected items up a level
   #527; // go up
   delete 1, 0, ":list"; // optional, delete selected folder so that you can move onto the next one
}

[Huidong]

Thank you. I tried it but it did not work as desired. It moved subfolders in my test folder up to the the same level as the folder itself (namely out of my folder), while I'd like to just move the subfolder contents to under the folder. Also multiple Windows explorer windows are opened. I wish I can select MULTIPLE folders under a main folder and extract all their contents up to the level that's still under the main folder. Is that possible to do ? Thanks.

[Huidong]

Even I select only one folder and let it loop to the rest folders (I see what you meant in the script now), it did not work, but this time no explorer windows opened, and the subfolders stay under the main folder, but nothing moved up.

[zer0]

OK, this script should do the job then. I tested your desired scenario and it seems to work:

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$filelist = getinfo('SelectedItemsPathNames', '|'). '|';
   $p = strpos($filelist, '|');
   while ($p >= 0)
   {
      $file = substr($filelist, 0, $p);
      $filelist = substr($filelist, $p + 1);
      $p = strpos($filelist, '|');
      moveto "<curpath>", "$file\*";
   }

[Huidong]

Wow I can't understand it, but it works! except that it is not recursive, sub-subfolder contents did not get extracted, although the sub-subfolder itself was moved up.
Thank you so much! I will read more to understand it.
Hope you will further improve the script if possible.

[Huidong]

Hi zer0, one question, it appears to me that $name is not used, why's that?

[zer0]

except that it is not recursive, sub-subfolder contents did not get extracted, although the sub-subfolder itself was moved up.

I'm not sure what you mean. I tested it with a few folders (with files them) inside of a root folder. Those files were moved to same level as those folders. Isn't that what you wanted?

Hi zer0, one question, it appears to me that $name is not used, why's that?

You can disregard it as it was just line that I unnecessarily pasted from another script of mine.

[Huidong]

I mean, it works for one level under the main folder (say "subfolder"), but does not work for two levels under the main folder (I called it "sub-subfolder").

[zer0]

I mean, it works for one level under the main folder (say "subfolder"), but does not work for two levels under the main folder (I called it "sub-subfolder").

Now you're piling on additional permutations of complexity that weren't there in the original requirement spec. To go two levels under the main folder, you'd need to use listfolder() to return names of folders on the 2nd level. Then cycle though them in the same fashion. Be careful though as you'll have quite a few nested loops.

[PeterH]

I mean, it works for one level under the main folder (say "subfolder"), but does not work for two levels under the main folder (I called it "sub-subfolder").

Now you're piling on additional permutations of complexity that weren't there in the original requirement spec. To go two levels under the main folder, you'd need to use listfolder() to return names of folders on the 2nd level. Then cycle though them in the same fashion. Be careful though as you'll have quite a few nested loops.

As I read in the very first post:

... do the job recursively, i.e. extracts all contents of all subfolders ...

[zer0]

As I read in the very first post:

... do the job recursively, i.e. extracts all contents of all subfolders ...

Fair enough, I gave pointers on how to do that in my previous post. The mechanism is the same.

[Huidong]

Thanks zer0, that's better than feeding me whatever I want, from which I wouldn't use the brain as much. Best regards.

[admin]

For reference, a working suction script is found here:
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 811#p59806

[Huidong]

You are feeding me whatever I want, Don!