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Yes, I'll add some that are missing in the system (taking a lead in front of the OSugus wrote:... just wonder if you have
extended the "system variables" with some of the special folder locations
like for example %Personal% %UserDocs% or whatever you may call it ;-)
) like %Personal%, %WinSysDir% and whatever comes to my mind...Slightly overdone, maybe?allen wrote:For an excellent example of implementing custom env. variables...Code: Select all
%FILE% The entire path plus filename to the file %FILENAME% The file name without path %FILENAMENOEXT% The file name without the extension %FILENAMENODOT% The file name cut off at the first dot %FILEEXT% The extension of the file name without the dot %FILELONGEXT% Everything in the file name after the first dot %PATH% The full path without trailing delimiter to the file %DRIVE% The drive the file is on, without trailing delimiter %FOLDER% The full path without the drive and without leading or trailing delimiters %FOLDER1% First folder in the path %FOLDER2% Second folder in the path %FOLDER99% 99th folder in the path. %FOLDER<1% Last folder in the path %FOLDER<2% Second folder from the end in the path %FOLDER<99% 99th folder from the end in the path. %PATH1% First folder in the path, without delimiters %PATH2% First two folders in the path, without leading or trailing delimiters %PATH99% First 99 folders in the path, without leading or trailing delimiters %PATH<1% Last folder in the path, without delimiters %PATH<2% Last two folders in the path, without leading or trailing delimiters %PATH<99% Last 99 folders in the path, without leading or trailing delimiters %PATH-1% Path without the drive or the first folder %PATH-2% Path without the drive or the first two folders %PATH-99% Path without the drive or the first 99 folders. %PATH<-1% Path without the drive or the last folder %PATH<-2% Path without the drive or the last two folders %PATH<-99% Path without the drive or the last 99 folders.
I did not spot a lot of useful variables for XY in that list...Ah, okay. I was only thinking of usage in the address bar... Scripting will come after some other things have deen done...allen wrote:You've mentioned the ability to do some scripting in the future, I thought the ability to grab directories ~n deep in either direction relative to current location could be handy for processes backuping up a directory structure at the very least.
Overdone, perhaps . . . just copying and pasting
Will systemvariables be available in searches too? and in catalog items?admin wrote:Ah, okay. I was only thinking of usage in the address bar... Scripting will come after some other things have deen done...allen wrote:You've mentioned the ability to do some scripting in the future, I thought the ability to grab directories ~n deep in either direction relative to current location could be handy for processes backuping up a directory structure at the very least.
Overdone, perhaps . . . just copying and pasting
Address bar searches? Yes, didn't you try? Catalog, too.ugus wrote:Will systemvariables be available in searches too? and in catalog items?
Sorryadmin wrote:Address bar searches? Yes, didn't you try? Catalog, too.ugus wrote:Will systemvariables be available in searches too? and in catalog items?
You know, Address bar, Catalog, GoTo dialog, Favorites -- they all are just different entries to the same procedure. They have identical capabilities.
Yes, the address bar has more power than the location field. Not an inconsistancy but a difference.jacky wrote:Little inconsistancy I'd say with thoose: they do work on Go to/etc so they work for Name Searches, yet one cannot use them as locations for a classic File Find operation.
Well, I still see it as an inconsistancy.admin wrote:Yes, the address bar has more power than the location field. Not an inconsistancy but a difference.
Reason is, yes i know AB/Goto/etc are more powerfull than the Location field, but I wasn't opposing thoose two, but the location field yes, with the location part of Name Searches.
That did it.jacky wrote:... if one was to be more powerfull than the other, it'd be the "real" FF as it's the FF feature of XY, whereas Name Searches are not, there's just a quicker/simpler/lighter way to run a search...
Later on it would be nice to let name searches support all the available switches that exists in Find files tab.admin wrote:Yes, the address bar has more power than the location field. Not an inconsistancy but a difference.
Oh but name searches are already supported in the Catalog!! Just put as destination what you would put into the Goto/Address bar and it will work exactly the same way!ugus wrote:Not to mention the real power you'll get to when adding name searches to catalog.
Sorry, I wasn't clear... I mean name searches with switches that mimics all settings you can set in Find Files, that would be nice to being able to add to the catalogue.jacky wrote:Oh but name searches are already supported in the Catalog!! Just put as destination what you would put into the Goto/Address bar and it will work exactly the same way!ugus wrote:Not to mention the real power you'll get to when adding name searches to catalog.
Don't know about having a way (switch?) to have that on Goto/AB/etc or if it'll be Catalog-only, but being able to use a template to start a real search (and so with the ability to set, via template, ALL the filters) has been planned too...
Yes, but that would need a pretty elaborate syntax (think of the Date tab alone!), not easy to handle and remember.ugus wrote:Later on it would be nice to let name searches support all the available switches that exists in Find files tab. ...admin wrote:Yes, the address bar has more power than the location field. Not an inconsistancy but a difference.