Relative copy/move renames file
Posted: 14 Sep 2006 15:31
I was attempting to move a file via the move to dialog using a relative path -- obviously, this isn't an implemented feature but I would love it to be! The problem is, I don't get any sort of error message when I attempt to perform this action. Instead I get some unexpected results.
I attempted to move imageName.txt to folderName -- folderName being an existing folder in the current directory. Instead of being moved into the folder, however, I found the file in the xyplorer program directory renamed to folderName. If the folder does exist (within the application directory), the file is properly moved, rather than renamed -- though to a directory relative to the application starting folder rather than the active directory in view in the explorer.
I'd love to be able to move files/folders to relative locations -- speed things up when I know where I want to move them and don't want to navigate through the tree popup -- and not have to manually type out the full location. If nothing else though, it seems there should be some sort of an error displayed for an invalid location. Perhaps a warning that my file will be moved to the program active directory and renamed :P
I attempted to move imageName.txt to folderName -- folderName being an existing folder in the current directory. Instead of being moved into the folder, however, I found the file in the xyplorer program directory renamed to folderName. If the folder does exist (within the application directory), the file is properly moved, rather than renamed -- though to a directory relative to the application starting folder rather than the active directory in view in the explorer.
I'd love to be able to move files/folders to relative locations -- speed things up when I know where I want to move them and don't want to navigate through the tree popup -- and not have to manually type out the full location. If nothing else though, it seems there should be some sort of an error displayed for an invalid location. Perhaps a warning that my file will be moved to the program active directory and renamed :P