XYplorer Beta Club

Scan and list the executables in defined folder in a new Applications menu next to Window menu. When I use thumb drive, no need to use another application to list the executables or batch file to run an application.

Hmm, not a bad idea...

hmm... well actually, instead of adding another feature/menu somewhere I think we could simply extend the actual Catalog with the same thing (consistency ) that exists for File Associations, meaning we could use "file:///?:\path\app.exe" where the ? would be internally replaced by the letter of the drive XY is running from!

Might look weird, but for "full-consistency" maybe also add the relative path syntax, eg: "file:///..\Viewers\PicReader.exe"

jacky wrote:hmm... well actually, instead of adding another feature/menu somewhere I think we could simply extend the actual Catalog with the same thing (consistency ) that exists for File Associations, meaning we could use "file:///?:\path\app.exe" where the ? would be internally replaced by the letter of the drive XY is running from!

Might look weird, but for "full-consistency" maybe also add the relative path syntax, eg: "file:///..\Viewers\PicReader.exe"

Ah, I see, yes, good idea. Remind me later... (also that I add a "Run" checkbox to cat item props to avoid the need for this weird file:/// prefix...).

I misunderstood "defined" in the original posting. I thought he meant a variable menu that always lists the EXE files of the *current* folder. Well, thinking again I see this is not so fascinating (how many folders do have EXE files in them?...)

admin wrote:I misunderstood "defined" in the original posting. I thought he meant a variable menu that always lists the EXE files of the *current* folder. Well, thinking again I see this is not so fascinating (how many folders do have EXE files in them?...)

oh, well for this you could also just use a VF, and even have a Catalog item to activate it (I do use some actually, just not for EXEs)

jacky wrote:

admin wrote:I misunderstood "defined" in the original posting. I thought he meant a variable menu that always lists the EXE files of the *current* folder. Well, thinking again I see this is not so fascinating (how many folders do have EXE files in them?...)

oh, well for this you could also just use a VF, and even have a Catalog item to activate it (I do use some actually, just not for EXEs)

Thanks for the tip.