XYplorer Beta Club

Hi all,
sorry for the newbie question :
- basic windows shortcut to open XYplorer
- how can I specify separate startup directories for both panes, please ?
- likeexcept I want to specify a path for the 2nd tab, too
- same idea as the dual permanent startup paths, but set in the .lnk, not permanent

thanks for any help,
Rhino

There are a few ways of doing this, here is one:

"%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" /feed="::focus 'P1'; goto 'c:\Windows'; if !(get('#800')){#800;} focus 'P2'; goto 'c:\';"

I used C:\ and C:\Windows in this example, so adjust to the paths you want

hello jupe,
thanks for your suggestion !

unfortunately all it does is open XYplorer the generic way, exactly like
"%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe"
my own command
"C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" C:
at least sets the target for one pane ...

any other ideas ?
thanks,
Rhino

btw, it's W7/64 Pro SP1, but I guess the syntax is universal
XYplorer 18.90.0100

It works fine for me, please show the exact string including your desired paths you have in the lnk target box, the quoting needs to remain exactly as I have it.

edit: sorry it looks like I added extra outside quotes by accident initially

Try it this way (outer double quotes removed)

Ofc what's inside the code block is a single line (and you have to adapt both paths)...

Hi folks,
thanks, but still no luck.
here's what my shortcut looks like, with your example pasted in :
(it's the complete command, obviously, the display only shows the 2nd half)

I would expect to see :
- tree on the left
- pane A : c:\
- pane B : c:\Windows
(or vice versa)
after running your shortcut, correct ?

I also tried running the .lnk as admin, and on a completely unprotected offline workstation, so it can't be an AV problem either.
what am I doing wrong ?

thanks,
Rhino

vice versa

Let's do it differently. What happens if you open a (non admin) command prompt and paste the whole stuff (the code block from my last posting) in there and execute it? Any error message? If not, do it again but this time use this: Do you get the "Stepping through a Script" window then?

I know you say you are running 18.90, but if by chance you don't get a stepping window after following the above suggestion you may actually be running an earlier version from that location in which case you may need to change /feed into /script instead

thanks, tried both versions via command prompt.
also tried "run" from start menu.
same result, XYplorer opens "my computer", twice.
no stepping windows or stuff ...

as my own simple shortcut works for the active pane at least (or the upper pane if XYplorer was not open), wouldn't it be possible to append a path for the other pane ?

sorry to be a pain,
Rhino

updated yesterday, title bar and about confirm latest version

So you didn't get the stepping through a script window? Then you must be calling a different instance of XY (an older one)...

And show a screenshot from the Help - About XYplorer window

edited my previous post while you were writing.


thanks,
Rhino

What happens if you do this, do you get a window from XY, containing the text "hello"?
'

sorry for the delay, client phone call.

highend wrote:

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"C:\Program Files (x86)\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe" /script="::echo 'hello';"

What happens if you do this, do you get a window from XY, containing the text "hello"?
'

nope, XY opens in default view, that's all.

it's the portable version, does that make a difference ?
or do I have to enable scripting manually somewhere ?
thanks,
Rhino

Why did you disable scripting? oO

Configuration | Other | Features | Scripting

highend wrote:Why did you disable scripting? oO

Configuration | Other | Features | Scripting

bingo, we have a winner !
everything works now, tried different paths already.
brilliant - problem solved !
child's play to adapt from here.

no, I did not disable scripting (at least not knowingly).
I started out with Free long ago, had a one year license, let it expire for a while, recently bought lifetime (convinced by the changelogs), so it probably got lost somewhere along the way.
up until now, the multitude of "regular" features always served me fine, I didn't really consider scripting for my needs (and never checked its status).

sorry for not seeing the forest for all the trees ...
I really appreciate your patience !
many many thanks, both of you, happy holidays !
Rhino