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Script / Re: Compress (zip) Folder with todays date and time in the filename

« on: May 05, 2014, 16:32:34 »

OK, I had just guessed that might be the command given MC.Filesystem.PackFiles. 
Do you intend to add switches to that command, or are they also there already?
Be helpful to have the Unpack & Pack script variables in this thread to keep us going until the script docs get an update.  (& I'm guessing you have added quite a few scripting commands in the last few builds)

Going OT
I tried this on a button, & got a Failed to find file msg.

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"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe x *.zip -aoa"Its unclear to me if this is the exe or the zip as 7Zip does accept a wildcard in the cmd-line.

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Script / Re: Compress (zip) Folder with todays date and time in the filename

« on: May 05, 2014, 13:19:06 »

Thanks for the replies. 
Will something like "MC.Filesystem.UnpackFiles" also be developed as a script option for the future?

Currently my quickest workaround is to open the archive in one tab & have the opposite pane set as the destination folder.  'Copy' will 'extract' to that dir, then I can delete the source archive.

I guess it may be best to invoke an external app.  Maybe I can use a button to run a cmd-line for 7zip or something.

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Script / Re: Compress (zip) Folder with todays date and time in the filename

« on: May 02, 2014, 14:54:00 »

I wish to make an unpack button, first select archives then extract to parent & overwrite pre-existing files options enabled.
I wondered if I can use some MultiScript to do this.
Are there any MS commands & switches for this that would control/over-ride the Unpack dialogs default behaviour?

Something like this?

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MC.Explorer.Select  FILTER="*.rar *.zip"
MC.Filesystem.UnpackFiles FILES="${sourcepath}" TARGET="${sourcepath}"
Which obviously doesn't work   

Thanks

404

Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander 4.2 Beta

« on: April 19, 2014, 16:03:27 »

Just did the update to 1672 & it's back.
Before that I did a deep AV scan, defrag & reg clean which didn't show anything unexpected so I am mystified. 
Some TSR getting in the way maybe...? 

Just proves MC is a can't live without app. 

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Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander 4.2 Beta

« on: April 18, 2014, 16:29:56 »

Hi Mathias,
I'm using Comodo IS, it 'partially' sandboxes new executables.  I then add these to the white-list.
Turned off CIS & it doesn't affect MC & the favorites dialog.
Portable version doesn't work either.
When I click the path field I only get a response with hi-lighting of the path & it being selectable. 
Bottom line - I need this feature more than the favorites dialog which I can access by the other means.

406

Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander 4.2 Beta

« on: April 17, 2014, 19:09:27 »

Just installed b1671 & my favorites via click is gone again.
Had some weird permissions & sharing errors dialogs appear on file move & rename ops until I rebooted 
Reboot hasn't brought the favorites back to the path field this time 
All MC files are whitelisted, I cleaned the cache etc in Win as a precaution, & I'm always running as Admin.
Coincidence?

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Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander 4.2 Beta

« on: April 14, 2014, 09:17:38 »

Yep, it is back now (after a reboot) I tried every click possible on that field & only got the path to hi-lite.....another computer thing to file under weird!   

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Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander 4.2 Beta

« on: April 13, 2014, 14:54:16 »

Previously when I clicked the path bar on the active pane I could get my favorites/quick paths list up. 
Doesn't seem to want to do that now - 4.2 b1669
Is it just me or is something broken?


Good to see some cool new script features appearing. 

409

Support and Feedback / Re: Speed of Right Click Menu

« on: March 08, 2014, 19:49:46 »

Thanks Mathias.
I don't use the NC type interface.
It has been erratic - sometimes quick, sometimes slow. 
Nirsoft has some handy tools.  Maybe I can isolate something.  Will give it a shot.   

410

Support and Feedback / Speed of Right Click Menu

« on: March 07, 2014, 14:35:04 »

I am noticing some variations in the speed of right click menu opening.
Some of the time it is quite quick or instant.  Sometimes it waits for a second+ before the dialog opens.
I assume this is Win7 shell related but wanted to check. 
BTW the OS is on an SSD so I expect things to be quicker in general. 
Maybe I can alter a Win7 setting to get better response overall?

411

Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander v4.1 BETA

« on: January 27, 2014, 19:30:35 »

Thanks Mathias 

412

Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander v4.1 BETA

« on: January 27, 2014, 18:14:37 »

I notice on 4.1 b1616 x64 that my date column is displaying a strange format (the variables instead of the numbers),
see attached.

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Beta Releases / Crash on multiple copy ops

« on: January 01, 2014, 14:54:09 »

MC 3.9.9 b1600 x64
Whilst I was copying files to an external device, I ran the search routine, selected files & hit the move icon & MC crashed. Standard Win dialog - "Stopped responding / Close the program"

I had thought the ops would queue but maybe the copy/move function calls in the find dialog act a little differently....
Just thought you would want to know!

Happy New Year.

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Beta Releases / Re: [3.9.9] TabColors

« on: December 22, 2013, 12:53:52 »

Thanks mathias.
Could you tell what the syntax is for colours etc in the ini?
Do I just use ini lines like

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TabColorBk=#A70000etc
as I see in the reg keys?
e.g. -

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[PANEL_5]
Path=F:\
Side=L
SortCol=2
SortAsc=0
TabColorBk=#AAAAAA
TabColorText=#0D0D0D
TabColorGradient=1
TabColorHotWhenActive=1
Just checking before I nuke all my settings again 

Are the tab settings in the reg exported during a MC Config backup?
I see I can export a reg key (so I can backup the REG:\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MultiCommander\SessionHistory\a4c2985d9c7e4035a3221cfd600171d0\AutoLoad\) Which is the most easy solution if MC doesn't backup these entries.

OT
Is it possible to make a key value copyable, as with a normal text/filename entry & F2.  Just wondering...it may be potentially useful as an MC interface asset.

Merry Xmas.

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Beta Releases / Re: [3.9.9] TabColors

« on: December 22, 2013, 01:01:16 »

Could it be related to the tabbed_startup.INI that I'm using?

Yes.. loading tab settings from file will override the settings in the registry.

Mystery solved (?)
So can I add color commands etc to the ini or is there some other work-around?
Maybe I can add all tab settings to the REG & forget the ini, or will that be over-ridden by last tab state?
(Maybe  can work with that tho.)

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Beta Releases / Re: [3.9.9] TabColors

« on: December 21, 2013, 15:54:21 »

Using MC regedit functions only -

REG:\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MultiCommander\
I can add 0x000000 value keys that survive a restart - tried REG_SZ, DWORD & QWORD

If I manually add any key to the
REG:\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MultiCommander\SessionHistory\a4c2985d9c7e4035a3221cfd600171d0\AutoLoad\ (tab #)
(tab REG keys folders) they disappear on a restart.

I assume this means that MC can write to the REG but that for some reason ...\autoload is refusing to retain the entry. 
I suspect this would rule out AV activity as any REG activity should be flagged/restricted.  AV logs no events whilst I am making these entries.  It shouldn't be tree-depth dependent.

What else can I do to watch/test these events?

Could it be related to the tabbed_startup.INI that I'm using?

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Beta Releases / Re: [3.9.9] TabColors

« on: December 19, 2013, 20:21:26 »

Hmm so I need to double check if MC can (permanently) write to the REG somehow...

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Beta Releases / Re: [3.9.9] TabColors

« on: December 19, 2013, 15:17:25 »

(Now on b1598) I cannot make the tabs retain any settings text or colour etc past a restart.

As regards the AV - I tried shutting down sandboxing - no effect.
Also if an item is whitelisted/excluded the REG shouldn't be virtualized for that app anyway. 

Other settings are OK - do core settings etc get entered to the REG in the same way? If yes, then, logically, the AV isn't blocking the tabs REG entries...assuming it is logical!
MC is always run in Admin mode so should have elevated rights.

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Beta Releases / Re: [3.9.9] TabColors

« on: December 19, 2013, 09:49:22 »

When I edit the tabs they show the entries in the reg, after a shutdown they disappear...  AV sandboxing maybe?  But I gave MC full permissions, & it's in safe files etc. (Comodo IS)

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Beta Releases / Re: [3.9.9] TabColors

« on: December 18, 2013, 22:44:12 »

I changed some background colours on a few tabs using the new right-click/customize tabs option.  They were fine until the PC was cold-booted the next day.
MC has become an always on app for me so normally MC restarts tend to be reboots...

I have now tried shutting down & restarting MC & the tabs do revert to default.  So it looks like any exit/start action loses the colour settings for me.  W7x64

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Beta Releases / [3.9.9] TabColors

« on: December 18, 2013, 11:55:57 »

Thanks for the great new features Mathias.   

I played around with the tabs coloring & found that after a reboot it had all reverted to default.
Is this normal, have I missed a switch somewhere?  Or is it a bug?

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Support and Feedback / Re: Multiple item type search

« on: November 16, 2013, 19:24:26 »

Thanks Mathias I'll give it a go.   

423

Support and Feedback / Re: Multiple item type search

« on: November 15, 2013, 12:34:31 »

I have found the problem with my button/search terms.  Some of the files I am looking for have bad date stamps. 
eg - camera hadn't been set up correctly & defaulted to a date of 1980 (long before it was actually made) !!   

My search thus would only find some of the items with correct timestamps, if there were any. 

 

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Support and Feedback / Re: Multiple item type search

« on: November 11, 2013, 19:38:56 »

Sorry I mean fake as in 0 bytes 'dummy' objects - just empty files & folders with names & extensions that I was using to test the search terms. 

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Support and Feedback / Re: Multiple item type search

« on: November 11, 2013, 14:36:32 »

Having shut down the PC last night & restarted the PC today, I find that having had all terms found yesterday, now only 3 of the 4 test files are found.  Nothing changed just a restart ...  My fake folder & fake files are all still there. 
Clearing the fields & pasting in the term, or typing the term in manually, brings the 4th file type up OK, but my button won't.

Maybe there is some sort of bug here that would explain why it didn't work at all at first & now drops a component from the string list?   
W7x64, MC 1.8 b3490 x64 build