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Title: Select the oldest duplicates based on version in name
Post by: espkk on April 08, 2016, 14:10:43

In (Tools>Special)
What does it mean? No docs or description on how to use

Title: Re: Select the oldest duplicates based on version in name
Post by: Mathias (Author) on April 08, 2016, 14:41:04

Special selection tool that almost nobody have any use for except me  :)

If you get many Folders/files with similar name that have version nr in the name that function will select all old duplicates without the latest. so you can delete them..
Eg

MyApp_v4.5.5000
MyApp_v4.5.5001
MyApp_v4.5.5002
MyApp2_v3.5.3001
MyApp2_v3.5.3003
MyApp2_v3.5.3005

Then all except MyApp_v4.5.5002 and MyApp2_v3.5.3005 would be selected so you can delete them because they are older bases on version nr.
Useful if you are working with a system that generate  lot of folders/files like that.  Like Build and CI systems for software developers..

Title: Re: Select the oldest duplicates based on version in name
Post by: espkk on April 08, 2016, 14:46:19

Heh, tried with many version formats, but not with 'v...'   >:(
I do not understand why it's a plugin instead of a script, but OK  ;D
Ty

Title: Re: Select the oldest duplicates based on version in name
Post by: Mathias (Author) on April 08, 2016, 14:50:23

Because It was easier to do as a plugin at the time.. And I needed it :)