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Susan,
  Explorer Settings -> Display tab -> Date / Time Format -> check "Use custom date and time format":

  double click the first entry, which (by default) reads: yyyy-MM-dd, to edit it
  change MM to MMM (ie., from month number to month name)
  rearrange the date elements in the order you need; eg. MMMM-dd-yyyy

HTH

402
I don't imagine any File Commander on the planet could cope with that scenario!

As a programmer of very long standing, I understand the need for templates, but can I ask why the shortcuts?  Which application uses these templates - or the shortcuts?  How many are we talking about?

I'm guessing there may a better way to accomplish what you need here.  You could, for example, copy the folder/file structure and then use VBScript or Powershell or a free tool like XXMLink to create all your shortcuts in the new structure.

403
Matthias515566,

  do you have the same issue if you end Full Screen mode in Adobe by using Esc?

404
Matthias515566,

Which version (exactly) of Excel 2016 are you running?  Before build 16.0.6366.2062, Excel had a memory leak.

Just a thought...

Alan

405
Support and Feedback / Re: Problem with String Concatenation
« on: May 11, 2016, 23:55:05 »
I guessed that may be the case when further testing (after I posted) showed that if $n was the last argument in the concatenated string, it worked.

numtostring() works fine - thanks.

Luckily, no-one spotted my deliberate (ahem) mistake - the space in "MessageBox (", which will cause the function to fail, of course.  You need to make the script engine smarter to allow for programmers like me  ;D

Thanks again.

Alan


406
Support and Feedback / Problem with String Concatenation
« on: May 11, 2016, 14:41:52 »
Apologies if this is a long post for a simple problem, but I wanted to give as much info as possible.

This started as a simple diagnostic exercise to check that I was correctly getting the source paths of all 5 open tabs in the left explorer panel.

The script (note line 6 , beginning "$Paths...") is:
Code: [Select]
@var $Paths = "";
@var $n = 0;
for ( $n=1; $n<6; $n++ )
{
  MC.SetActiveTab PANEL=LEFT TAB={$n};
  $Paths += GetSourcePath() + "\r\n";
}
MessageBox ("Output",$Paths,0)

The Output, as expected, is:
Code: [Select]
C:\Alan\
C:\Zip\
C:\Tools\
C:\Temp\
C:\Users\Alan\

If I change line 6 to:  $Paths += $n + GetSourcePath() + "\r\n";  the output, NOT as expected, is:
Code: [Select]
12345

It seems everything after $n is ignored in the concatenation !?

If I change line 6 to:  $Paths += GetSourcePath() + " " + $n + "\r\n";  the output, again NOT as expected, is:
Code: [Select]
C:\Alan\ 1C:\Zip\ 2C:\Tools\ 3C:\Temp\ 4C:\Users\Alan\ 5

Once again, it seems everything after $n is ignored.  Is this expected behaviour?  Is there a workaround, or am I doing something wrong?

According to the documentation:  "Conversion from string to number and number to string are often done automatically, making it possible to concatenate a number variable or constant to a string."

TIA

Alan

407
Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander 6.2 BETA
« on: May 07, 2016, 18:20:23 »
I just realized that "F3" is my custom key binding;  the install default is, of course, "Alt+F3".

I assumed that the dialog would open in its last-used mode, I didn't realize that search had to be run before the setting was saved; it is not enough to simply hide the Advanced filter and then close the Find Files dialog.

OK - I've worked out the combinations to allow Ctrl+F to work.  Should have tested more rigorously.

A "non-issue" then, I guess  ;)

408
Beta Releases / Multi Commander 6.2 BETA Issue
« on: May 07, 2016, 13:56:49 »
Just updated to 6.2 RC.  "MC.CloseAllTabs DONOTASK" works perfectly, but I found the following issues...

F3 search:

  the search dialog always opens in advanced mode
  the search dialog remains in focus during the search
  Ctrl+F does not dismiss (close/hide) the search dialog

This behaviour does not occur in 6.1 Build 2125

Alan

409
Beta Releases / Re: Multi Commander 6.2 BETA
« on: May 06, 2016, 23:38:23 »
Hi Mathias.

Thanks for including ""MC.CloseAllTabs DONOTASK"" in 6.2 RC.  I can make good use of that  :)

Do you have an (estimated) release date for 6.2 final yet, or do we wait for you to be happy with the testing of the RC?

Alan

410
Support and Feedback / Re: Asynchronous Commands
« on: May 04, 2016, 16:56:16 »
OK, thanks Mathias.

I have raised my issue, with more detail, in the Scripts forum.

Alan

411
Prompted by my question in http://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,1726.0.html

Can MC.RunUserCmd also run Multi-Scripts (or only Custom commands)?

I have a working Multi-Script bound to Ctrl+Backspace as follows:

Code: [Select]
# Go to Drive Root
MC.RunCmd ID=ExplorerPanel.41053;
# Go to top
MC.RunCmd ID=ExplorerPanel.41075

(Some of my tabs are locked below the physical drive root, so "Drive Root" is actually "Tab Root").

However, when I attempt to include this at the end of a new Multi-Script with
Code: [Select]
...
...
MC.RunUserCmd ID=41137de592511df9a3a39b11165bcf44

only the "# Go to Drive Root" is run.  The "# Go to top" never executes.

Any ideas?


Alan



412
Support and Feedback / Re: Asynchronous Commands
« on: May 03, 2016, 18:54:14 »
Hi Mathias.

I was prompted about the async issue by this post:

   http://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,915.msg2720.html#msg2720
   
I do have an issue that might be affected by this.  I will start a new topic in Scripts.

Alan

413
Support and Feedback / Asynchronous Commands
« on: May 03, 2016, 00:20:45 »
Hi Mathias.

Could you please provide a list of ALL asynchronous commands in MC?

I have been bitten in the backside by several Custom/MultiScript UDCs I have been testing lately because of (maybe) asynchronous commands.

Such a list would be a great help in writing UDCs more succinctly and efficiently.

Since this request relates to Documentation (I suppose) I have a proposal to put to you:  may I email you privately (you have already PM'd me) ?

TIA

Alan

414
Support and Feedback / Re: Crash upon opening Multicommander
« on: May 03, 2016, 00:08:51 »
Hi Susan.

Glad that you got it sorted and that I was of some help  :)

I am technically a Newbie on this forum, although I have 45+ years programming under my belt.  Not C++, sadly, and I am very new to MC.  But loving it so far  :D

I totally get where Mathias is going with MC, and I am very impressed (BTW, I'm not easily impressed with most software I come across).  For a one-man, part-time effort this is OUTSTANDING work!

I think Mathias has got his config TOTALLY right and it makes end-user (i.e., amateur) debugging SO much easier when config data is saved in well-formatted .xml files with sensible tag names!  More developers should take a leaf out of his book, IMHO.

( Disclaimer:  I do not know, nor have I any financial or otherwise arrangement with Mathias: he is Swedish, I am English and I have never left the UK: I simply know good software when I see it  ;) )

Alan

415
Support and Feedback / Re: Crash upon opening Multicommander
« on: May 02, 2016, 11:23:12 »
Hi Susan.

Two suggestions:

1)  Install the Portable version temporarily (in, say, C:\Temp\), change NO configuration whatsoever & see what result you get.  If it does not crash (I see no reason why it should), then something that you have changed likely has caused the crash.  You can delete the temporary installation when you have finished testing or keep it for further testing; it will not trample on your full install.

or

2)  If you are confident about this (I'd try it!):  create a backup copy of the file "MultiCommander.xml" (probably in the MultiCommander folder in your windows profile - I can't check because I only use the Portable version).

Open "MultiCommander.xml" in your favourite text editor and identify the line that begins "<crashdumpformat value=", in my copy of this file it is on line 212.  Set the value to 4 so the line reads "<crashdumpformat value="4"/>".  This will set Crash dump format to "Crash dump with maximum information (20+ MB)".  Repeat your tests - at least you have a fighting chance of sending a Crash dump.

HTH

Alan

416
Support and Feedback / Re: Repeat Error Messages in Log
« on: May 01, 2016, 16:57:00 »
Thanks - I'll stop worrying.

417
Support and Feedback / Re: Enumerate Open Explorer tabs
« on: May 01, 2016, 16:56:19 »
Thanks Mathias.

"MC.CloseAllTabs DONOTASK " was exactly the kind of functionality  I was hoping for.

Looking forward to the next release  :D

418
Support and Feedback / Enumerate Open Explorer tabs
« on: April 30, 2016, 18:08:39 »
Is there a way to Enumerate all open Explorer tabs?

For example, if I have (say) 6 open, locked tabs in the left panel and I want to unlock them all.

I have a Multi Script that works, but it relies on a fixed number of open tabs.

Alternatively, is there a way to close all tabs without being prompted to unlock each locked tab?

TIA

419
Support and Feedback / Re: Repeat Error Messages in Log
« on: April 30, 2016, 18:03:39 »
Have you had a chance to look at this yet, Mathias?

420
Support and Feedback / Re: Repeat Error Messages in Log
« on: April 27, 2016, 10:27:19 »
The errors result from configuring the Explorer panel UI!

Steps to reproduce:

Create new folder c:\temp - unzip MC 64-bit portable into it
Start MC & select 'MultiCommander style'
Configuration -> Core settings -> Logging:  set Application log to Debug Level
Restart MC & check log - all is well
Configuration -> Explorer settings -> Layout:  uncheck all 6 Button check boxes (at the bottom)
Restart MC & check log - multiple "FAILED to Create UI Interface. Wrong IID or invalid handle" errors

HTH

421
Support and Feedback / Re: Repeat Error Messages in Log
« on: April 27, 2016, 09:44:02 »
OK - here's what I did:

Made sure all Plugins/Extensions are enabled (I had disabled a couple I would never use)
Rebuild config
Shut down MC
Deleted all logs
Ran MultiUpdate - Force update + Show details.  No problems reported
Restarted MC.

The resulting log (Debug level) is attached as "2016-04-27-(2172)-MultiCommander - log.txt"

Let's hope it gives you a bit more information.

422
Support and Feedback / Re: Repeat Error Messages in Log
« on: April 26, 2016, 23:46:38 »
Hi Mathias.

Yes, I realised "Wrong IID or invalid handle" was not good  :-\

Unfortunately the log gives no clue to what the "Wrong IID's" are, or to what the "invalid handle" refers to, so I don't know what to fix or even look for!

I am running Portable and I updated using the built-in Multiupdate.  As I said, everything functions perfectly and the app loads my default config without issue (last few lines of log below).

Code: [Select]
2016-04-26 22:33:08.851 Creating ExplorerPanel UI, took 6 ms (0:0, 1:0, 2:0, 3:0, 4:0, 5:2, 6:0, 7:0, 8:1, 9:1, 10:0, 11:0, 12:0, 13:1, 14:1, 15:0)
2016-04-26 22:33:08.866 Application Ready!
2016-04-26 22:33:08.882 Checking if new version exists.

I load 9 explorer tabs at startup (6 on the left and 3 on the right) - these are the 9 locations I use 90%+ of the time.

I use a -F switch at startup to load "MC_Start.ini" which contains:

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[PANEL_1]
Side=L
Active=1
Path=C:\Alan\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

[PANEL_2]
Side=L
Path=C:\Zip\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

[PANEL_3]
Side=L
Path=C:\Tools\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

[PANEL_4]
Side=L
Path=C:\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

[PANEL_5]
Side=L
Path=C:\Users\Alan\Documents\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

[PANEL_6]
Side=L
Path=C:\Users\Alan\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

[PANEL_7]
Side=R
Active=1
Path=D:\_Backups\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

[PANEL_8]
Side=R
Path=D:\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

[PANEL_9]
Side=R
Path=REG:\
SortAsc=1
ViewMode=3
Locked=1
AllowSubPathChange=1

Could that be the problem?

TIA

423
Support and Feedback / Repeat Error Messages in Log
« on: April 26, 2016, 19:29:28 »
My Logging Application level is currently set to "Debug".

Having cleared all logs before start-up, I see 54 entries in the log such as:
Code: [Select]
2016-04-26 18:12:18.417 FAILED to Create UI Interface. Wrong IID or invalid handle
2016-04-26 18:12:18.417 FAILED to Create UI Interface. Wrong IID or invalid handle

MC loads & initializes OK.  Any ideas what could be creating these entries?

TIA

424
Support and Feedback / Re: MC.XChangeSettings Documentation
« on: April 26, 2016, 18:10:22 »
OK Mathias, thanks.

I'll stop looking ;)

425
Support and Feedback / MC.XChangeSettings Documentation
« on: April 26, 2016, 15:09:11 »
(Sorry if this belongs under "Script", but I thought of it as a request for Help & Support).

Could some kind soul please point me at the detailed online documentation for "MC.XChangeSettings"?

Searching the MC site and Google finds nothing...

TIA

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