Little suggestions about appending, splitting, joining files

[totfun]

Hello to everybody!

By using TC 6.0, I can append a file to a file that has the same name in the target folder during copy operation.

I tested some wav, mp3, txt files and I obtained good resulting file.

But: There is no direct way to join (as "Append" does during copy operation) 2 (or more) selected files. (Am I wrong?)

"Combine" requires numbered filenames.

I'd like an explicit "Join" command or 2 different "Combine" behaviors depending from the selection kind: single or multiple.

I'd like no warning message when all selected files are txt, wav or other known good files for this simple kind of joining.

BTW: It could be used, for specific (avi, wmv, doc...) split/join purpose, the same plugin approach used for pack/unpack or lister purpose.


Excuse me for my english .

Totfun

[SanskritFritz]

I tested some wav, mp3, txt files and I obtained good resulting file

I have my doubts, as the mp3/wav header of the second file will be present in the resulting file. For purposes like this you should use a proper mp3 / wav splitting and joining utility.

[totfun]

My quick tests...at the moment:

It works with txt files
It works with my mp3 files.

I have my doubts, as the mp3/wav header of the second file will be present in the resulting file.

...In fact it does NOT work with (uncompressed) wav files. (I can hear only the first file...)

My wrong previous deduction (without test): wav files are less "complicated" than mp3 ones so...

I don't know if good results with mp3 files depend from mp3 kind:
Can you try on your mp3?

totfun

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 24-11-2003 14:33:10 +0000 totfun wrote:

t> There is no direct way to join (as "Append" does during
t> copy operation) 2 (or more) selected files.

The most direct way:[/face]

[face=terminal]cmd /c copy /v file1.ext+file2.ext+...+fileX.ext combine.ext[/face]

[face=courier]Also two utilities to use with Commander for this purposes exist:

c4wc

combain[/face]

[Boofo]

[face=courier]On 24-11-2003 14:33:10 +0000 totfun wrote:

t> There is no direct way to join (as "Append" does during
t> copy operation) 2 (or more) selected files.

The most direct way:[/face]

[face=terminal]cmd /c copy /v file1.ext+file2.ext+...+fileX.ext combine.ext[/face]

[face=courier]Also two utilities to use with Commander for this purposes exist:

c4wc

combain[/face]

Which one would be the better one of the two to use?

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 25-11-2003 02:44:33 +0000 Boofo wrote:

B> Which one would be the better ... to use?

cmd.exe /c copy[/face]

[Boofo]

[face=courier]On 25-11-2003 02:44:33 +0000 Boofo wrote:

B> Which one would be the better ... to use?

cmd.exe /c copy[/face]

Thank you, sir.

BTW: Do you use "List to MultiInstance" by chance?

[Black Dog]

[face=courier]On 25-11-2003 02:58:45 +0000 Boofo wrote:

B> Do you use "List to MultiInstance" by chance?

By chance I do.[/face]

[SanskritFritz]

I don't know if good results with mp3 files depend from mp3 kind:
Can you try on your mp3?
totfun

MP3 relies on frames, so any decoder will simply skip the unrecognized frame, this means they actually sound perfetly good when binary joined, but please understand, that is not the proper way of joining ANY binary file.

[totfun]

MP3 relies on frames, so any decoder will simply skip the unrecognized frame, this means they actually sound perfetly good when binary joined

Thank you for the explanation.
Now I know why it works with mp3 files but it doesn't work with wav files.

but please understand, that is not the proper way of joining ANY binary file.

I know that.

totfun

[Boofo]

[face=courier]On 25-11-2003 02:58:45 +0000 Boofo wrote:

B> Do you use "List to MultiInstance" by chance?

By chance I do.[/face]

Which version?