How can I make a filter only show files(exclude dirs)?

[vinsapro]

Hi,all,

Once I press Ctrl+F12, a dialog shown and we can make a filter to filte the file list. but, how can I make a filter which only show files not directories?

Thank you.

[Gral]

You cannot.

[Lefteous]

2vinsapro

Once I press Ctrl+F12, a dialog shown and we can make a filter to filte the file list. but, how can I make a filter which only show files not directories?

You can do this in a two step procedure. First apply the desired filter to select the files to show then show only selected files.

[vinsapro]

great! Many thanks!

and then, can I do these steps in one script?

[Vochomurka]

Yes, you easily can, using PowerPro scripts

[jjk]

To Lefteous

You can do this in a two step procedure. First apply the desired filter to select the files to show then show only selected files.

I've created a filter "OnlyDirs" that selects only directories. It works fine for colours. But when Ctrl-F12 >OnlyDirs nothing happens. All files and dirs are shown, nothing is hidden. What is wrong ?

[karlchen]

Hi, jjk.

Something must be wrong with your filter definition.

I suggest you proceed like this:
+ Open your wincmd.ini
+ Locate the [Search] section
+ Inside it locate your "DirsOnly" filter.

Compare it to mine. There must be a difference. My filter works fine.

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DirsOnly_SearchFor=*.*
DirsOnly_SearchIn=.
DirsOnly_SearchText=
DirsOnly_SearchFlags=0|000002000020||||||||22221|0000

The 1 inside the string 22221 decides that the D attribute must be set. Only folders have it.

Karl

[Lefteous]

2jjk

What is wrong ?

Did you execute "show only selected" as written above?

[karlchen]

Hi, Lefteous.

For the OnlyDirs filter it is not necessary to take the second step and select "Only selected files".

Show => Custom => >OnlyDirs is enough, because only folders have got the D attribute (D=directory, from the good old times when folders were still called directories).

You may have missed that jjk is trying to achieve the exact opposite of the thread title:

I've created a filter "OnlyDirs" that selects only directories.

--
P.S.:
Interesting phenomenon:

When I created this "OnlyDirs" filter, it would only work, if I created it inside the "Search => Find files" dialogue (Alt-F7), but not if I created it inside "Show => Custom => Custom" dialogue.
I tried this several times and could reproduce this (mis)behaviour on WinXP Prof Sp1, TC 6.54a.

Karl

[Lefteous]

2karlchen
Ah ok - I didn't see someone inverted the topic
But why he asked me why my solution to another problem doesn't work

[jjk]

Sorry and apologizes

I've created a filter "OnlyDirs" that selects only directories. It works fine for colours. But when Ctrl-F12 >OnlyDirs nothing happens. All files and dirs are shown, nothing is hidden.

I meaned the exact opposite :
I've created a filter "OnlyFiles" that selects only files. It works fine for colours. But when Ctrl-F12 >OnlyFiles nothing happens. All files and dirs are shown, nothing is hidden.
Effectively, for "OnlyDirs", only the dirs are shown, and files are hidden. It works fine.
But with OnlyFiles dirs are still shown (and files also of course).

Thx for your reply, but I ask you for a second answer please.

[Lefteous]

2jjk

Sorry and apologizes

No problem

The idea is to select all files first (Num+ instead of Ctrl+F12). After selecting the files perform the command "Only Selected files" in the show menu.