Button to open specific directory in left and right panels

[TimA]

I'd like to create a button that opens the directory containing

c:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf
in the left panel; and

c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
in the right panel.

I can't see how to accomplish this and either I'm not using the correct Search keywords, or this hasn't been asked before.
Thanks.

[Horst.Epp]

You can make a button like this:

totalcmd.exe /o /l=c:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf /r=c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

But this will only position the cursor in both sides to your files.
You can't open them automatically without addional scripts.

I think what you are trying to acomplish is a job for any editor
which allows to open mutiple files from its command line.

[white]

Start path: Determines the path to be set before the program is started. If no path is given, then the path of the source window is set.
Important: If the command (given in the command box) is cd drive:\directory, then the path given in this edit box is set in the other window! This allows to set both paths (source and target) at the same time.

[MVV]

I'd like to add a bit to white's answer: Ctrl+D.

[TimA]

Thanks for your replies.
Horst - Thanks but that didn't work for me creating a button within TC, it did work for me as a desktop shortcut.
White - I ended up using CD \path_to_file1 as Command and \path_to_file2 in the Start path
MVV - I didn't really understand Ctrl+D as I've never used the Directory Hotlist before. But I like it a lot Now I can do CTRL+D and click on "Hosts" and I get the same results as with White's button.

Conclusion: Total Commander is full of pleasant surprises. The discovery of CTRL+D will allow me to remove a few buttons from my button bar once I have configured my DirectoryHotlist and replace them with a single cm_DirectoryHotlist button.

PS I don't get notifications as I have a Gmail account.

[MVV]

BTW Start menu is also customizable and supports double-sided CD command.

Good Luck!

[ts4242]

2TimA
Try to use Directory Menu Editor it will make creating the directory menu very easy.

PS I don't get notifications as I have a Gmail account.

This is known issue http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=34109

[white]

Horst - Thanks but that didn't work for me creating a button within TC, it did work for me as a desktop shortcut.

It should work.

[petermad]

2TimA

Copy and paste this to your button bar:

Code: Select all

TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cd c:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf

TOTALCMD.EXE,6

c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

-1

[Horst.Epp]

Thanks for your replies.
Horst - Thanks but that didn't work for me creating a button within TC, it did work for me as a desktop shortcut.

May be you did not add the correct path to your totalcmd.exe in front ?
It works perfectly as a button from inside of TC.

[MVV]

It is better to replace totalcmd.exe with "%COMMANDER_PATH%\TOTALCMD.exe", this will work 100% with 32-bit TC.

[HolgerK]

%COMMANDER_EXE% and it would work with both: 32-Bit and 64-Bit TC Version >=8.0.


Holger

[TimA]

Thanks everyone!