[SOLVED] 2Qs regarding (a) Button Bars and (b) File Creation

[OldFritz]

Hello!

I am a little insecure on how to post my two questions at all, I tried the search but was pretty much overwhelmed by finding a lot of non-related posts. Please bear with me (TC 8.52a on Win7).

(1) Creating custom entries in the button bar, how can I use a user path variable for [USERNAME], allowing me to use one setup which can be freely copied between all my computers (each with a different user/account name)? E.g. something like this:

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cd "c:\Users\[USERNAME]\Temporary\"

... or should I approach this differently?

(2) I would like to be able to mark one file and per button create a new, empty ".txt" file with the same filename in the same pane., e.g. marking and pressing a button on:

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objekttraeger.avi

would (in the same pane) result in:

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objekttraeger.avi
objekttraeger.txt

... is this possible and if so, how would I have to do that?

I'm not so fit as I used to be and will have probably missed older entries dealing with such matters; thanks in advance!

[Dalai]

2OldFritz
Ad 1) Use something like

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cd "%UserProfile%\Temporary\"

Ad 2) You can either use Shift+F4 on the existing file and replace the extension (creates the new file and opens it in the default text editor), or you can use a button like this:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
CMD.exe /C
"copy NUL "%P%O.txt""
shell32.dll,-152
Create a new text file from the file name under cursor

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But be careful! This button replaces existing files without any confirmation! Copy the code above and paste it onto some free space of the button bar to create a new button; you may adapt it to your needs.

Regards
Dalai

[OldFritz]

@Dalai,

THANKS!!!

Exactly what I needed. The warning re: overwriting existing files is a good point and may be vital for others, in my case that is to be neglected (even *if*, there is no vital data loss).

Again, thanks for your quick answer!

[jvh]

Hi,

just for safety...
This command preserves existing file:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
CMD.exe /C
"IF NOT EXIST "%P%O.txt" (copy /b nul "%P%O.txt") ELSE EXIT"
shell32.dll,-152
Create a new text file from the file name under cursor

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This one opens file in Notepad if already exists:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
CMD.exe /C
"IF NOT EXIST "%P%O.txt" (copy /b nul "%P%O.txt") ELSE (start notepad.exe "%P%O.txt")"
shell32.dll,-152
Create a new text file from the file name under cursor

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