TC buttonbar on CD-Rom

[Guillaume]

I want to put TC among with some other programmes on a cd-rom. Now to start some of these programmes, it would be nice to have them in the button bar. Is this possible (since the drive letter for the cd-rom is different on almost every computer)? Can I use somethin' like %srcdrv% (that one doesn't work, that's for sure, but it's an example of what I'm looking for).

[ghisler(Author)]

There have been such discussions here in the board, just use the search function. The next TC version will set such an environment variable.

[Guillaume]

There have been such discussions here in the board, just use the search function. The next TC version will set such an environment variable.

Thanks Christian, I couldn't find it on the forum, must've used the wrong search keywords...

[norfie]

[ghisler(Author)]

The variable is called COMMANDER_PATH, and it will be used like this:
[FileSystemPlugins]
sampleplugin=%commander_path%\sampleplugin\sample.wfx

The variable itself does NOT contain a trailing backslash!

[Guillaume]

The variable is called COMMANDER_PATH, and it will be used like this:
[FileSystemPlugins]
sampleplugin=%commander_path%\sampleplugin\sample.wfx

The variable itself does NOT contain a trailing backslash!

Could you also implement a variable like %commander_drive%?? That's what I'm looking for...

[Lefteous]

The variable is called COMMANDER_PATH, and it will be used like this:
[FileSystemPlugins]
sampleplugin=%commander_path%\sampleplugin\sample.wfx

The variable itself does NOT contain a trailing backslash!

Could you also implement a variable like %commander_drive%?? That's what I'm looking for...

I fully agree to Guillaume: %COMMANDER_DRIVE% would be usefull too. If I want to start applications which are located above Total Commander in the directory tree %COMMANDER_PATH% isn't sufficient.

[norfie]

[Lefteous]

I fully agree to Guillaume: %COMMANDER_DRIVE% would be usefull too. If I want to start applications which are located above Total Commander in the directory tree %COMMANDER_PATH% isn't sufficient.

I don't agree.
E.g.
COMMANDER_PATH=C:\TOTALCMD
access to program files can be realized with
"%COMMANDER_PATH%\..\program files"

You are right. One of the variables is redundant. You could also use %COMMANDER_DRIVE%\Total Commander\program files\..whatever
But there is a disadvantage when using something like "%COMMANDER_PATH%\..\program files: Every time I change Total Commanders location I have to adept the location of the external programs:

Example:

H:\Whatever\Totalcmd

Program called:

H:\Programs\Test\Test.exe

your solution:

%COMMANDER_PATH%\..\..\Programs\Test\Test.exe

moving Total Commander to

H:\Totalcmd

i need to redefine the call to:

%COMMANDER_PATH%\..\Programs\Test\Test.exe

I don't want any dependency between Total Commanders location and external program locations!
Redundancy is good sometimes!

Summary:
%COMMANDER_PATH% - Fine for Total Commander related stuff
%COMMANDER_DRIVE% - Fine for programs not related to Total Commander

[Guillaume]

A whole story

Couldn't agree more...

[Valentino]

%COMMANDER_DRIVE% - Fine for programs not related to Total Commander

If these programs have the same drive as TC, then they are a bit related to TC, aren't they?

%COMMANDER_PATH% is intended for launching TC and its plugins from any location on any PC without changing ini and bar files. If your progs are located in TC dir you can use %COMMANDER_PATH% in config files. If your progs reside outside TC there's no reason to use %COMMANDER_DRIVE% to point to them. Use %MY_PROGS_DRIVE% env. var. for this, because they are not related to TC in this case (these progs may be in different places on different PCs or even absent at all).

Nevertheless I like %COMMANDER_DRIVE% idea but cannot think of any usage of it...

[sqa_wizard]

Keep fingers crossed, that the %COMMANDER_PATH% is filled with the real drive just after launching TC.

Usually TC is started by AUTORUN.INF, which means with smth. like ".\Total Commander\TotalCmd.exe".

No drive, no ini entry, no registry and even the CL entry looks like "/i=.\Total Commander\wincmd.ini".

[Valentino]

Keep fingers crossed, that the %COMMANDER_PATH% is filled with the real drive just after launching TC.

You think bad about Christian! I think you may relax your fingers, everything will be alright!

[sqa_wizard]

You think bad about Christian!

Yes probably right, I am a little bit hard with him, but I have seen a lot of partly implemented features (which are useless in this way).

Even you are right, that isn't related to TC stuff up to now.

[pdavit]

...but I have seen a lot of partly implemented features (which are useless in this way).

Hmm! Then why do you keep using TotalCmd?