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Author Topic: how to copy the selected file into the clipboard (like explorer do)  (Read 5210 times)

nitrix-ud

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Hi all,

i'd like to be able to copy the selected file in the result list to the clipboard the way explorer do...
that means that i could later copy the file in any explorer...

i found a utility called ezclip but it does not work all the time... (well for me it works 1 out of 10 :tellme:)
http://blogs.msdn.co.../articles/86378.aspx

do you know any command line utility to do that ?
is it doable with autohotkey or vbs ?

@mouser, i think this also could be a feature request... could be a nice addition

Nitrix

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ps: the way i can do it now, it by selecting the shell context menu (by right clicking the item)
THAT is when mouser's too clever +action modifier does not come in the way  :D (please fix please fix)
« Last Edit: August 14, 2007, 12:20 PM by nitrix-ud »

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i'm confused..

you can select a result item in FARR and hit ctrl+c to copy it's path to clipboard. is that what you are asking about?


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nope this is not what i'm asking :(

when you ctrl+c in explorer or in any explorer
if you ctrl+v, it will paste the files you selected

if in FARR i select and hit ctrl+c
i cannot paste the file anywhere

to be able to copy the file, i have to open the shell context menu...then select copy

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the only lead i found is in visual basic

The code below allows you to copy file(s) to the clipboard. Simply call the ClipboardCopyFiles procedure with an array of file paths.
see the url for the code
http://www.developer...sion.co.uk/show/224/

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ok i could add that, maybe with like ctrl+shift+C

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ok i could add that, maybe with like ctrl+shift+C
Good idea!  :)

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yes and in the context menu ?  :D

and as a command : \COPYFILE  ???

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that would be pretty much like the copyclip command

copyclip STRING_TO_COPY - copies text into clipboard


feel free to copy and paste to the help file  :D
copyfile FILE_TO_COPY - copies file into clipboard

Cheers, Nitrix


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very handy to paste a word template in a folder for example... or any file you use a lot
1) invoke FARR
2) choose template (from an alias)
3) in explorer/directoryopus/... paste the template
« Last Edit: August 14, 2007, 05:04 PM by nitrix-ud »

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nitrix-ud, IIRC you can also drag the files shown in Farr's result window into another location.. btw, if you want to use the context-menu to move/copy files around, this software would come in handy..

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