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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Folder Properties Auto-Update....

« Last post by nkormanik on June 17, 2012, 11:23 PM »

How about THAT.

Precisely what was asked for.  And auto-updating.

Can we assume that it won't be interfering too much with the file-creation process being monitored?

Thank you so much!!

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Finished Programs / DONE: Folder Properties Auto-Update....

« Last post by nkormanik on June 17, 2012, 08:31 PM »

Here's another request:

I'm creating image files from a statistics program.  Total image files = 16,110.  Time needed to create each image file = 30 seconds.  Total needed time to create all image files (on computer off to the side) = 5 days.

I've minimized all the windows.

Periodically I right-click on the folder where the image files are being created, and bring up the "Folder Properties" to see how many files have so far been created.

Windows "Folder Properties" window is not 'dynamic' -- it does not automatically update as new files are created within it.

What I have in mind is a little program that shows a small window with the following:

--- Folder being monitored
--- Number of files currently in the folder

The font should ideally be reasonably large in size, maybe even user-configurable.

The 'refresh' time should be perhaps a minute or so, possibly user configurable.

User should be able to move the window around on the desktop, for optimal placement.

The idea is for user to glance over at the computer doing the work and see that the number of files in the monitored folder is steadily increasing, and will have an idea about total completion of the file-creation project.

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Another approach would be to create within the "Folder Properties" window a way to refresh the information (button to click on periodically), or to auto-refresh it.

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There may be other already existing approaches to the problem.  If anyone knows of one, please post.


Thanks much.

Nicholas Kormanik
[email protected]

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 17, 2012, 06:12 PM »

Okay, just tried it, the way I have it above.  File Punter created the shortcuts.  But put all the shortcuts into one subdirectory:

c:\shortcuts\

All 16110 of 'em.

So, it appears that the "Destination" will have to be changed from what I have, in order to create the separate folders per filename section within c:\shortcuts\.

By the way, nice touch that File Punter remembers the previous setup, and populates the order on that.

Also..., going to put up another program request:  Folder Properties Auto-Update....

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 17, 2012, 05:27 PM »

It'll take a few days to create the actual image files.  For now I've created 'dummy' image files, to test.

So, in the following subdirectory are 16110 files:

c:\images\

Partial list of those files:

50501_20104_21901.png
50501_20104_21902.png
50501_20104_21903.png
50501_20104_22001.png
50501_20104_22002.png
50501_20104_22003.png
etc.

I've created an empty subdirectory in which to hold the shortcuts File Punter will create:

c:\shortcuts\

I've set up File Punter as follows:

C:\Images     .*_(.*)_     C:\Shortcuts     No     Yes
C:\Images     .*_(.*)\.     C:\Shortcuts     No     Yes

I haven't tried running yet, because I'd like assistance on the "Destination."  Above in this thread you said to use the following:

Destination:  c:\path\to\destination_1\??1
Destination:  c:\path\to\destination_2\??1

Please change your instructions for the actual case at hand.  I'm not following what exactly to do regarding "Destination."

End result should be:

c:\shortcuts\20104\50501_20104_21901.png.lnk  (i.e., a shortcut)
etc.

c:\shortcuts\21901\50501_20104_21901.png.lnk  (i.e., a shortcut)
etc.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 17, 2012, 12:26 AM »

Wow!

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 16, 2012, 11:55 PM »

I haven't created the actual files yet.  Was planning ahead.  Figuring that, of course, it would take any programmer a week or so to come up with something.  That is, if they could at all.

I didn't figure on Skwire completing the task in a few hours....

However, I do have a list of the files that should result.  Here is a partial list:

50501_20104_21901.png
50501_20104_21902.png
50501_20104_21903.png
50501_20104_22001.png
50501_20104_22002.png
50501_20104_22003.png
50501_20104_22004.png
50501_20104_22005.png
50501_20104_22006.png
50501_20104_22101.png
50501_20104_22102.png
50501_20104_22103.png

There will be 16,110 of these image files.  Let's assume that all these image files are held in the folder:

c:\contour plot images\

Pairing up the second and third sections of each file name -- these two variables are the x and y in a contour plot.

The first section of the file name, 50501 here, is the z variable in the contour plot.

It's the second and third sections of each file name that I want to focus on in providing shortcuts.

There are a total of 180 variables in the second and third name-section combinations.

So the task, for instance, if 20104 is mentioned in the filename, create subdirectory 20104, and make a shortcut in that folder to the image file which contains its name:

c:\contour plot shortcuts\20104\50501_20104_21901.png.lnk  (i.e., a shortcut)
etc.

In the 21901 folder will appear the exact same shortcut, because 21901 is mentioned in the filename:

c:\contour plot shortcuts\21901\50501_20104_21901.png.lnk  (i.e., a shortcut)
etc.

There will be 180 shortcut folders.  And 180 shortcuts in each folder.  (Maybe 179, actually.)

Using File Punter..., 180 lines of commands, one for each of the variables.

c:\contour plot images\     *20104*     c:\contour plot shortcuts\20104     No     No
c:\contour plot images\     *21901*     c:\contour plot shortcuts\21901     No     No
etc.

Pretty straight forward.

Only issue will be getting tabs between the component parts of the commands in the text file which will be imported by File Punter.  I'm assuming that tabs as delimiters are indeed needed (as opposed to spaces).  Please mention if that's not the case.  I think it would have to be, because of spaces being in the file path.  Hmmm.  What's the easiest way to get tabs between the component parts?

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 16, 2012, 05:15 PM »

One additional little feature you could add would be a button to "Select All" -- instead of user having to click in every single box.

Say, if user imports a text file of 200 lines, so that 200 check boxes would need to be manually clicked on.

Better to have a "Select All" or "Check All" button.

Maybe a "Check None" as well.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 16, 2012, 05:05 PM »

Bingo!

Amazing program, Skwire.

Really nice touch, too, that the destination folders need not actually exist, but will be automatically created.  That is an extremely important feature.

Seems, in answer to my original request, that using plain wild cards alone will do the trick using your program.  User just needs to create a text file containing the snippets one per line.  And import that text file into File Punter.  Press start.

I suppose using Regular Expressions, though, would be more efficient.  Trouble is, I have yet to figure out RegEx....

Fantastic job!  Thanks a million.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 16, 2012, 01:58 AM »

This feedback may better belong in the File Punter thread.  But..., I tried the new "Create Shortcuts" option using plain wildcards, and no shortcuts were produced in the destination folder.

"Copy files to destination" worked fine.

"Simulation only" worked fine.

code used:

C:\Downloads    *.jpg     C:\4     No     No

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 16, 2012, 01:27 AM »

Thanks, Skwire, for adding the "Create Shortcuts" option.  I think that's exactly what's needed.  Thanks, too, for the clear instructions.

I'm still somewhat unclear on regular expressions, but will experiment and continue learning.

Hope this has been helpful for others as well.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 15, 2012, 07:55 PM »

Given the filename XXXX32_XXXX79.png....

I will be matching on two snippets, if manually in two different steps.

First I'll be matching on "XXXX32".  Creating a folder XXXX32.  And putting a shortcut to the file XXXX32_XXXX79.png within that folder.

Then I'll be matching on "XXXX79".  Creating a folder XXXX79.  And putting a shortcut to the file XXXX32_XXXX79.png within that folder.

As background to what I'm attempting to accomplish:

The image files are 'contour plots' of the two variables, in the present case variables 32 and 79.

Within XXX32 folder, there will be shortcuts to all the contour plots which variable 32 plays a part.

So, in XXX32, there will be shortcuts to the following image files:

XXXX32_XXXX01.png
XXXX32_XXXX02.png
XXXX32_XXXX03.png
XXXX32_XXXX04.png
.
.
.
XXXX32_XXXX180.png

Having all the variable 32 shortcuts in one folder -- XXX32 -- would allow me to focus on just those images at one time.

Then I could move on to the variable 33 folder -- XXX33 -- for instance, and look at just the images where variable 33 plays a part.

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 15, 2012, 07:31 PM »

What a saint!!  Just please guide on the RegEx, as sometimes it's a bit tricky.

Is the explanation of what I'm trying to do clear enough?

Creating the shortcuts in the folders is my attempt not to have to copy the image files themselves over and over and over again into the various folders.

The names of the image files include at least two of the searched-for snippets.

Example:  XXXX32_XXXX79.png

Thanks so much!

Hope this will be useful to others as well.

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Finished Programs / DONE: Shortcuts Creator

« Last post by nkormanik on June 15, 2012, 07:12 PM »

I've encountered a new need hopefully one of you can help with:

Given:  One folder full of large-sized image files, around 15,000 files in all.  Called IMAGE FOLDER.

Task: 
-- Create another folder outside of IMAGE FOLDER with name XXX01 FOLDER.
-- For any images in IMAGE FOLDER whose name has "XXX01" in it, create a shortcut within XXX01 FOLDER to those images.

-- Create another folder outside of IMAGE FOLDER with name XXX02 FOLDER.
-- For any images in IMAGE FOLDER whose name has "XXX02" in it, create a shortcut within XXX02 FOLDER to those images.

-- Create another folder outside of IMAGE FOLDER with name XXX03 FOLDER.
-- For any images in IMAGE FOLDER whose name has "XXX03" in it, create a shortcut within XXX03 FOLDER to those images.

etc.

In total there will be 180 of these shortcut folders needing to be created.  Each of these shortcut folders will have around 180 shortcuts in it.

Challenge:
Write program that does the above automatically.
Input --- folder in which to search.
Input --- what exactly to look for.
Input --- list of new folders to create.
Go!

Thanks to all of you.

Nicholas Kormanik
[email protected]

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: ClipTrap

« Last post by nkormanik on May 24, 2012, 01:13 AM »

AHK -- and YOU --- certainly do get the job done.  Quite amazingly.

Thanks so much!

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: ClipTrap

« Last post by nkormanik on May 23, 2012, 04:55 PM »

Question while I'm at it:  Why do you use AHK as opposed to one of the other common programming languages?  Just curious.  I'm not a programmer.

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N.A.N.Y. 2010 / Re: NANY 2010 Release: ClipTrap

« Last post by nkormanik on May 23, 2012, 04:52 PM »

Another possible enhancement request:  Auto-save every so often, perhaps 15 minutes.

I had ClipTrap running to capture a number of things from the web, but maybe because I had opened too many tabs in browser the system crashed and restarted on me.  So all the clips were lost.

This suggestion would seem to go along with an earlier request I've made, to put-to-disk the clips, so that they can be accessed from disk at some point.

Thanks Skwire.

Nicholas Kormanik

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name

« Last post by nkormanik on March 23, 2012, 07:42 AM »

Skwire, really super you were able to add the third option to create folders for each file type, and to automatically place each file into its proper folder based on its extension.

Job well done.

Question:  Files To Folder does not appear to be a regular "Context Menu Handler" shell extension.  For instance, as reported by Nirsoft's ShellExView.  However, Files To Folder definitely appears in my context menu.  And I do see the Files To Folder entry in the registry.  Would you briefly explain why you chose not to make Files To Folder a regular "Context Menu Handler"?

Thanks again.  Wonderful tool.

Nicholas Kormanik

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Ctrl-C direct to sequential files in designated folder

« Last post by nkormanik on March 21, 2012, 05:02 PM »

Good to keep these gems on hand, huh.  One never knows....

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Ctrl-C direct to sequential files in designated folder

« Last post by nkormanik on March 21, 2012, 04:56 PM »

Thanks for your thought-filled reply.  At your suggestion I'll give ArsClip a try!

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name

« Last post by nkormanik on March 20, 2012, 09:03 PM »

YES!

That worked the magic.  Back in context menu.

Are there particular file types that won't work in Files To Folder?

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name

« Last post by nkormanik on March 20, 2012, 08:43 PM »

No, gone.  When I ran the "unregister" batch file created, that got rid of it.

But when I moved "Files 2 Folder" to a new (more permanent) directory, and relaunched, it never reappeared in context menu (which it was indeed there before).

I ran the created "unregister" batch file, then, and tried relaunching -- again and again -- but it never re-appeared in the context menu.

I used various other programs to look if it was actually registered, and all reported that it was not.

I did not look in the registry itself.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Ctrl-C direct to sequential files in designated folder

« Last post by nkormanik on March 20, 2012, 07:28 PM »

Cliptext is, indeed, elegant and simple.  Surprised Google didn't turn it up in my searches.  Thank you!

Whether it is as good as Skwire coding is the question.  What I had asked for initially was auto-numbering/naming of the files, so for every Ctrl-C hit the output automatically gets added as next text file in designated subdirectory.

Here's how I'd use Cliptext:

Run macro:

(steps and text highlighting)

Ctrl-C
text_001.bat

(other steps and text highlighting)

Ctrl-C
text_002.bat

(other steps and text highlighting)

Ctrl-C
text_003.bat

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with the batch files being, respectively:

ClipText to "C:\1\text_001.txt"

ClipText to "C:\1\text_002.txt"

ClipText to "C:\1\text_003.txt"

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name

« Last post by nkormanik on March 20, 2012, 06:51 PM »

I'm the only user on my machines, and, yes, have admin rights on them.

And I'm still using XP.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Ctrl-C direct to sequential files in designated folder

« Last post by nkormanik on March 20, 2012, 04:40 PM »

The solution I decided to use is a commercial program, Macro Express Pro.

It has the ability to send clipboard clips directly to named files.  Appears to work pretty well.

HOWEVER, a tiny efficient freebe by Skwire and Company probably would work better.

So..., until then, issue sorta solved.

Thanks.

Nicholas Kormanik

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Finished Programs / Re: DONE: Right Click any file and create New Folder by its Name

« Last post by nkormanik on March 20, 2012, 04:30 PM »

Skwire, a little issue:

As a result of registering, then unregistering, and, perhaps, switching program 'home' directory, I can't get the new version to register.

Prior version was working just fine in context menu.

I've tried registering and unregistering the new version a dozen times.  No luck.

Hope you can set me straight.

Thanks!