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wizard_not:
Hi, first time on this forum and looking for a real wizard out there.  I have looked at lots of software to do this but nothing seems to fit really well.

The Problem

I have a standard file structure on a server including folders and files for every piece of work I and others do.
I want to be able to use windows explorer to browse to a certain location eg Z:\clients\d\dean\
Then I want to be able to copy the standard folder structure into this folder using ctrl +k (or any other shortcut)

Any help is appreciated.

skwire:
Hi, first time on this forum and looking for a real wizard out there.-wizard_not (October 15, 2014, 03:11 PM)
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Hi, wizard_not, and welcome to the DonationCoder forum.   :)

I have a standard file structure on a server including folders and files for every piece of work I and others do.
I want to be able to use windows explorer to browse to a certain location eg Z:\clients\d\dean\
Then I want to be able to copy the standard folder structure into this folder using ctrl +k (or any other shortcut)-wizard_not (October 15, 2014, 03:11 PM)
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I think the most reliable way to do this would be to have your Ctrl+K hotkey perform a "copy" operation of your folder structure, programmatically, to your clipboard.  You'd then be free to paste normally into whichever file manager you use.  Does this sound workable?

skwire:
Here's a quick-n-dirty app for you to try:  http://skwire.dcmembers.com/apps/snacks/FB2CC.zip

Please let me know if this is what you wanted.  Thank you.

From the readme:


--- ---FF2CB
Copyright (c) 2014 Jody Holmes (Skwire Empire)
http://skwire.dcmembers.com

FF2CB is a tray-based application that allows you to specify a hotkey that
copies a list of files and folders to your clipboard.

Usage:

1) Unpack the zip file to a convenient place on your drive.
2) Open the list.txt file in a text editor and create a list of files and/or
   folders that you want copied to your clipboard.
3) Right-click the tray icon and choose "Set hotkey" to change the default
   hotkey (Ctrl+K) to something else.
4) Press the hotkey you set.  Your list is now copied to the clipboard and
   you can paste as normal into any file manager.

Notes:
 
1) You can change the list.txt in real-time as it's read in each time you
   use the hotkey.
2) If you're not a fan of hotkeys, you can use the "Copy to clipboard" entry
   in the tray menu instead.

wizard_not:
Thanks for that, do I need to create the list of folder / files a certain way? How does it know if it is a folder or file?

skwire:
Thanks for that, do I need to create the list of folder / files a certain way? How does it know if it is a folder or file?
-wizard_not (October 16, 2014, 03:48 AM)
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Nothing special...just one item per line.  There is no need to differentiate between files and folders.

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