Hi Skwire and gang,

Since whatever quirk of my system is making this Snack misbehave for me, but I need the effect, Beyond Lies the Web! (Pun!)

First, to do the basics of your Snack, here is a SevenForums posting with a BAT file that works for me.
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/205991-create-folders-files.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/general-discussion/191134d1325533140-create-folders-files-file2folder.bat

Here's a GUI version of the idea, though it's a bit "noisy" on my machine where some features don't work right, but the basic part does. ("No internet error"?! and also the Folder Monitor doesn't work for me.)
http://www.thehtpc.net/htpc/file-to-folder-script/
http://code.google.com/p/file2foldergui/
http://code.google.com/p/file2foldergui/downloads/list


Edit: 20 Day Trial Only for this next one, and clearly an older back end.

For an interesting spin on the theme, take a look at this item:
http://www.monkeyjob.com/FoldMonk.html
FoldMonkey
This one adds the extra twists of automatic monitoring of a specific folder and some process filtering. So it's interesting as a study example. I'm not sure I trust their payment back end to still be safe after this many years given they haven't updated their copyrights, but it claims to be good on Win7, which of course is Quasi-New.

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Whew! But the options are interesting.

If I have 2 files:
alpha.txt
beta.doc

When I use File2Folder can it have a dropdown box that allows me to select alpha or beta as the folder name?

Random note, As much as a reminder to me as anything:

I am starting to use my laptop again, which also has XP, so I can use that as a cross-test system for the times when certain coding snacks seem to be misbehaving on my primary system.

So one of these months I'll get to that...

When I use Files 2 Folder locally the process completes in a couple seconds.
When I use Files 2 Folder on my Drobo FS it can take up to 10 minutes for F2F to finish.  If I do it manually it only takes seconds.

*shrug*  I've no idea why this would be.  I use Files 2 Folder across a local Windows share (mapped drive) and it completes instantly.

Silly Tao...Trix are for kids. 

1) Download this: http://skwire.dcmembers.com/apps/files_2_folder/Unreg_F2F.zip
2) Run the Unregister_F2F_Shell_Extension.exe file, in Administrator mode, and that should unregister the shell extension.
3) Put your Files2Folder.exe file where you want and run it.  It should ask you if you want to register the shell extension.

Let me know if it doesn't.

Hmm. It's at least starting off behaving on my laptop. This time I made a MoreUtils folder way at the top of the C drive, so this is one I have to remember gets really cranky when you move it, so it's out of the way and I can just let it do its thing.

Hi, Ambaquista, and welcome to DonationCoder.   

It would be nice, if I select more than one file, that a small input box pops up asking for a name, but PROPOSING the name of the file (without the extension, of course...)

If more than one file is selected, how is the program to know which one you want pre-entered in the field?

WHERE the cursor is positioned.

Making the window appear at the cursor is easily doable.

Here you go...apologies for the delay.  You will need to add an entry to the config.ini file under the [Settings] section:


[Settings]
...other settings...
ShowAtCursor=1


After doing that, the popup window should appear at your mouse cursor.

Website | Download
v1.1.4 - 2014-10-05
   + Added hidden INI setting: ShowAtCursor=1
     You can add this setting if you want the popup dialog to appear at
     your mouse cursor instead of the center of your screen.  (Thanks,
     Ambaquista)

Exemple:
If I have 2 files:
alpha.txt
beta.doc (the cursor over this file)
The dropdown box propose beta as the folder name

I won't be able to do this.  I am not aware of a reliable way to get that information and it's even more difficult when you realise how many different file managers people use.  Sorry. 

Is it possible to add this option:

AllFiles2FolderTimeStamp=1

Description: select multiple files or folders and move them (without any popup window) to the folder named "YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS", where YYYY - year, MM - month and so on.. Probably with ms too.

Also, is it possible to add a global hotkey?

This option would be good. Is it possible to make the order of dialogue options customizable? For me a timestamp would be better on the first place, for others probably something different.
Adding a timestamp in the list is a good improvement, rearrenging option is not important.

gr8. Further suggestions:
1. add milliseconds to timestamp
2. remember last option in the list