Love the Listary and bounght the pro after one day of trial. I am wondering is there a way to add support for selecting multiple files in custom command? For example, the 7Zip command would be nice if it can zip all selected files instead of just the single file selected.
Hello zhichao,
Thank you very much for purchasing the pro version!
Yes, there is a hidden variable %files% you can use. Please change the “Parameter” field in the example to the following (you may want to delete the previous custom command first):
a “%filename%.zip” %files%
Please don’t hesitate to post here if you have any more questions.
The %files% works. But somehow %path% does not work. Say, if I have a.txt and b.txt in directory F. I cannot create the command a “%path%.zip” %files%. Instead, I have to use “%filename%.zip” instead of %path%. If I use %path% as the zip filename, it will create an empty .zip only when multiple files are selected. Can you please look into this?
Hello zhichao,
“%path%.zip” will be expanded to something like “C:\Folder.zip” (%path% contains a trailing backslash). Do you expect it to be “C:\Folder.zip”?
Yes, it will be nice to use the parent folder name as the zip file name. XYPlorer supports similar scripting. It is convenient when you will need to zip just a few selected files from a directory. By the way, I am using TextEditorAnywhere editing this paragraph text. I love both of your great software!
No problem. I’ll add folder name as a variable in the next version.
Hi Channing. This is AJ. We spoke via email before.
I got the zipping feature to work on v4.00.1141. This is really handy. However, how do I remove the file extension from the archive’s filename?
Example: how do I archive “TEXT.txt” as “TEXT.7z” and not as “TEXT.txt.7z”?
Thanks.
And if I may go a little off-topic, how do I add “Search Everything here” in smart commands that will open Everything in the highlighted folder?
Thanks.
However, how do I remove the file extension from the archive’s filename? Example: how do I archive “TEXT.txt” as “TEXT.7z” and not as “TEXT.txt.7z”?
Sorry that you can’t do this with the current version. It’ll be supported in the next version.
And if I may go a little off-topic, how do I add “Search Everything here” in smart commands that will open Everything in the highlighted folder? Thanks.
Note: if you’re using Windows 8/7/vista, you may need to disable UAC to get this work.
- Open Listary Options - Menus.
- Select “Smart Commands” from the top drop-down menu.
- Click the add button, select Launch Application (the third one from top).
- Select everything.exe on your disk.
- Fill Parameter with
-path “%path%”
Wow. That’s really cool!
Listary is really, really useful.
Thanks so much!
Hi there. May I ask further regarding the parameter for Everything, whether or not it can be tweaked further. The parameter you provided activates Everything for the currently open folder, now I specifically want Everything to open the folder that’s currently selected/highlighted. Can it be done?
Thanks!
Great! Thanks again Channing.