> > Is there any easy way to create an empty file with the same name
> > (but different extension) to an existing file?
> >
> > I ask as my old video viewer used to make a sidecar file (actually
> with
> > resume info in it) when I watched videos I'd shot, so it was easy to
> see
> > which ones I'd looked at from possibly quite a bunch of new ones.
> The
> > new viewer doesn't, but changing attributes is no use as my video
> editor
> > won't show them, but it would show a sidecar file.
>
>
> John
>
>
> If you have the file highlighted in ZTree, then eXecute this
> copy nul %4.ext
>
>
>
> In a CMD script with the file passed as a parameter
> copy nul "%~dpn1.ext"
>
>
>
> Warning: will silently overwrite existing files
>
>
>
> Ben

Thanks, that's great! Pity it can't do it on tagged files, but good enough for now. Both responses are most appreciated!