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The technique used to solve this one does bring up a related problem. If one wants to do the reverse operation, i.e., tag a bunch of files in various subdirectories of a branch and then move (or copy, more likely) them down in a relative way. This kind of thing would be done in a code-branch (e.g., say CVSed) to save some files away in their original form before starting to edit them -- You might want to be able to revert (the base file isn't checked in yet) or be able to do compares to see what work you've done.
So, you tag the files, hit alt-Copy from the appropriate Branch window, and enter a filename mask of
ZTree quickly hits an "[03] Path not found", because you don't have the "saved" directory already created.
With the current ZTree functionality, you are stuck. You would have to create all of those subdirectories by hand.
Proposed fix:
When ZTree hits this kind of a case, it should display the error indication/message (the prompt below would be fine), but should allow (and prompt for) directory creation, just as it does for the target directory path in such commands ("the directory does not exist, create?" prompt). The choices should be Yes, No, or All -- The last is added so that you don't have to deal with it for every leaf in the branch.
Alternatively or additionally, there may be a CO or command line option that tells ZTree to create missing directorys/paths in such situations (it probably should not affect the current "create" prompts, but maybe even taht if it was a 3-way option).
My guess is that this is really just an oversight (more than reasonable, I would have missed it too) on Kim's part, because he never though about paths in the filename mask prompt string in such cases.
Another possibility is to provide an F? key to indicate directory creation in the All/Yes/No prompt that comes up for things like ctrl-Rename or ctrl-Copy when the destination directory exists. | ||
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Messages in this Thread
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (964) - John Okon - Feb 12,2006 at 21:38 [Help!]
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (818) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 12,2006 at 23:07
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (833) - John Okon - Feb 13,2006 at 00:00
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (838) - Ben Kent - Feb 13,2006 at 01:24
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (836) - Brian Layman - Feb 13,2006 at 05:19
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (804) - Steve Rawling - Feb 13,2006 at 08:57
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (789) - Brian Layman - Feb 14,2006 at 07:46
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (817) - Steve Rawling - Feb 14,2006 at 20:45
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (805) - Steve Fields - Feb 14,2006 at 18:23
- (Soap Box /) (796) - Brian Layman - Feb 14,2006 at 19:37
- (Soap Box) (848) - Steve Fields - Feb 15,2006 at 20:17
- (Soap Box /) (796) - Brian Layman - Feb 14,2006 at 19:37
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (789) - Brian Layman - Feb 14,2006 at 07:46
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (804) - Steve Rawling - Feb 13,2006 at 08:57
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (854) - andreas - Feb 13,2006 at 20:07
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (819) - Walt - Feb 14,2006 at 06:26
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (811) - Brian Layman - Feb 14,2006 at 07:42
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (851) - John Okon - Feb 14,2006 at 18:40
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (817) - Brian Layman - Feb 14,2006 at 19:40
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (800) - John Okon - Feb 14,2006 at 20:17
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (794) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 14,2006 at 21:16
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (795) - Brian Layman - Feb 15,2006 at 01:56
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (810) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 15,2006 at 03:48
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (830) - Brian Layman - Feb 15,2006 at 03:57
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (784) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 15,2006 at 07:14
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (864) - Brian Layman - Feb 15,2006 at 08:54
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (787) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 15,2006 at 19:14
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (864) - Brian Layman - Feb 15,2006 at 08:54
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (784) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 15,2006 at 07:14
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (830) - Brian Layman - Feb 15,2006 at 03:57
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (810) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 15,2006 at 03:48
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (800) - John Okon - Feb 14,2006 at 20:17
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (828) - Ian Binnie - Feb 14,2006 at 21:16
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (773) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 14,2006 at 21:18
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (817) - John Okon - Feb 15,2006 at 04:14
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (835) - Ian Binnie - Feb 15,2006 at 11:39
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (835) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 15,2006 at 12:28
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (783) - Brian Layman - Feb 15,2006 at 16:03
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (827) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 15,2006 at 17:58
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (783) - Brian Layman - Feb 15,2006 at 16:03
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (894) - John Okon - Feb 15,2006 at 16:36
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (805) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 15,2006 at 20:19
- THE ANSWER!!! (956) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 16,2006 at 08:42
- Related ommision in ZTree (885) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 16,2006 at 10:25
- THE ANSWER!!! YES !!! just what i was looking for !!! (839) - John Okon - Feb 16,2006 at 17:06
- THE ANSWER!!! YES !!! just what i was looking for !!! (804) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 16,2006 at 17:19
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (787) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 16,2006 at 19:11
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (862) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 16,2006 at 20:18
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (861) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 16,2006 at 20:47
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (797) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 17,2006 at 08:00
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (787) - Kim Henkel - Feb 17,2006 at 09:32
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (818) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 17,2006 at 09:59
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (825) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 17,2006 at 20:42
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (861) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 16,2006 at 20:47
- [Bug] Display error when using '..\' in file name mask (862) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 16,2006 at 20:18
- THE ANSWER!!! (956) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 16,2006 at 08:42
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (805) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 15,2006 at 20:19
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (835) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 15,2006 at 12:28
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (835) - Ian Binnie - Feb 15,2006 at 11:39
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (817) - Brian Layman - Feb 14,2006 at 19:40
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (816) - Walt - Feb 16,2006 at 03:33
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (812) - Brian Layman - Feb 16,2006 at 03:42
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (774) - Walt - Feb 16,2006 at 05:08
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (817) - Brian Layman - Feb 16,2006 at 07:01
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (774) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 16,2006 at 08:44
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (817) - Brian Layman - Feb 16,2006 at 07:01
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (774) - Walt - Feb 16,2006 at 05:08
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (812) - Brian Layman - Feb 16,2006 at 03:42
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (851) - John Okon - Feb 14,2006 at 18:40
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (811) - Brian Layman - Feb 14,2006 at 07:42
- XXCOPY (839) - Tom Foote - Feb 15,2006 at 02:19
- Problem solved (812) - Walter Rassbach - Feb 16,2006 at 08:46
- [Help!] moving a file and deleting the directory automatically (818) - Juergen Hestermann - Feb 12,2006 at 23:07