How can one open a file or folder in the search result in FreeCommander being already open?

[Biff]

How can one open a file or folder in the search result in the portable FreeCommander (https://freecommander.com/de/portable-downloads/) being already open (not in a new instance)?

[NotNull]

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"C:\path to\FreeCommander.exe" /C /Z /L="c:\some folder\some file.txt"

The /C makes it open in a running instance of FreeCommander

[Biff]

Many thanks!

Sorry, where do I have to put this? In the EverythingFileAssociations.ini? Or somewhere in Everything? And "some folder", "some file" has to be exchange with what? Sorry for my bad inability.

"J:\Programme\FreeCommander\FreeCommander.exe" /C /Z /L="c:\some folder\some file.txt"

[NotNull]

In Everything:
Menü:Extras > Einstellungen > Allgemein > Kontextmenü:
Öffnen (Ordner) =

$exec("J:\Programme\FreeCommander\FreeCommander.exe" /C /Z /L="%1")

[Biff]

Oh, a different code.

Many thanks, got it working.

Can one use a shortcut to open the folder?
And is there a way to open the folder of a selected file?

[NotNull]

Can one use a shortcut to open the folder?

Typically, that would be the ' ENTER' key.

And is there a way to open the folder of a selected file?

In Everything:
Menü:Extras > Einstellungen > Allgemein > Kontextmenü:
Pfad Öffnen =

$exec("J:\Programme\FreeCommander\FreeCommander.exe" /C /Z /L="%1")

Shortcuts can be configured under Menu:Tools > Options > General > Keyboard

[Biff]

Ah, very great, all works fine. If only I had asked earlier. Holy....the Enter key, yes, of course, sorry, or double click. Thank you very much!

[NotNull]

Sorry for being very brief in my responses; I was in a hurry. You deserved a more detailed explanation.

[Biff]

No no, absolutely no reason for sorry. On the contrary, many (much more) thanks for answering although being in a hurry! And it doesn't happen that often (for me) that something works so quickly.

[NotNull]

OK, so luckily no puppies were harmed in the process


BTW: 'CTRL + ENTER' opens the path of a file in FreeCommander. The filename itself will be pre-selected.

And when you enable "Open path with double click in path column" (under Options > General > Results ), you can do exactly that - Open path with double click in path column - as a mouse alternative to 'CTRL + ENTER'

[Biff]

Yes yes, all puppies are feeling good.

BTW: 'CTRL + ENTER' opens the path of a file in FreeCommander. The filename itself will be pre-selected.

BTW: 'CTRL + ENTER' opens the path of a file in FreeCommander. The filename itself will be pre-selected.

And when you enable "Open path with double click in path column" (under Options > General > Results ), you can do exactly that - Open path with double click in path column - as a mouse alternative to 'CTRL + ENTER'

Ah, that is great! Unbelievable, some of the most important shortcuts (and option(s)) I didn't know (instead acting extremely laboriously).

Thank you very much!

[Thy Grand Voidinesss]

In Everything:
Menü:Extras > Einstellungen > Allgemein > Kontextmenü:
Öffnen (Ordner) =

$exec("J:\Programme\FreeCommander\FreeCommander.exe" /C /Z /L="%1")

Unfortunately, this solution apparently does not work when there are pauses in the path. My version is

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$exec("C:\Program Files (x86)\FreeCommander XE\FreeCommander.exe" /C /Z /L="%1")

and I get this pop-up window informing about error - of not being able to find

'C:\Program Files (x86'

I tried multiple variations of writing the path and changing the variables at the end and also more than menu Menu Context Item [i.e. Open Path, explore Path etc.]. It was not working with earlier versions of Everything and of FreeCommander - and now it spills that error in Everything 1.4.1.1015 (x64) with FreeCommander Build 861 32-bit public on Windows 10 Enterprise 20H2 19042.746

[NotNull]

The reason why this didn't work as expected is revealed when you hover the mouse above the command box:

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You need to replace the ( and ) in the path with $( and $) respectively.
So this should work (untested):

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\FreeCommander XE\FreeCommander.exe" /C /Z /L="%1")

[Thy Grand Voidinesss]

It worked, thank you

I was suspecting it had something to do with >>(<< and >>)<<; prior to that I tried doubling them and putting in quotes


For my modus operandi I need to use Open Path with

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\FreeCommander XE\FreeCommander.exe" /T /L="%1")

and Explore Path with

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\FreeCommander XE\FreeCommander.exe" /T /R="%1")

so that I will have a conscious choice of being able to see the path opened either on my left or right Panel of FreeCommander. And I had to get rid of >>/C<< and >>/Z<<, as they were causing both Open Path and Explore Path to ignore this difference and open in the chosen Panel only every other time, thus creating chaos. And I could do that because FC is my go-to file-manager thus is constantly running. The whole list of FC command line parameters is available here https://freecommander.com/fchelpxe/en/C ... eters.html - and thus it seems that it is impossible to open path in the currently active Panel because these below do not work

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\FreeCommander XE\FreeCommander.exe" /T="%1")

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\FreeCommander XE\FreeCommander.exe")

but that is not that important of an additional choice to have. What I would rather be able to do is to use Open Path and Explore Path with the file that was chosen being shown if FreeCommander as selected. Yes I know- I can do it with CTRL being pushed down or just by double clicking it in the Path Column, but it is not the same [being not user-friendly all the way because the first method requires using a keyboard while the second always uses the Left Panel]

[horst.epp]

The following parameters are working perfect for me with an already running FC.
It switches to the folder or file in the active side.
The item from the search result is selected (for files) or entered (for folders).
/C /Z /L="%1"

[Thy Grand Voidinesss]

Well now

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$exec("C:\Program Files $(x86$)\FreeCommander XE\FreeCommander.exe" /C /Z /T /L="%1")

seems to be working A-OK, i.e. without that switching form left to right. Maybe earlier I had typo of some sort, like a pause or something