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[fpefpe]

Hello --- I like to use the file list editor to created a list of my external drives -- the issue is that the drive letter could change from day to day --=- is there a way to imbed a env variable so that when the list is loaded it will resolve when loading? or maybe use the lable/volid to get the drive letter?

[void]

I don't have a good solution for the issue.
I will consider support for dynamic drive letters in EFU files.
Maybe an EFU comment could be used to store the drive's serial number..



EFU files support \ for paths relative to the root.

Please consider storing the EFU file on your drive and changing the filenames to start with:

\

For example:

Change:

"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe"

to:

"\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe"

Consider showing the filelist filename in Everything.
Right click the result list column header and check File list Filename.

[fpefpe]

ok thanks for the info

[therube]

my external drives -- the issue is that the drive letter could change

How many drives?
If not too many, you can specifically assign drive letters to specific drives, making their naming (somewhat) static.

Or is it that you're looking to use the same filelist on multiple drives, so you're wanting the file names in the filelist to be relative (so no drive-part:, for instance)?

[fpefpe]

Not sure of the exact count --- I have shelf of them --- It seems to me that if there was some sort of exit point were before the file is loaded it calls (keeping this simple) a bat file might have 2 arguments --- the source file and the second that would hav updates to the first if any --

with this schema, if the second argument (the name of a file supplied by the caller) is empty then there are no changes if not then it would be processed as the file list ---- this just a suggestion

thanks for looking into this