Sort by name and snapshot all from CLI

Solskogen · 31 December 2019, 10:06

I would like to sort all my whdl drawers and snapshot them. Is there a way to do that with CLI or do I have to do the clickety-click with the mouse manually on every drawer?

daxb · 31 December 2019, 12:14

Which OS version do you use? Maybe on of these will work: http://aminet.net/search?query=sort+icon

Daedalus · 31 December 2019, 15:59

If they all have actual icon files (.info files) and those files aren't write protected, snapshotting the icons after you select all should work.

daxb · 31 December 2019, 17:20

I thought he meant all sub directories shall be sort/snapshot at once. If not then what Daedalus wrote.

Solskogen · 31 December 2019, 21:13

I run Amiga OS 3.1.4.1. All of the drawers do have .info files, but when I enter the drawer (unless I do a sort) they are all messed up next time (unless I "snapshot all"), and that's "fine" - but I want to sort all of the drawers under each character (A to Z) in a more efficient way than doing it manually.

I'll take a look at the aminet link, daxb.

Ami · 31 December 2019, 21:33

If you wont find such a tool on Aminet, try to write script using Workbench Arexx port.

Solskogen · 01 January 2020, 10:54

Well, I could probably write the script, but I need the commands to do so. Are there are workbench cli commands to sort drawers?

daxb · 01 January 2020, 12:27

With https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/AmigaO...Rexx_Interface you should be able to write the script you need if you are familiar with ARexx.

Solskogen · 16 January 2020, 08:42

This is what I came up with

/* resize and snapshot */



ADDRESS WORKBENCH

ICON WINDOW root WHDLoad Open

ICON NAMES "Demos" Open

DO i=65 TO 90 BY 1

ICON NAMES D2C(i) Open

SIZEWINDOW ACTIVE 320 200

MENU WINDOW.CLEANUPBY.TYPE

MENU WINDOW.CLEANUPBY.NAME

MENU WINDOW.SNAPSHOT.ALL

WINDOW ACTIVE CLOSE

END

daxb · 16 January 2020, 18:28

Raw style.

GETATTR would be a cleaner solution but if it works for you then fine.

Solskogen · 17 January 2020, 15:53

I have no clue what GETATTR is, but yes this works.
And I have to do the clean up twice, because without it the snapshot part wouldn't work.

daxb · 17 January 2020, 17:28

GetAttr is explained in the link above. I only mentioned it because it would be the smarter way handling such stuff.

31 December 2019, 10:06	#1
Solskogen Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Skien / Norway Posts: 111	Sort by name and snapshot all from CLI I would like to sort all my whdl drawers and snapshot them. Is there a way to do that with CLI or do I have to do the clickety-click with the mouse manually on every drawer?

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31 December 2019, 12:14	#2
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	Which OS version do you use? Maybe on of these will work: http://aminet.net/search?query=sort+icon

31 December 2019, 15:59	#3
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,334	If they all have actual icon files (.info files) and those files aren't write protected, snapshotting the icons after you select all should work.

31 December 2019, 17:20	#4
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	I thought he meant all sub directories shall be sort/snapshot at once. If not then what Daedalus wrote.

31 December 2019, 21:13	#5
Solskogen Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Skien / Norway Posts: 111	I run Amiga OS 3.1.4.1. All of the drawers do have .info files, but when I enter the drawer (unless I do a sort) they are all messed up next time (unless I "snapshot all"), and that's "fine" - but I want to sort all of the drawers under each character (A to Z) in a more efficient way than doing it manually. I'll take a look at the aminet link, daxb.

31 December 2019, 21:33	#6
Ami Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Poland Posts: 175	If you wont find such a tool on Aminet, try to write script using Workbench Arexx port.

01 January 2020, 10:54	#7
Solskogen Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Skien / Norway Posts: 111	Well, I could probably write the script, but I need the commands to do so. Are there are workbench cli commands to sort drawers?

01 January 2020, 12:27	#8
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	With https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/AmigaO...Rexx_Interface you should be able to write the script you need if you are familiar with ARexx.

16 January 2020, 18:28	#10
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	Raw style. GETATTR would be a cleaner solution but if it works for you then fine.

17 January 2020, 15:53	#11
Solskogen Registered User Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Skien / Norway Posts: 111	I have no clue what GETATTR is, but yes this works. And I have to do the clean up twice, because without it the snapshot part wouldn't work.

17 January 2020, 17:28	#12
daxb Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 3,303	GetAttr is explained in the link above. I only mentioned it because it would be the smarter way handling such stuff.

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