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• Allowing favorite folder location with file wildcards (like "C:\Temp\*.txt")

  CLawson25 > 2020-11-20 07:16

  Jean,
  
  I have found something for you to consider on this topic.  I noticed when you populate the File name: field you force a backslash at the end.  I did a test.  When I went to do a file open I manually typed in C:\Temp\*.txt and sure enough Windows changed the filter on the fly for me at the same time switching to that folder.  So I thought maybe then I can do this with QAP.  Well it would have worked but you are forcing the ending backslash.  None the less this proves you actually could allow us to specify a filter on the fly where when we went to the directory we could also change the file name extension filter at the same time as long as you were not forcing the ending backslash.  So perhaps instead of forcing the ending backslash at time of placement, instead force it when the shortcut is actually created when the user would save the folder name for the first time???  The point is if we are going to be able to edit the path and set a file extension default like in my example, we would have to have control over forcing the trailing backslash.
  
  -Chuck

• Allowing favorite folder location with file wildcards (like "C:\Temp\*.txt")

  Jean Lalonde > 2020-11-20 09:53

  Hi Chuck,
  
  > I noticed when you populate the File name: field you force a backslash at the end.
  
  In its settings file, QAP always saves favorite folders location without an ending backslash. But yes, when navigating to a folder in a "File" dialog boxes, QAP add an ending backslash. This was added a long time for some application (like Notepad++ v7.5.6) that were trying to save the file instead of navigating to the folder when the location did not end with backslash.
  
  I checked with a recent version of Notepad++ and this is not the case anymore. Maybe I could remove it. But I do not know if other apps would still have the issue.
  
  > When I went to do a file open I manually typed in C:\Temp\*.txt and sure enough Windows changed the filter on the fly for me at the same time switching to that folder.
  
  This is true in file dialog boxes (File Open, File Save As). But there is an issue when you use the same location in Windows Explorer. Explorer returns an error if you try to navigate to a path using file wildcards:
  
  
  
  Because of this, the same folder favorite could not be used in Explorer and in a file dialog box. This would be a concern.
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