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I have a list of 100+ files I would like to add to a given folder.

In fact, I have multiple lists like this, carefully converted from an old IS project.

I could edit the .mia file directly, but generating a new GUID and putting it in the correct place would be tiresome.

I tried right-clicking in the Files view and select "Add New Files..." but the common file open dialog has a very limited edit box (I can add about four files at a time).

I can add an entire directory, but in a directory containing 300 files, I typically need "only" 100.

So... How do I best add multiple files?

Use wildcards, exclusion filters; or add all 100 files separately using the visual file browser in the GUI portion of the IDE.

I want to add 550 files...

May I suggest you add a feature to a future version that allows the user to supply a long list of files?

You already can! Just use the visual portion of the IDE, highlight each file...

MichaelNesmith wrote:You already can! Just use the visual portion of the IDE, highlight each file...

Michael,

I have a list of 550 files. They reside in various directories containing (at least) three times as many files.

You are suggesting that I should hilight each and every one of these files? This is not the way I'd like to play "The hunt for Red October".

If I use the Open File dialog, at least I can tell it to add ten or so files. Which saves me some time (compared to hilighting...), but it is still a painful process.

Another thing I miss: Check for duplicates! I can easily add the same file twice (or thrice) if I am not careful!

Oh... CTRL+A?!? In nearly all Windows apps, this is "Select All". The About box rarely (if ever!) needs a shortcut key of its own.

I wanted to CTRL+A select the files I had added, so I could use properties or something to check the count. If the count matched what I had in my existing installer project, I would know I was on the right track.

But I can find no obvious way of counting these files (after having manually selected them the old-school way).

One more time: I have taken the XML from InstallShield, applied several macros to it in UltraEdit, and coughed up a comma-delimited list of which files go where. I hope you understand what my problem is.

Because the manual process of adding these files is taking so long, I ran out of time. So converting from IS has been postponed by my boss. Please help make this process a bit more efficient for me next time I try.

Bikedude wrote:I have a list of 550 files. They reside in various directories containing (at least) three times as many files.

Hmm, no reply.

Is this because my suggestion was not understood, or because you guys do not feel this is important?

To me it is a very basic problem.

I have a list of 500+ files I want to add.

dir1\\file1.ext
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.
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dir1\\file10.ext
dir1\\file12.ext
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dir1\\file90.ext

dir2\\fileAA.ext
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.
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dir2\\fileXW.ext
dir2\\fileZZ.ext

and so on.

Last time, I tried adding the filenames through the Open dialog box, but I was limited to only a handful filenames.

I also thought about editing the install script directly, but the references back and forth made that seem like a daunting task.

_Please_ add this feature.

I'm interested in discussing this feature request further -- can you contact me off board? [email protected]