"Right Click ----> List Contents" tweak

[totoymola]

I created a registry tweak similar to the very popular CMD HERE tweak.

This tweak gives me the option to make a list of all the files inside the folder/drive when I right-click on it. It is very usefull for people like me who wants to make a printable list of their huge collections (mp3's for example).

Here is the tweak. (EDIT: PROBLEMS SOLVED)

Save this as a batch file.

REG ADD "HKCR\Folder\shell\List Contents\command" /ve /d "%COMSPEC% /C DIR ""%%1\"" /B /O /S>""%%1\""\"_CONTENTS LIST.TXT""

When I right-click a folder and select "List Contents", a text file named "[FOLDERNAME]_CONTENTS LIST.TXT" will be created OUTSIDE that directory containing the list of all the files.

NOTE: It doesn't work on CDs..

I have some questions.

1.  How can I replace the C:\Windows to %SYSTEMROOT%?  I tried it but it didn't work.  I also tried replacing C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe to %COMSPEC% but it didn't work too.

2.  I want to replace the name of the outputfile "CONTENTS LIST.TXT" to [FOLDERNAME].txt.  How can I do that?

ALL PROBLEMS SOLVED!!! Well, not really.. Because it doesn't work on CDs..

Thanks to prathapml for giving me the idea of using a batch file instead of a reg file.

[CypherBit]

A much needed tweak here as well unfortunately I'm getting this error "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

[totoymola]

A much needed tweak here as well unfortunately I'm getting this error "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel."

Sorry, I miss typed the code. Please try the edited code again.

[CypherBit]

Excellent it works now. I've been using a tiny app called Destiny for this purpose for years now...maybe I'm ready for a change.

Would love to help you with the additional feature you (and I) are after but have no idea what needs to be changed/added.

[prathapml]

Your second Q is a good one, to which we don't know a good answer yet. Probably some code to get %CD% then strip only characters from the last slash? I don't know...

As for using %systemroot%

For example, to convert

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Opera.exe]
@="C:\\Program Files\\Opera7\\Opera.exe"
"Path"="C:\\Program Files\\Opera7"

to system variable strings, execute these commands from a batch file (its just like what you do for the RunOnceEX method):

REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Opera.exe" /VE /D "%ProgramFiles%\Opera7\Opera.exe" /f

REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Opera.exe" /V Path /D "%ProgramFiles%\Opera7" /f

If more explanation of that is needed, just let me know.

[CypherBit]

I don't want to hijack this thread in any way so just ignore me if you feel I'm doing so. I'm just curious which other (I'm only using CMD here & MakeISO) similar tweaks to this one you are using. I've seen quite a few that add things to My Computer but I very much prefer these.

[totoymola]

Thanks prathapml for the brilliant suggestion. I totally forgot about using a batch file! I will convert the regfile to batch.

[totoymola]

Excellent it works now. I've been using a tiny app called Destiny for this purpose for years now...maybe I'm ready for a change.

I'm glad to see it's working for you now. Again, I'm sorry for the typo error earlier.

Would love to help you with the additional feature you (and I) are after but have no idea what needs to be changed/added.

That would be great. Thanks.

EDIT: THE CODE IS EDITED AGAIN BECAUSE I FOUND ANOTHER TYPO ERROR.

[totoymola]

Updated again.

1. All problems solved! Including the name of the output file.

2. Converted to batch.

[lilweirddude]

cool

thanks

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Working nicely now, thanks Totoymola

[SiMoNsAyS]

really useful!, i use something similar indeed: sendto>dirtxt.cmd

@ECHO OFF
IF EXIST "%~f1\DIR.TXT" DEL /F /Q "%~f1\DIR.TXT"
DIR %1 /A /-P /O:GN>"%TEMP%\DIR.TXT"
MOVE "%TEMP%\DIR.TXT" "%~f1\DIR.TXT"

[prathapml]

nice tweak!

[Afterdawn]

Nice idea!

I also find it strange that I can't use %SystemDrive% or %ComSpec% directly in the registry. Ofcourse, prathapml's has a solution, but I want to know wether it's possibly to install this tweak with a REG-file.

[maxXPsoft]

This my Version of that, I create the list in the dir without using %temp,

open in Notepad

and I'm using REG_EXPAND_SZ which allows %SystemRoot%

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;%SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe /c dir /B /O /S > %1\dirlist.txt|%SystemRoot%\system32\notepad.exe %1\dirlist.txt

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Dir List\Command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
  00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,63,00,6d,00,\
  64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,63,00,20,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,20,\
  00,2f,00,42,00,20,00,2f,00,4f,00,20,00,2f,00,53,00,20,00,3e,00,20,00,25,00,\
  31,00,5c,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,74,00,78,00,74,\
  00,7c,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
  25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,\
  00,74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,25,00,31,00,\
  5c,00,64,00,69,00,72,00,6c,00,69,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,74,00,78,00,74,00,00,\
  00

I tried for awhile to make it with REG ADD but I gave up.