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Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 12 May 2016 14:00
by misol101
This script was included in the gotoxy archive, but I feel it could use its own thread.

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What is it?
Listb is a file explorer to browse/view/copy etc files inside the console window. It is also reasonably easy to extend with added funtionality building on the separate extendlistb.bat.
Listb was inspired by List for DOS by Vernon D. Buerg, which no longer works for modern Windows machines.

Where is it?
Here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/2jnxy6vywh5arv6/listb.zip. Or it can be git cloned from https://github.com/misol1/gotoxy (which also has a lot of other stuff)

What are the requirements?
Listb.bat must be put in a PATH folder, otherwise Listb will cease to work when you browse to a separate folder than the one you started in. The same is true for extendlistb.bat, as well as the gotoxy.exe and cmdwiz.exe tools(included), which are used by Listb. Also, I use a small extra batch file called l.bat to make listb quicker to launch and work better (including making use of extendlistb.bat), put l.bat in a PATH folder too.

It is highly recommended to run listb by running l.bat. The arguments to l.bat are the same as for listb.bat below, but if arguments are not given, it does a better job of setting up the environment automatically.

What are the arguments to Listb/l.bat?
listb [path] [width] [height] [-][columns] [extend_path\name] [mouse]

[path] specifies which folder to start in. If not specified, this is ".", the current folder
[width] Number of columns (default is 80)
[rows] Number of rows (default is 50)
[columns] Number of file columns used. Default is 4. (this can be changed while running by pressing 1-9). A negative value enables adaptive columns, and the number then represents the maximum number of columns.
[extend_path\name] Path to optional script with extended functionality for Listb (this can be either an ABOLUTE path, or a PATH folder using the syntax for that). extendlistb.bat is included, and is pointed to by l.bat by assuming it is in a PATH folder.
[mouse] if this argument is "Y", then mouse support is enabled (you can click on files to go there, doubleclick to view it, right doubleclick to run/invoke it)

Do I need to edit something before running Listb/l.bat?
No, it will work fine as long as you put all the files in a PATH folder.

The default view and edit commands are set to work for everyone at first, but I personally prefer other options. The default is to use "more" to view files, and "notepad" to edit them. I prefer to use less for view and b.exe for editing. To change this, open extendlistb.bat and search for "SETVIEWERS". Then change them to whatever you would like to use.

What functionality does Listb have?
Press F1 or ? to see what keys are available. Most of it is centered around copying/moving/deleting one or more files (select several files with Space), but there is plenty of other functionality too. A nice feature is pressing 'i', which will run whatever program is associated with the extension of the file (a jpeg file will show in an image viewer, an exe file will run etc).
If any of the functionality is unclear or does not work as expected, please report that.

What are the limitations?
Things get rather slow when there are many files in a folder (say more than 2000). As for bugs, please report them. Also, see Listb.KNOWN_ISSUES (included)

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 12 May 2016 14:04
by misol101
Here's the Listb script. If you see weird, non-optimal or stupid things please tell me.

Code: Select all

:: LISTb : Mikael Sollenborn 2015-16
@echo off
if "%~1"=="_YESNO" call :YESNO %2&goto :eof
if "%~1"=="_GETANSWER" call :GETANSWER %2 %3&goto :eof
if "%~1"=="_SHOWBOTTOMBAR" call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR %2&goto :eof
if "%~1"=="_COUNTITEMS" call :COUNTITEMS %2 %3&goto :eof

setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
cmdwiz showcursor 0
set COLS=80&if not "%2" == "" set /A COLS=%2&if !COLS! lss 80 set COLS=80
set LINES=50&if not "%3" == "" set /A LINES=%3&if !LINES! lss 20 set LINES=20
set ADAPTCPS=0&set MAXCPS=0
set COLSPERSCR=4&if not "%4" == "" set COLSPERSCR=%4&(if !COLSPERSCR! lss 0 set ADAPTCPS=1&set /A MAXCPS=-!COLSPERSCR!&set /A COLSPERSCR=-!COLSPERSCR!)&(if !COLSPERSCR! gtr 9 set COLSPERSCR=9)&if !COLSPERSCR! lss 1 set COLSPERSCR=1
if %MAXCPS%==0 set MAXCPS=%COLSPERSCR%
set OLDCOLSPERSCR=%COLSPERSCR%
cls
mode con lines=%LINES% cols=%COLS%
set OLDCOLS=%COLS%
set BAR=""
for /L %%a in (1,1,%COLS%) do set BAR="!BAR:~1,-1! "
set /a BARPOS=%LINES%-1
set MYTEMP=
if not "%TMP%" == "" set MYTEMP=%TMP%\
if not "%TEMP%" == "" set MYTEMP=%TEMP%\
set UPDATEBOTTOM=0
set DIR1="%CD%"
if not "%1" == "" cd /D %1 2>nul
set DIR0="%CD%"
set DIRP=0
set DIROP=1
set FCOUNTSUB=0
set SORT=N
set EXTEND=""&if not "%~5" == "" set EXTEND="%~5"
set CLIPB=
set HDIV=1
set DETAILS=0

set BARCOL=3
set BARTEXTCOL=F
set BARINFOCOL=0
set CURRCOL=1
cmdwiz getconsolecolor bg
if "%CURRCOL%" == "!ERRORLEVEL!" (if not "%CURRCOL%"=="0" set CURRCOL=0)&(if "%CURRCOL%"=="0" set CURRCOL=1)
set FILECOL=u
set DIRCOL=B
set SELCOL=4
set PATHNOFCOL=B
set SELCHAR=\g07
set HLPC1=\BU
set HLPC2=\7U
if not %EXTEND% == "" if exist %EXTEND% call %EXTEND% _SET_COLORS

set SCHR="()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\] _ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~"

set MOUSESUPPORT=0
if /I "%~6" == "Y" set MOUSESUPPORT=1
if %MOUSESUPPORT%==1 cmdwiz getquickedit & set QE=!errorlevel!&cmdwiz setquickedit 0

set VIEWCMD="more # ^&cmdwiz getch"
set EDITCMD=start notepad
set NEWCMDWINDOW=start
if not %EXTEND% == "" if exist %EXTEND% call %EXTEND% _SET_VIEWERS

call :MAKEDIRLIST
call :SHOWLIST

:MAINLOOP
cmdwiz getch_and_mouse>nul
set MR=%ERRORLEVEL%
if %MR% == -1 goto MAINLOOP
set /a KEY=(%MR%^>^>22)
if %MOUSESUPPORT%==1 set /a MT=%MR% ^& 1 &if !MT! == 1 call :PROCESS_MOUSE & if !DBLCL!==0 if !KEY!==0 goto MAINLOOP

if %KEY% == 336 set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set /a CURRPOS+=1 & call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP & rem DOWN
if %KEY% == 328 set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set /a CURRPOS-=1 & call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP & rem UP
if %KEY% == 331 set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set /a CURRPOS-=%LH% & call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP & rem LEFT
if %KEY% == 333 set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set /a CURRPOS+=%LH% & call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP & rem RIGHT
if %KEY% == 327 set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set CURRPOS=0& call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP & rem HOME
if %KEY% == 335 set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set CURRPOS=%FCOUNT%& call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP & rem END
if %KEY% == 337 set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set /a CURRPOS+=%LH%*%COLSPERSCR% & call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP & rem PAGEDOWN
if %KEY% == 329 set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set /a CURRPOS-=%LH%*%COLSPERSCR% & call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP & rem PAGEUP
if %UPDATEBOTTOM%==1 set UPDATEBOTTOM=0&call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR

if %KEY% == 32 call :MARKITEM & goto MAINLOOP & rem SPACE

set LKEY=""
set OR=0&(if %KEY% gtr 126 set OR=1)&(if %KEY% lss 40 set OR=1)&if !OR!==1 goto NOALTPRESSED
set /A MKEY=%KEY%-40+1
set LKEY="!SCHR:~%MKEY%,1!"

cmdwiz getkeystate alt>nul
set /a TR = %ERRORLEVEL% ^& 1& if !TR! == 0 goto NOALTPRESSED
set /a TC=%CURRPOS%+1
for /L %%a in (%TC%,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do set FTP=!FO%%a!&set FTP=!FTP:~1,1!&if "!FTP!"==%LKEY% set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%& set CURRPOS=%%a& call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP
for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do set FTP=!FO%%a!&set FTP=!FTP:~1,1!&if "!FTP!"==%LKEY% set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%& set CURRPOS=%%a& call :UPDATELIST & goto MAINLOOP
goto MAINLOOP
:NOALTPRESSED

if %KEY% == 13 if "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" cd !FO%CURRPOS%!&call :MAKEDIRLIST&call :SHOWLIST & rem RETURN/^M (folder)
if %KEY% == 13 if not "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" cls&set ANSWER=%VIEWCMD%&call :SPLITANSWER &cmd /C !ANSWER! !FO%CURRPOS%! !ANSWER2!&call :SHOWLIST R & rem RETURN/^M (file)

if %KEY% == 315 call :SHOWHELP & rem F1
if %KEY% == 27 goto EXITLIST & rem ESC
if %KEY% == 6 call :GETANSWER "Search for:" STRIPQUOTES& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" call :FINDOP & rem ^F
if %LKEY% == "?" call :SHOWHELP
if %LKEY% == "+" (if !DETAILS!==1 for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do set FL%%a=) & set /a DETAILS=1-%DETAILS% & (if !DETAILS!==1 set OLDCOLSPERSCR=%COLSPERSCR%) & (if !DETAILS!==0 set COLSPERSCR=%OLDCOLSPERSCR%) & call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "x" goto EXITLIST
if %LKEY% == "q" goto EXITLIST
if %LKEY% == "y"  set DIR%DIRP%="%CD%"&set /a DIRP=1-%DIRP% & cd /D !DIR%DIROP%! &set /a DIROP=1-!DIRP!&call :MAKEDIRLIST&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "s" call :GETANSWER "Command:"& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" cls&cmdwiz showcursor 1&cmd /C "!ANSWER!"&mode con lines=%LINES% cols=%COLS%&cmdwiz showcursor 0&call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "S" call :GETANSWER "Command:"& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" cls&cmdwiz showcursor 1&cmd /C "!ANSWER!"&call :PAUSE \n&mode con lines=%LINES% cols=%COLS%&cmdwiz showcursor 0&call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "o" call :SORTOP
if %LKEY% == "p" %NEWCMDWINDOW%
if %LKEY% == "<" call :GOTOPARENT
if %KEY% == 8 call :GOTOPARENT & rem BACKSPACE/^H
if %KEY% geq 49 if %KEY% leq 57 set /a COLSPERSCR=%KEY%-48 & (if %DETAILS%==1 set DETAILS=0&for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do set FL%%a=) & call :SHOWLIST R & rem 1-9
if %LKEY% == "0" set /A ADAPTCPS=1-%ADAPTCPS%&if %DETAILS%==0 call :CALCNOFCOLUMNS&call :SHOWLIST

if %LKEY% == "i" if not "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" call :LAUNCHFILE !FO%CURRPOS%!
if %LKEY% == "j" if not "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" call :LAUNCHFILE !FO%CURRPOS%! 1
if %LKEY% == "I" call :GETANSWER "Action, # inserts filename:"& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" call :SPLITANSWER &cls&cmd /C !ANSWER! !FO%CURRPOS%! !ANSWER2!&call :PAUSE \n&mode con lines=%LINES% cols=%COLS%&cmdwiz showcursor 0&call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "e" if not "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" cmd /C %EDITCMD% !FO%CURRPOS%!
if %LKEY% == "E" call :GETANSWER "Edit file:"& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" cmd /C %EDITCMD% !ANSWER! & call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "f" if not "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" set OLDDIRCMD=%DIRCMD%& set DIRCMD=& cmd /C dir /-C /A !FO%CURRPOS%!|find !FO%CURRPOS%!>%MYTEMP%out.dat&set DIRCMD=!OLDDIRCMD!&set OLDDIRCMD=&for /F "tokens=*" %%a in (%MYTEMP%out.dat) do set INF="%%a "&call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR !INF!
if %LKEY% == "f" if "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" if not !FO%CURRPOS%!==".." set OLDDIRCMD=%DIRCMD%& set DIRCMD=&cmd /C dir /A /-C>%MYTEMP%out.dat&set DIRCMD=!OLDDIRCMD!&set OLDDIRCMD=&for /F "tokens=1,2,3*" %%a in (%MYTEMP%out.dat) do if "%%d"==!FO%CURRPOS%! set INF="%%a  %%b    %%c          %%d"&call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR !INF!& rem f for folder (a hack)
if %LKEY% == "F" call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR !FO%CURRPOS%!
if %LKEY% == "d" if not "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" call :YESNO "Really delete?(y/n) " & if "!ANSWER!"=="Y" cmd /C del !FO%CURRPOS%!&call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "r" call :GETANSWER "Rename to:"& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" rename !FO%CURRPOS%! "!ANSWER!"&call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "c" if not "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" call :GETANSWER "Copy file to:" STRIPQUOTES& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" call :COPYOP !FO%CURRPOS%! "!ANSWER!" copy Copied " to !ANSWER!."& call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "m" if not !FO%CURRPOS%!==".." call :GETANSWER "Move file/folder to:" STRIPQUOTES& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" if exist "!ANSWER!\" call :COPYOP !FO%CURRPOS%! "!ANSWER!" move Moved " to !ANSWER!."& call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "k" call :GETANSWER "New folder:"& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" cmd /C mkdir !ANSWER! & call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %LKEY% == "/" call :GETANSWER "Go to path:" STRIPQUOTES& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" call :SETPATHOP "!ANSWER!"
if %LKEY% == "Y" if not "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" if not !DIR%DIROP%!=="%CD%" call :COPYOP !FO%CURRPOS%! !DIR%DIROP%! copy Copied " to alternate path."
if %KEY% == 25 if not !FO%CURRPOS%!==".." if not !DIR%DIROP%!=="%CD%" call :COPYOP !FO%CURRPOS%! !DIR%DIROP%! move Moved " to alternate path." & call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST & rem ^Y

if %LKEY% == "D" call :MULTIDELOP
if %LKEY% == "C" call :COUNTITEMS CNT& (if !CNT! lss 1 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No files selected.") & if !CNT! geq 1 call :GETANSWER "Copy selected files to:" STRIPQUOTES& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" if exist "!ANSWER!\" call :MULTICOPYOP copy "!ANSWER!" SKIPYN
if %LKEY% == "M" call :COUNTITEMS CNT Y& (if !CNT! lss 1 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No files selected.") & if !CNT! geq 1 call :GETANSWER "Move selected files to:" STRIPQUOTES& if not "!ANSWER!"=="" if exist "!ANSWER!\" call :MULTICOPYOP move "!ANSWER!" SKIPYN
if %LKEY% == "T" (if !DIR%DIROP%!=="%CD%" call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Both paths are the same.") & if not !DIR%DIROP%!=="%CD%" call :MULTICOPYOP copy !DIR%DIROP%!
if %KEY% == 20 (if !DIR%DIROP%!=="%CD%" call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Both paths are the same.") & if not !DIR%DIROP%!=="%CD%" call :MULTICOPYOP move !DIR%DIROP%!& rem ^T
if %KEY% == 9 call :MULTIOP & rem ^I

if %LKEY% == "v" if not !FO%CURRPOS%!==".." call :PUTINCB 3 &call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Cleared clipboard and added item."
if %LKEY% == "V" if not !FO%CURRPOS%!==".." call :PUTINCB 4 &call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Added item to clipboard."
if %LKEY% == "b" call :COUNTITEMS CNT Y & (if !CNT! lss 1 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No files selected.") & if !CNT! geq 1 call :PUTINCB 1 &call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Cleared clipboard and added item(s)."
if %LKEY% == "B" call :CLIPBOARDCOPYOP copy
if %KEY% == 2 call :CLIPBOARDCOPYOP move& rem ^B
::if %KEY% == 22 call :COUNTITEMS CNT Y & (if !CNT! lss 1 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No files selected.") & if !CNT! geq 1 call :PUTINCB 2 &call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Added item(s) to clipboard."& rem ^V

if not %EXTEND% == "" if exist %EXTEND% call :EXTENDOP

if %LKEY% == "U" call :MAKEDIRLIST&call :SHOWLIST

goto MAINLOOP

:EXITLIST
cmdwiz showcursor 1
if %MOUSESUPPORT%==1 cmdwiz setquickedit %QE%
set /a LINES-=1
gotoxy 0 !LINES!
endlocal&if %LKEY%=="x" cd "%CD%"
goto :eof


:CLIPBOARDCOPYOP
cmdwiz stringlen "%CLIPB%"
if !ERRORLEVEL! == 0 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No items in clipboard."&goto :eof
if "%1"=="copy" call :YESNO "Really %1 ALL selected files from clipboard?(y/n) " 
if "%1"=="move" call :YESNO "Really %1 ALL selected files/folders from clipboard?(y/n) " 
if "!ANSWER!"=="N" goto :eof
if "%1"=="copy" for /D %%a in (%CLIPB%) do if not exist "%%a\" call :COPYOP %%a "." copy Copied "."
if "%1"=="move" for /D %%a in (%CLIPB%) do call :COPYOP %%a "." move Moved "."
call :MAKEDIRLIST R
call :SHOWLIST
set CLIPB=
goto :eof


:PUTINCB
if not %1 == 2 if not %1 == 4 set CLIPB=
if %1 geq 3 set CLIPB=!CLIPB! "%CD%\!FO%CURRPOS%:~1,-1!"&goto :eof
for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do if not "!FS%%a!"=="" set CLIPB=!CLIPB! "%CD%\!FO%%a:~1,-1!"
call :CLEARSELECTED
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof


:GOTOPARENT
echo "%CD%">%MYTEMP%out.dat
set ANSWER=
for /F "delims=\ tokens=*" %%a in (%MYTEMP%out.dat) do set ANSWER=%%~nxa
cd ..&call :MAKEDIRLIST
if not "%ANSWER%" == "" call :FINDOP SKIPSHOW
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof


:EXTENDOP
call %EXTEND% !FO%CURRPOS%!
set RESULT=%ERRORLEVEL%
if %RESULT% equ 1 call :SHOWLIST
if %RESULT% equ 2 call :MAKEDIRLIST&call :SHOWLIST
if %RESULT% equ 3 call :MAKEDIRLIST R&call :SHOWLIST
if %RESULT% equ 0 call :SHOWTOPBAR
goto :eof


:SETPATHOP
set BS=\
if "%~1" == "\" set BS=
if "%~1" == "/" set BS=
set NEWPATH="%~1"
set NEWPATH=%NEWPATH:/=\%
if not exist "%NEWPATH:~1,-1%%BS%" call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No such path" & goto :eof
cd /D %NEWPATH%
call :MAKEDIRLIST R
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof


:PAUSE
gotoxy 0 k "%1Press a key to continue..." u U c
cmdwiz getch
goto :eof


:MULTIOP
call :COUNTITEMS CNT & if !CNT! lss 1 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No files selected."&goto :eof
call :GETANSWER "Action on selected files, # inserts filename:"
if "!ANSWER!"=="" goto :eof
call :SPLITANSWER
cls
for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do if not "!FS%%a!"=="" if not "!FT%%a!"=="/" cmd /C !ANSWER! !FO%%a! !ANSWER2!
call :PAUSE \n
mode con lines=%LINES% cols=%COLS%
cmdwiz showcursor 0
call :MAKEDIRLIST R
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof

:SPLITANSWER
set SPLITPOS=-1
set ANSWER2=
set ANSWER=%ANSWER:"=%
cmdwiz stringlen "%ANSWER%"&set LEN=!ERRORLEVEL!
for /L %%a in (0,1,%LEN%) do if "!ANSWER:~%%a,1!"=="#" set SPLITPOS=%%a
set /a A2=%SPLITPOS%+1
if not %SPLITPOS%==-1 set ANSWER2=!ANSWER:~%A2%!&set ANSWER=!ANSWER:~0,%SPLITPOS%!
goto :eof


:MULTIDELOP
call :COUNTITEMS CNT & if !CNT! lss 1 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No files selected."&goto :eof
call :YESNO "Really delete ALL selected files?(y/n) " 
if "!ANSWER!"=="N" goto :eof
for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do if not "!FS%%a!"=="" if not "!FT%%a!"=="/" cmd /C del /Q !FO%%a!
call :MAKEDIRLIST R
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof


:MULTICOPYOP
if not "%3"=="" goto SKIPYN
set ALLOWFOLDERS=&if "%1"=="move" set ALLOWFOLDERS=Y
call :COUNTITEMS CNT %ALLOWFOLDERS%& if !CNT! lss 1 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "No items selected."&goto :eof
if "%1"=="copy" call :YESNO "Really %1 ALL selected files to second path?(y/n) " 
if "%1"=="move" call :YESNO "Really %1 ALL selected files/folders to second path?(y/n) " 
if "!ANSWER!"=="N" goto :eof
:SKIPYN
if "%1"=="copy" for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do if not "!FS%%a!"=="" if not "!FT%%a!"=="/" call :COPYOP !FO%%a! %2 copy Copied "."
if "%1"=="move" for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do if not "!FS%%a!"=="" call :COPYOP !FO%%a! %2 move Moved "."
if "%1"=="move" call :MAKEDIRLIST R
if "%1"=="copy" call :CLEARSELECTED
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof


:MARKITEM
cmdwiz getkeystate ctrl>nul
set /a TR = %ERRORLEVEL% ^& 1& if !TR! == 0 goto NOCTRLPRESSED
call :CLEARSELECTED
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof
:NOCTRLPRESSED
if !FO%CURRPOS%!==".." goto SKIPITEM
set TC=!FS%CURRPOS%!
if "%TC%" == "" set FS%CURRPOS%=\%SELCOL%U%SELCHAR%
if not "%TC%" == "" set FS%CURRPOS%=
:SKIPITEM
set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%&set /a CURRPOS+=1 & call :UPDATELIST
goto :eof

:CLEARSELECTED
for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do set FS%%a=
goto :eof


:COPYOP
set FPATH=%2
set FFILE=%1
if exist "%FPATH:~1,-1%\%FFILE:~1,-1%" call :YESNO "Overwrite?(y/n) (%FFILE:~1,-1%)" & if "!ANSWER!"=="N" goto :eof
if not exist "%FPATH:~1,-1%\" if exist %FPATH% call :YESNO "Overwrite?(y/n) (%FPATH:~1,-1%)" & if "!ANSWER!"=="N" goto :eof
%3 /Y %FFILE% %FPATH%>nul
call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "%~4 file%~5"
goto :eof


:SORTOP
call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Sort using (n)ame, (e)xtension, (s)ize, or (d)date? "
:SORTLOOP
cmdwiz getch
set YNKEY=%ERRORLEVEL%
if %YNKEY% == 110 set SORT=N&set YNKEY=-1
if %YNKEY% == 101 set SORT=EN&set YNKEY=-1
if %YNKEY% == 115 set SORT=-SN&set YNKEY=-1
if %YNKEY% == 100 set SORT=-DN&set YNKEY=-1
if not %YNKEY%==-1 goto SORTLOOP
call :MAKEDIRLIST
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof


:FINDOP
cmdwiz stringlen "%ANSWER%"&set LEN=!ERRORLEVEL!
for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do set FTP=!FO%%a!&set FTP=!FTP:~1,%LEN%!&if !FTP!==!ANSWER! set OLDPOS=%CURRPOS%& set CURRPOS=%%a& (if "%1"=="" call :UPDATELIST) & goto :eof
goto :eof


:MAKEDIRLIST
for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do set FO%%a=&set FT%%a=&set FS%%a=
if %DETAILS%==1 for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do set FL%%a=
if not "%1"=="R" set CURRPOS=0&set OLDPOS=0&set OLDPAGE=0

set OLDDIRCMD=%DIRCMD%
set DIRCMD=

dir /b /ad-l /O%SORT% >%MYTEMP%folders.dat 2>nul
set CNT=0
cmdwiz stringlen "%CD%"&set LEN=!ERRORLEVEL!
if %LEN% geq 4 set FO!CNT!=".."&set FT!CNT!=/&set /a CNT+=1
for /F "tokens=*" %%a in (%MYTEMP%folders.dat) do set FO!CNT!="%%a"&set FT!CNT!=/&set /a CNT+=1
dir /b /a-d-l /O%SORT%>%MYTEMP%files.dat 2>nul
for /F "tokens=*" %%a in (%MYTEMP%files.dat) do set FO!CNT!="%%a"&set FT!CNT!=&set /a CNT+=1

if %DETAILS%==0 goto SKIPDETAILS
set /a CNT2=0,FND=0
dir /a-l /-C /OG%SORT%>%MYTEMP%longfiles.dat 2>nul
for /F "tokens=*" %%a in (%MYTEMP%longfiles.dat) do (if !FND!==0 cmdwiz stringfind "%%a " " !FO0:~1,-1!" & if not !errorlevel!==-1 set FND=1) & if !FND!==1 set FNAME="%%a"&set FL!CNT2!=!FNAME:\=/!&set /a CNT2+=1
:SKIPDETAILS

set DIRCMD=%OLDDIRCMD%
set OLDDIRCMD=

set /a FCOUNT=%CNT%
set /a FCOUNTSUB=%CNT%-1
set /a LH=%LINES%-2

call :CALCNOFCOLUMNS
if %DETAILS%==1 set COLSPERSCR=1
goto :eof

:CALCNOFCOLUMNS
if %ADAPTCPS%==1 set /A COLSPERSCR=%FCOUNTSUB%/%LH%+1&if !COLSPERSCR! gtr %MAXCPS% set COLSPERSCR=%MAXCPS%
goto :eof


:SHOWLIST
if %CURRPOS% lss 0 set CURRPOS=0
if %CURRPOS% gtr %FCOUNTSUB% set CURRPOS=%FCOUNTSUB%
set /a PAGE=%CURRPOS%/(%COLSPERSCR%*%LH%)
if not %PAGE% == %OLDPAGE% set MODE=&set OLDPAGE=%PAGE%
set X=0
set Y=1
set /a CX=%COLS%/%COLSPERSCR%
set /a CXM=%CX%-1-%HDIV%
set /a CXMM=%CXM%-1
set /a CNT=%PAGE%*(%COLSPERSCR%*%LH%)
set CC=0
set SHOWS=""
set /a PARTPRINT=%LH%+1
set /A FMCOUNT=%FCOUNT%-1

set /A BLH=%LINES%-2&gotoxy 0 0 "\O0;1;%COLS%;!BLH!;"
call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR
call :SHOWTOPBAR

:: b3, ba, 7c, db
if %HDIV%==1 set /A NOFCP=%COLSPERSCR%-1&(if !NOFCP! lss 1 set NOFCP=1)&set BARS=""&for /L %%a in (1,1,!NOFCP!) do set /A X=%%a*%CX%-1 & set BARS="!BARS:~1,-1!\p!X!;1;\M%LH%{\gb3\n}"
if %HDIV%==1 gotoxy 0 0 %BARS% %BARCOL% U x&set BARS=

set X=0&for /L %%a in (%CNT%,1,%FMCOUNT%) do set BGCOL=U&(if %%a==%CURRPOS% set BGCOL=%CURRCOL%)&set FGCOL=%FILECOL%&(if "!FT%%a!"=="/" set FGCOL=%DIRCOL%)&set SEL= &(if not "!FS%%a!"=="" set SEL=!FS%%a!)&set FNAME=!FO%%a!&(if %DETAILS%==1 set FNAME=!FL%%a!)&set FNAME=!FNAME:~1,-1!!FT%%a!&set OUTF=!FNAME:~0,%CXM%!&(if not "!OUTF!"=="!FNAME!" set OUTF=!FNAME:~0,%CXMM%!~)&set SHOWS="!SHOWS:~1,-1!\!FGCOL!!BGCOL!!OUTF!!SEL!\n"&set /a Y+=1&set /a PTEMP=!Y! %% %PARTPRINT%&(if !PTEMP!==0 gotoxy 0 1 !SHOWS! !DIRCOL!&set SHOWS="")&(if !Y! gtr %LH% set Y=1&set /a X+=%CX%&set SHOWS="!SHOWS:~1,-1!\p!X!;!Y!"& set /a CC+=1&if !CC! geq %COLSPERSCR% goto OUTLOOP)&set /a CNT+=1

:OUTLOOP
gotoxy 0 1 %SHOWS% %DIRCOL%

goto :eof


:UPDATELIST
if %CURRPOS% lss 0 set CURRPOS=0
if %CURRPOS% gtr %FCOUNTSUB% set CURRPOS=%FCOUNTSUB%
set /a PAGE=%CURRPOS%/(%COLSPERSCR%*%LH%)
if not %PAGE% == %OLDPAGE% set OLDPAGE=%PAGE%&call :SHOWLIST&goto :eof
if %UPDATEBOTTOM%==1 set UPDATEBOTTOM=0&call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR
call :SHOWTOPBAR U
set /a CNT=%PAGE%*(%COLSPERSCR%*%LH%)
set CX=%COLS%/%COLSPERSCR%
set /a CXM=%CX%-1-%HDIV%
set /a CXMM=%CXM%-1
set CC=0
set SHOWS=""

set /a N=%OLDPOS%-%CNT%
set /a NX=(%N%/%LH%)
set /a NX*=%CX%
set /a NY=(%N% %% %LH%)+1

set FGCOL=%FILECOL%U&if "!FT%OLDPOS%!"=="/" set FGCOL=%DIRCOL%U
set SEL= &if not "!FS%OLDPOS%!"=="" set SEL=!FS%OLDPOS%!
for %%a in (%OLDPOS%) do set FNAME=!FO%%a!&(if %DETAILS%==1 set FNAME=!FL%%a!)&set FNAME=!FNAME:~1,-1!!FT%%a!&set OUTF=!FNAME:~0,%CXM%!&(if not "!OUTF!"=="!FNAME!" set OUTF=!FNAME:~0,%CXMM%!~)
set SHOWS="%SHOWS:~1,-1%\p%NX%;%NY%\%FGCOL%%OUTF%%SEL%"

set /a N=%CURRPOS%-%CNT%
set /a NX=(%N%/%LH%)
set /a NX*=%CX%
set /a NY=(%N% %% %LH%)+1

set FGCOL=%FILECOL%%CURRCOL%&if "!FT%CURRPOS%!"=="/" set FGCOL=%DIRCOL%%CURRCOL%
set SEL= &if not "!FS%CURRPOS%!"=="" set SEL=!FS%CURRPOS%!
for %%a in (%CURRPOS%) do set FNAME=!FO%%a!&(if %DETAILS%==1 set FNAME=!FL%%a!)&set FNAME=!FNAME:~1,-1!!FT%%a!&set OUTF=!FNAME:~0,%CXM%!&(if not "!OUTF!"=="!FNAME!" set OUTF=!FNAME:~0,%CXMM%!~)
set SHOWS="%SHOWS:~1,-1%\p%NX%;%NY%\%FGCOL%%OUTF%%SEL%"

gotoxy 0 0 %SHOWS% 0 0
goto :eof


:SHOWTOPBAR
set /a CURRTMP=%CURRPOS%+1
if not "%~1"=="U" goto NOUPDTB
set BARINFO="%CURRTMP%/%FCOUNT%"
gotoxy 6 0 "           \p5;0 %BARINFO:~1,-1%" %BARTEXTCOL% %BARCOL%
goto :eof
:NOUPDTB
set BARINFO="Item %CURRTMP%/%FCOUNT%"
set TCD="%CD:\=/%"
gotoxy 0 0 "%BAR:~1,-1%\p1;0%BARINFO:~1,-1%\p18;0%TCD:~1,-1%" %BARTEXTCOL% %BARCOL%
set /a TC=%COLS%-1&set /a TDP=%DIRP%+1&gotoxy !TC! 0 "!TDP!" %PATHNOFCOL% %BARCOL%
goto :eof


:SHOWBOTTOMBAR
set MSG="%~1"
set MSG=%MSG:\=/%
if not "%~1"=="" gotoxy 0 %BARPOS% "%BAR:~1,-1%\p1;%BARPOS%;%MSG:~1,-1%" %BARINFOCOL% %BARCOL%& set UPDATEBOTTOM=1
if "%~1"=="" set /a TP=%COLS%-14 & gotoxy 0 %BARPOS% "%BAR:~1,-1%\p!TP!;%BARPOS%;F1/? for help" %BARINFOCOL% %BARCOL%
set MSG=
goto :eof


:YESNO
call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR %1
:YNLOOP
cmdwiz getch
set YNKEY=%ERRORLEVEL%
if %YNKEY% == 110 set ANSWER=N&set YNKEY=-1
if %YNKEY% == 121 set ANSWER=Y&set YNKEY=-1
if not %YNKEY%==-1 goto YNLOOP
call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR
goto :eof


:GETANSWER
gotoxy 0 0 %BAR% %BARINFOCOL% %BARCOL%
gotoxy 1 0 %1 %BARTEXTCOL% %BARCOL%
cmdwiz stringlen %1&set LEN=!ERRORLEVEL!
set /a LEN+=2
gotoxy %LEN% 0
cmdwiz showcursor 1
set ANSWER=
set /P ANSWER=
cmdwiz showcursor 0
if not "%2"=="" call :STRIPQUOTES %ANSWER%
call :SHOWTOPBAR
goto :eof

:STRIPQUOTES
if not "%2"=="" goto :eof
set ANSWER=%~1
goto :eof


:SHOWHELP
cls
gotoxy 0 0 "%BAR:~1,-1%\p1;0LISTb Help" %BARTEXTCOL% %BARCOL%
gotoxy 1 2 "%HLPC1%Up/Down/Left/Right/Home/End/PageUp/PageDown: %HLPC2%navigate\n%HLPC1%Alt-key: %HLPC2%jump to next file/folder starting with key\n%HLPC1%^F: %HLPC2%find file in list starting with specified string\n%HLPC1%1-9/0/+: %HLPC2%columns per screen / adaptive columns on/off / details on/off\n%HLPC1%U: %HLPC2%refresh file listing/screen\n\n%HLPC1%Return: %HLPC2%enter folder/show file\n%HLPC1%</BS: %HLPC2%enter parent folder\n%HLPC1%/: %HLPC2%enter specified path\n%HLPC1%y: %HLPC2%switch beteen paths 1 and 2\n%HLPC1%o: %HLPC2%specify sorting order\n%HLPC1%p: %HLPC2%launch command prompt\n%HLPC1%q/x: %HLPC2%quit in start/current folder\n\n%HLPC1%e/E: %HLPC2%edit current/specified file\n%HLPC1%i/j: %HLPC2%invoke file (j updates file list after)\n%HLPC1%I: %HLPC2%perform action with file/folder\n%HLPC1%f/F: %HLPC2%show file information / show full item name\n%HLPC1%S/s: %HLPC2%execute command with/without waiting for key after\n%HLPC1%r: %HLPC2%rename file/folder\n%HLPC1%k: %HLPC2%create new folder\n%HLPC1%c: %HLPC2%copy file to specified destination\n%HLPC1%m: %HLPC2%move file/folder to specified folder\n%HLPC1%Y/^Y: %HLPC2%copy/move file/folder to second path (see y)\n%HLPC1%v/V: %HLPC2%put item in clipboard with/without clearing clipboard (see B)\n\n%HLPC1%Space/^Space: %HLPC2%select file/folder / deselect all items\n%HLPC1%^I: %HLPC2%perform specified action with selected files\n%HLPC1%D: %HLPC2%delete selected files\n%HLPC1%C/M: %HLPC2%copy/move selected files/folders to specified folder\n%HLPC1%T/^T: %HLPC2%copy/move selected files/folders to second path (see y)\n%HLPC1%b/B/^B: %HLPC2%put selected items in clipboard / copy/move from clipboard\n\n%HLPC1%Arguments: %HLPC2%listb [path] [width] [height] [-][columns] [extendfile] [mouse]\n" 0 0 c
if not %EXTEND% == "" if exist %EXTEND% call %EXTEND% _SHOW_EXTENDED_HELP
call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Press ESCAPE to go back."
:HELPLOOP
cmdwiz getch
if not %ERRORLEVEL% == 27 goto HELPLOOP
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof


:COUNTITEMS <nof> <allowFolders>
set CNTI=0
if "%2" == "" for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do if not "!FS%%a!"=="" if not "!FT%%a!"=="/" set /a CNTI+=1
if not "%2" == "" for /L %%a in (0,1,%FCOUNTSUB%) do if not "!FS%%a!"=="" set /a CNTI+=1
set %1=%CNTI%
goto :eof


:LAUNCHFILE
set FND=0&for %%a in (.exe .com .bat .cmd .EXE .COM .BAT .CMD) do cmdwiz stringfind %1 "%%a"&if !ERRORLEVEL! geq 0 set FND=1
::if %FND% == 0 call :SHOWBOTTOMBAR "Launched %~1."
if %FND% == 0 start ^"^" %1 & goto :eof

cmdwiz getexetype %1
if %ERRORLEVEL% == 3 start ^"^" %1 & goto :eof

cls&cmdwiz showcursor 1
cmd /C %1
call :PAUSE \n
mode con lines=%LINES% cols=%COLS%
cmdwiz showcursor 0
if not "%2"=="" call :MAKEDIRLIST R
call :SHOWLIST
goto :eof


:PROCESS_MOUSE
set OLDCP=%CURRPOS%
set DBLCL=0

set /a MT=%MR% ^& 2 &if !MT! geq 1 set DL=1
set /a MT=%MR% ^& 2 &if !MT! equ 0 set DL=0
set /a MT=%MR% ^& 4 &if !MT! geq 1 set DR=1
set /a MT=%MR% ^& 4 &if !MT! equ 0 set DR=0
set /a MT=%MR% ^& 8 &if !MT! geq 1 set DL=2
set /a MT=%MR% ^& 16 &if !MT! geq 1 set DR=2
set /a MT=%MR% ^& 32 &if !MT! geq 1 set /a CURRPOS+=%LH%*%COLSPERSCR%
set /a MT=%MR% ^& 64 &if !MT! geq 1 set /a CURRPOS-=%LH%*%COLSPERSCR%
set /a MX=(%MR%^>^>7) ^& 255
set /a MY=(%MR%^>^>15) ^& 127

if %DL% == 0 if %DR% == 0 goto NOPRESS
set /a PAGE=%CURRPOS%/(%COLSPERSCR%*%LH%)
set /a CPT=%LINES%-1
if %MY% geq %CPT% goto NOPRESS
if %MY% leq 0 goto NOPRESS
set /a CURRPOS=(%COLSPERSCR%*%LH%)*%PAGE%
set /a CPX=%MY%-1
set /a CURRPOS+=%CPX%
set /a CPT=%OLDCOLS%/%COLSPERSCR%
set /a CPT=%MX%/%CPT%
if %CPT% geq %COLSPERSCR% set /a CPT-=1
set /a CURRPOS+=%CPT%*%LH%
if %DL%==2 set KEY=13&set DBLCL=1
if %DR%==2 set KEY=105&set DBLCL=1
:NOPRESS

if not %OLDCP% == %CURRPOS% set OLDPOS=%OLDCP%& call :UPDATELIST
goto :eof

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 12 May 2016 14:28
by misol101
How to extend functionality with extendlistb.bat?

extendlistb.bat is just a convenient way to extend listb without modifying listb.bat. I think the easiest way is to look at the examples in there.

Note that the file currently uses several external programs that you may or may not have (less, ansicon, zip, unzip, npp.bat (supposed to run Notepad++), etc).

One important thing to note is the return value. exit /b with return value of 0 does nothing(good if the screen does not change), 1 refreshes the list/screen, 2 re-reads files and refreshes screen, 3 does the same as 2 but also sets the file position in the list back to 0.

The following functionality is available by calling listb.bat itself from within extendlistb.bat: 1. requesting a yes/no answer, 2. requesting a written answer, 3. write a message in the bottom bar of the screen, 4. count the number of selected items in the list.


What are the :SHOWHELP and :SETCOLORS and :SETVIEWERS functions?
These functions are called by Listb.bat, in the first case when the user presses F1 or ?, and in the second and third case when starting listb. The first can be used to keep track of your addons, the second one can be used to change the colors/look of the UI, and the third can be used to change the programs used when pressing RETURN, e, and p.


What are these key codes (%KEY% == ??)? How do I know which one to use?
Run getchloop.bat (included), and press any keys you like (Escape to quit). The key code is the Ascii code for normal characters, but not for special characters like function keys etc

For normal characters, you can now also use LKEY, as in %LKEY% == "a"

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 14 May 2016 04:39
by aGerman
What are these key codes (%KEY% == ??)? [...]
[...] but not for special characters like function keys etc

The 2nd call of getch() returns the Key Scan Code in this case.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa299374(v=vs.60).aspx
Your implementation returns Scan Code + N where N differs depending on the kind of the key. That doesn't make much sense. N could be always 256 because the Scan Codes are unique for a certain keyboard. That way you could easily predict your "key code" for function keys, arrow keys, etc. if you use the linked table.

Regards
aGerman

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 14 May 2016 05:57
by misol101
Hi, thanks for the reply.

It looks like you are absolutely correct. I had a memory of overlapping key codes (something like Shift-F1 would be the same as Ctrl-Home or something...), but now that I try it I can't find any overlaps. Silly me...

This should definitely be changed soon, too bad I have to change a lot of my batch files too :)

Edit: I don't really understand why getch returns 0 in some cases and 224 in others to indicate a special key (since the following scancode is, as you said, unique anyway). Do you know why?

Thanks!

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 14 May 2016 07:28
by aGerman
I don't really understand why getch returns 0 in some cases and 224 in others

Unfortunately that's badly documented.
The function reference of _getch() (that you should prefer over getch()) only says
When reading a function key or an arrow key, each function must be called twice; the first call returns 0 or 0xE0, and the second call returns the actual key code.


Again have a look at the table with the Key Scan Codes. Some of the Keys are marked with and without a £ symbol for "extended keyboards" (also see the legend below the table). In the 6th column you'll find either NUL (0) or E0 (224) which is the value that _getch() returns in the first place. Nowadays almost every keyboard is "extended". E.g. 224 is returned for the separate arrow keys you should usually have at your keyboard. But if you use the arrow keys at the numpad (with numlock switched off) 0 is returned instead. That's what was meant when I wrote "kind of the key" above. Thus, the first return value is only usefull if you have to distinguish where the key pressed is placed at your keyboard. But that's out of interest for your tool I guess :wink:

Regards
aGerman

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 14 May 2016 09:45
by Thor
I have a question though, when running this batch file and using the cursor to move around, I don't know where the cursor is at since the file is not highlighted as the cursor move around, besides just the index number is updated, but I have no clue what file the cursor is at. It would be nice to have the current file at the cursor highlighted in different color or its name is listed in the taskbar or something.

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 14 May 2016 10:03
by misol101
Thor wrote:I have a question though, when running this batch file and using the cursor to move around, I don't know where the cursor is at since the file is not highlighted as the cursor move around, besides just the index number is updated, but I have no clue what file the cursor is at. It would be nice to have the current file at the cursor highlighted in different color or its name is listed in the taskbar or something.


Hmm, that is confusing! Does your background colour happen to be blue? Because the current file is (supposed to be) highlighted with a blue background color at the moment, as in:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/izt55grob1n883c/listb.PNG

...so that could be why you cannot see it!

(actually also here the text color is set to white, that's a result of running with extendlistb.bat, where I override this color).

You can either try running with path to extendlistb.bat, or directly edit listb.bat to change the background color for the selected item. To do this, open listb.bat and search for "set CURRCOL=", then change 1 to e.g. 4, that should give the current file a red background.

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 14 May 2016 10:15
by Thor
You're absolutely right, my default background is blue that's why I could not see the highligted color (still in blue), I've changed it to 2 (green) and it's working fine now. Thanks for explaining and for a wonderful tool.

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 14 May 2016 11:27
by misol101
Archive updated, link at the top!

The following changes were made:

1. Following healthy advice from aGerman, I changed the key code returned from cmdwiz getch/gotoxy k etc. No key codes are above 512 now, and they can be calculated by looking at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa299374(v=vs.60).aspx . I still find it helpful to run getchloop.bat though to find out key codes.

2. If the specified background color for the selected item is the same as the background color, another background color is used (following the mishap that Thor had)

3. Listb.bat now takes [columns] as its third parameter.

4. l.bat and listb.bat was changed to have width 80 and 4 columns as default (previously 81 and 3).
Also, I added code in l.bat (currently commented out) to make listb use the current width and height of the console window, and calculate the number of columns based on the width. I imagine some people would prefer this. To get this functionality, edit l.bat and put back all lines that are commented out.

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 16 May 2016 04:18
by misol101
Archive updated again.

Added re-mapping of key codes back to chars in listb.bat, now possible to use

if %LKEY% == "a"

instead of

if %KEY% == 97

This makes the bat file more readable and extendlistb.bat easier to work with.

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 17 May 2016 17:30
by thefeduke
misol101 wrote:Do I need to edit something before running Listb?
No, it will work fine as long as you put the files in a PATH folder. BUT if you want the extended functionality of extendlistb.bat and you want to use l.bat to run listb.bat, you should edit l.bat to point to extendlistb.bat by modifying the absolute path to it.
I made a modification to locate extendlistb.bat that should serve without change if the guidelines of having the required running files in one folder that has been added to the PATH. I use the same version of l.bat on my hard drive and my utility memory stick.

Code: Select all

call listb.bat %L_PATH% %L_W% %L_H% %L_COLUMNS% %~dp0extendlistb.bat %L_MOUSE%

John A.

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 18 May 2016 11:13
by misol101
Thefeduke: That's great, I didn't know that was possible! I can't change the repo for a while (no computer access), but will put it in there eventually.

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 29 May 2016 03:06
by misol101
:shock:

Ok, so the view counter for this thread is currently at 101030 and running...

Did somebody fall asleep on the F5 button? Did somebody link to this thread on a Chinese warez site promising "hot teens"? Did the forum software malfunction? Did everybody in the world suddenly need a batch file explorer (of course!)

And, if by any chance some of this traffic is real, then why doesn't anybody say anything?

Perhaps a forum moderator can see where it's all coming from?

Re: Listb - a file explorer/viewer inside the console window

Posted: 29 May 2016 03:56
by aGerman
Things like that happened several times in the past. Yesterday and still today the forum is temporary not available. Whatever the cause is (server fault, maintenance, attacks, ...) it leads the counter to increase tenfold for some threads or even more. I fear only the hoster knows why.

Regards
aGerman
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