Re: Up one

meow2222@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> if wrote:
> > meow2222@xxxxxxxxx wrote in
> > news:1130076812.649320.49710@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
> > > I'd like to add an 'up one level' thingy in all folders, in both DOS
> > > and NT based systems, just like win 3.1 had. It would be a file sitting
> > > in the folder contents, the toolbar up arrow is not whats wanted here.
>
> > This is tricky as changing the display to a higher level directory is a
> > function that needs to be executed within Explorer or whatever file browser
> > you use.
> >
> > You might be able to kludge it if you can get hold of the API for Explorer
> > and write a program that invoked the appropriate function in Explorer by
> > sending the appropriate class/method invocation message to it, but you
> > would need to be familiar with object oriented programming.
>
> Unfortunately quite beyond me, my programming was all pre-PC.
>
> > Another way would be to spawn a new explorer window using a batch file to
> > set the root via the command line, but then you'd also need to somehow kill
> > the old window it replaced, and the whole thing would be pretty messy.
>
> I dont mind the window shifting as it swaps one copy for another.
>
> > E.g make a batch file in each directory called _up.bat containing
> >
> > explorer.exe ..,/e
> >
> > When you click on the batch file it will spawn a new instance of explorer
> > showing the parent directory. If you can find a flag which causes your
> > existing instance of explorer to obey the command instead of a new copy
> > being spawned then you would have what you were looking for. (BTW If you
> > miss the ,/e off you get a treeless "My Computer" style directory display
> > instead.)
>
> ooh! Definitely getting there, ty.
> It sort of works as intended in a slightly untidy way as well, in that
> if it asks explorer to open at say E:, but an E: window is already
> open, instead of opening a new E: window it brings up the existing E:
> window. So its reasonably workable. I shall try it as is for now and
> see how it goes.
>
> And if I ever get the time I'll try getting 3.1 up to see if the
> uparrow in that is its own lil dos file: if it is, we may be in luck.
>
> And if I ever get the round tuit to play with 3.1 I might look again at
> its file manager to see if it'll do what I need. I doubt it, but worth
> a look.
>
> Thank you, NT

Don't you normally need to go "up" a folder because that's where you
were before the current one?

If so, just use the "back" button on your mouse - assuming you have a
5-button mouse?


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