Just imagine that you have made a long manual or text book and each chapter is one separate word document and with reference documents as PDF files at the end. On a Windows XP (or lower) machine, if you attempt to copy the file names, you would be frustrated.
It is a frustrating bug for you to find that are no easy ways to quickly copy file names and paste somewhere else – like in a text file or word document? The simple thing that ‘MAC’ users could do for god knows how many years!
Now, here is the solution. A very simple utility - freeware to boot, from Code Project guys, called ‘Copy Location’. [http://www.codeproject.com/shell/copylocation.asp]
The file can be directly downloaded from the site, but requires a free registration with the site. What the Code Project’s Copy Location does is add a shell extension – the little pop-up you get on right clicking – to the Windows XP.
Once installed, select a file or group of files in a folder, right-click, and viola, you have option to copy the file-names alone or along with the whole path. The Copy Location freeware utility has been there for all of 7 years and poor old me has been struggling all this time!
BTW the new Windows Vista has this feature built in.
:-D
It is a frustrating bug for you to find that are no easy ways to quickly copy file names and paste somewhere else – like in a text file or word document? The simple thing that ‘MAC’ users could do for god knows how many years!
Now, here is the solution. A very simple utility - freeware to boot, from Code Project guys, called ‘Copy Location’. [http://www.codeproject.com/shell/copylocation.asp]
The file can be directly downloaded from the site, but requires a free registration with the site. What the Code Project’s Copy Location does is add a shell extension – the little pop-up you get on right clicking – to the Windows XP.
Once installed, select a file or group of files in a folder, right-click, and viola, you have option to copy the file-names alone or along with the whole path. The Copy Location freeware utility has been there for all of 7 years and poor old me has been struggling all this time!
BTW the new Windows Vista has this feature built in.
:-D
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