How to mark/select 2 files from 2 different (!!!) dirs ?

[Martin Caldwell]

Assume I put a shortcut to a program on my desktop.
This program is able to receive 2 files as parameter e.g.

myprogam.exe filename1 filename2

Just think of a diff viewer as example.

Ok. If now the two files are located in the SAME directory I can mark both
and drag them onto the program shortcut and everything works fine.

But what if the files are in different directories ?

If I mark the first file in WinExplorer, then switch to the second directory
and mark the second file then the previous marking of the first file is lost.

Ok, I could copy the second file to the first directory in order to use multi-marking
but this is rather unconvenient.

How else can I mark 2 files in two different directories?

Martin

[C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Martin Caldwell wrote:

>Assume I put a shortcut to a program on my desktop.
>This program is able to receive 2 files as parameter e.g.
>
>myprogam.exe filename1 filename2
>
>Just think of a diff viewer as example.
>
>Ok. If now the two files are located in the SAME directory I can mark
>both and drag them onto the program shortcut and everything works
>fine.
>
>But what if the files are in different directories ?
>
>If I mark the first file in WinExplorer, then switch to the second
>directory and mark the second file then the previous marking of the
>first file is lost.
>
>Ok, I could copy the second file to the first directory in order to
>use multi-marking but this is rather unconvenient.
>
>How else can I mark 2 files in two different directories?
>
>Martin

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[Big Al[_3_]]

Martin Caldwell wrote:
> Assume I put a shortcut to a program on my desktop.
> This program is able to receive 2 files as parameter e.g.
>
> myprogam.exe filename1 filename2
>
> Just think of a diff viewer as example.
>
> Ok. If now the two files are located in the SAME directory I can mark both
> and drag them onto the program shortcut and everything works fine.
>
> But what if the files are in different directories ?
>
> If I mark the first file in WinExplorer, then switch to the second directory
> and mark the second file then the previous marking of the first file is lost.
>
> Ok, I could copy the second file to the first directory in order to use multi-marking
> but this is rather unconvenient.
>
> How else can I mark 2 files in two different directories?
>
> Martin
>
I think you're going to find it impossible. Users and not supposed to
be intelligent, and windows was written to dumb down a computer for the
idiots.
A simple solution would be to just copy one file to the 2nd folder. Now
they are in the same folder. I do the same thing, and have not found
a solution. I did figure out how to range files and make 2 ranges in
the same dir using the control key along with shift and mouse clicks.
But that's the most advanced.

[Mark L. Ferguson]

So, Open three Explorer windows, to the three files. Drop the program on the
run line, type a space, drop the first argument file, put a space, drop the
third file, hit enter.

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"Martin Caldwell" > wrote in message
...
> Assume I put a shortcut to a program on my desktop.
> This program is able to receive 2 files as parameter e.g.
>
> myprogam.exe filename1 filename2
>
> Just think of a diff viewer as example.
>
> Ok. If now the two files are located in the SAME directory I can mark both
> and drag them onto the program shortcut and everything works fine.
>
> But what if the files are in different directories ?
>
> If I mark the first file in WinExplorer, then switch to the second
> directory
> and mark the second file then the previous marking of the first file is
> lost.
>
> Ok, I could copy the second file to the first directory in order to use
> multi-marking
> but this is rather unconvenient.
>
> How else can I mark 2 files in two different directories?
>
> Martin
>

[Bob I]

add the path to each file name manually.

Martin Caldwell wrote:

> Assume I put a shortcut to a program on my desktop.
> This program is able to receive 2 files as parameter e.g.
>
> myprogam.exe filename1 filename2
>
> Just think of a diff viewer as example.
>
> Ok. If now the two files are located in the SAME directory I can mark both
> and drag them onto the program shortcut and everything works fine.
>
> But what if the files are in different directories ?
>
> If I mark the first file in WinExplorer, then switch to the second directory
> and mark the second file then the previous marking of the first file is lost.
>
> Ok, I could copy the second file to the first directory in order to use multi-marking
> but this is rather unconvenient.
>
> How else can I mark 2 files in two different directories?
>
> Martin
>