Creating new archives via Drag&Drop

[thomas]

Hello,

it would be nice, if you could create new or different archive files via
drag & drop. In one panel you mark your files and drag them to an
existing archiv in the other panel. The packer plugin must open the
file menu for changing the archive name. In this case a new archive
file would be created.

[therube]

What advantage is there to using the existing Pack (Alt+F5) command?

Pack defaults to creating the archive in the current directory. If you click the down arrow in the archive name field, the other panel directory is already filled out.

[thomas]

I want a easy handling, your suggestion is not practicable.

Here an example:

On the left panel i have a backup directory with zip files. These files
have a special description also date. On the right panel is the working
directory with the files I want to backup. In my suggestion, I mark the
files draw them to the left panel to the zipped backup file and I must
only change the date in the menu of the archive name. I save 3-4 steps.

[Jan Rysavy]

It is possible to Pack (Unpack) to other panel, please look at Options > Configuration > Archivers > Pack (Unpack) to other panel.

[thomas]

I know, this is not the point. I don't want to write a new name, when it's
not necessary. Because I've only to change the date in my example.
I think it's not difficult to make the archive name in the dialogbox changeable.

[therube]

How about, right-click the selected files, & Send To, a batch file?

Something like this perhaps. (And note that what I have is simply an idea. It will not work as is. In particular the ` is from Unix, lol. Though the actual ZIP command will work. It will ZIP the selected files.)

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SET BACKUP_DIR=T:\TAR\QUICKEN
SET DATE=`GETDATE.EXE`

ZIP     Quicken_Backup.ZIP  %*
RENAME  Quicken_Backup.ZIP  Quiken_Backup_%date%.ZIP

MOVE    Quiken_Backup_%date%.ZIP    %BACKUP_DIR%