Hi, Rich. Thanks for your comments.
You're right that you can't do what you're suggesting with the current version of SJ. Each SJ folder maps to one and only one default local directory. Far be it from me to tell you how to manage your files, but I'd prefer to encourage people to set up their local file structure to mimic the structure they want to have in their SJ archive. Even if there were no problem from a programming perspective in adding the feature that you want, I'd be worried about it being "dangerous in the wrong hands." Personally, I'm not sure this is a feature I'd want in SJ. But I'd like to hear what others think. I've been known to be swayed when multiple people ask for the same feature. Thanks again. --Rob --- R M Willems <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > This is either a how-do-I-do-this question or a RFE. The user docs say that > an archive folder > must be mated with a local directory before files can be added to the folder. > No problem there. > What does "Default" in the phrase "Set Default Directory" mean ? The > implication is that, for a > given folder, I could have multiple directories that feed into it. Where am I > going with this > you ask ? I'd rather not create a structure in the archive that exactly > matches the structure on > my disk if I don't have to. Sometimes the tools I use create lots of > directory levels that I'd > rather not replicate in the archive. Sometimes I'd like to group files > together that aren't > grouped together on the hard drive. A specific example would probably help: > > My InstallAnywhereNow installer-maker tool puts its output file, a > self-extracting exe file, > several levels deep in a directory structure it likes to create. I have a few > programs that I > use the tool to make self-extracting exe files for. So, if I had to replicate > all of the levels > for each of the programs I create, we're talking lots of folders in the > archive. I know I don't > have to put all of the intermediate directory levels in the archive, but I'd > also like to > collect all of the self-extracting exe files in one place in the archive, and > I don't think > SourceJammer will let me. I think once I map an archive folder to a > directory, SourceJammer > expects all of the files in the folder to be in that same directory. I'd like > it if, for a given > archive folder, individual files in that folder could be in different places > on my hard disk. > > Given that the disk looks like this > > directoryA contains: directoryB contains: directoryC contains: > self-extracting exe file named > abc.exe > AND > directoryD contains: directoryE contains: directoryF contains: a different > self-extracting exe > file, this one named def.exe > AND > directoryG contains: directoryH contains: directoryI contains: a different > self-extracting exe > file, this one named ghi.exe > > I'd like one folder in the archive to be named "Installers" and contain the > three > self-extracting exe files named abc.exe and def.exe and ghi.exe. > The default directory for the folder could be either directoryC or directoryF > or directoryI. > Let's say for argument's sake it was directoryC. > If so, I wouldn't have to do anything more for abc.exe other than to add it > to the archive. > For the def.exe and ghi.exe files I'd have to override the default directory. > > Can I do this with the current version of SourceJammer ? Any plans to do this > in the future ? > > Thanks for listening and thanks for the free version control program, > > Rich W > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ SourceJammer-users mailing list SourceJammer-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sourcejammer-users
