Copy files to file collection recreating the same folder structure

[fona]

Hi guys,
I would like to know if it's possible to move selected files to the file collection with the parent folders of the selected files. Let's say I copy image1 and image2 to the file collection from a folder named Photos and its parent folder is "Adam Levine", but in file collection there should be the folder "Adam Levine " and it's subfolder Photos that contains the two mentioned images above
There is something similar here

Copy including Parent 1 and 2

Hi Guys, I need the code to copy albums from my music collection to my memory card on my mobile phone retaining the folder structure. For example, I want to browse to Z:\A-Z\P\Pink Floyd, then select the [1972] Acid Moon folder and copy it to the m…

But I need it in file collection.

[lxp]

This seems to work:

@nodeselect 
@set mnc=coll://MyNewCollection
CreateFolder NAME={$mnc}
CreateFolder NAME={$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}
CreateFolder NAME={$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}{sourcepath|nopath|noterm}
Copy COPYTOCOLL=sub TO={$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}{sourcepath|nopath|noterm}

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[fona]

Thanks a lot Ixp, works perfect. But how to move the files to the already existing file collection "Duplicate Files" It creates a new file collection folder

@lxp

A linked account is good forum etiquette.

I didn't actually know that. Will do that

[lxp]

@fona

how to move the files to the already existing file collection "Duplicate Files"

Try

@nodeselect
@nofilenamequoting
@set mnc=coll://Duplicate Files
CreateFolder NAME="{$mnc}"
CreateFolder NAME="{$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}"
CreateFolder NAME="{$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}{sourcepath|nopath|noterm}"
Copy COPYTOCOLL=sub TO="{$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}{sourcepath|nopath|noterm}"

[fona]

@lxp

Try

Thank you so much. It's amazing! Just one last question. Can I integrate this button with this script-addin below, so when I randomly select n items it used these commands you haved suggested above

Command: SelectRandom (randomly select files/folders)

SelectRandom - a script command which allows you to randomly select items by type, count, size, total-size or some other filters. Results can be selected, dumped to console, copied to file collections or returned in env/tab-variables. "SelectRandom…

[lxp]

Haven't tried, but starting the button with the SelectRandom command should work.

[fona]

Thanks

[fona]

@lxp

A linked account is good forum etiquette.

Couldn't link the account with my 60 days free version

@lxp

Haven't tried, but starting the button with the SelectRandom command should work.

If I past it after SelectRandom it moves files to the collection but not the ones that have been selected. I tried to past your code after COMMAND. But it doesn't create the structured folders.

Set VIEW=Thumbnails
SelectRandom NAME=".*(\.jpg|png)" COPYTOCOLL="Duplicate Files" FILES ITEMCOUNT=1 COMMANDS=ScrollSelectionIntoView\n@nodeselect\n@nofilenamequoting\n@set mnc=coll://Structured Collection\nCreateFolder NAME="{$mnc}"\nCreateFolder NAME="{$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}"\nCreateFolder NAME="{$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}{sourcepath|nopath|noterm}"\nCopy COPYTOCOLL=sub TO="{$mnc}\{sourcepath|..|nopath}{sourcepath|nopath|noterm}"

[lxp]

@fona

it moves files to the collection but not the ones that have been selected.

Ah yes, of course...

No, sorry, you have to use two separate buttons or modify the SelectRandom jscript to also execute the commands from above.

[fona]

@lxp

you have to use two separate buttons

Yes, I was actually thinking about it. Do you know how to trigger a button click(maybe with its hotkey) in the script itself?

@lxp

or modify the SelectRandom jscript to also execute the commands from above.

That would have been a much better solution. I did some horrible things in the script but soon realised that I have always been bad at coding

[lxp]

Actually, there is a one-button solution....

Turn the commands into a user command and execute it after the SelectRandom command:

[fona]

Thank you so much for your time and help. Everything is fine now.