Create multiple folders, selecting their names from a list

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I don't know if this will work at all. First, some background: I run a translation bureau and when a new project comes in, I create a project folder and add to this subfolders for each target language. For this I use ISO language codes, like 'EN' or 'DE'. If a project comprises multiple languages (sometimes 10 or more), I have to create folders for each language manually, which can be a bit awkward.

Is there a way to create a set of new folders in one go, selecting their names from a pre-defined list? This user-compiled list would contain the ISO language codes I need most often, and ideally it would have check-boxes for selecting the language codes (i.e. folder names) that are to be used as folder names.

Is there a solution to this in DOpus? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Regards,
Armin

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I'd create a toolbar with buttons that run commands like this:

CreateFolder READAUTO=no NAME="EN"

Then just click the button(s) corresponding to the folder(s) you wish to create.

You could also have a button which creates several folders at once if there are some you almost always want to create:

CreateFolder READAUTO=no NAME="EN" CreateFolder READAUTO=no NAME="DE"

If you're new to creating buttons/toolbars, have a look at the Toolbars video in the tutorials section of the forum.

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Thanks for your reply. It seems like that would be the only way to achieve this in DOpus. Too bad there is no way to choose sets of folder names flexibly, but of course I realize that this is probably a very specific requirement that is unique to my personal usage scenario.