Finding longest filename

[tortilladude]

Hi!

Is there a way to find and select the longest filename on a press of a button? Or any method?

Thank you!

[lxp]

You could use a custom column like here

Search or Filter by file character length

I see there is an option to add a column or use that column to search for files based on path length. However, can something similar be done to search for filename length? For example, when backing up to encrypted folders, files cannot exceed 143 cha…

and here

Custom column: Number of characters of the name

Hi. I realized only now the possibility of creating a custom column. I would like to create a column that returns the number of characters of the file name excluding the extension. Something similar to the "path length" column but without the path…

and then simply sort and select.

Or write a script that loops through the files. Could be useful if you want to select more than one file in case there is a tie for first place.

Quickshot:

function OnClick(clickData) {
    var cmd = clickData.func.command;
    var tab = clickData.func.sourcetab;

    var maxLen = 0;
    for (var eSel = new Enumerator(tab.files); !eSel.atEnd(); eSel.moveNext()) {
        var fileNameLen = eSel.item().name.length;
        if (fileNameLen > maxLen) maxLen = fileNameLen;
    }

    cmd.ClearFiles();
    for (var eSel = new Enumerator(tab.files); !eSel.atEnd(); eSel.moveNext()) {
        var fileNameLen = eSel.item().name.length;
        if (fileNameLen == maxLen) cmd.AddFile(eSel.item());
    }
    cmd.RunCommand('Select NONE');
    cmd.RunCommand('Select FROMSCRIPT');
}

Select longest Filename.dcf (1.4 KB)

[tortilladude]

Thank you! Your code is just what i wanted! I didnt have time to try it until now. Works purrfectly. I appreciate your help. Scripting is still a thing i need to dig myself into.