How to clear/reset a filter when navigating out of folder?

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Hey guys,

I am using this button below to filter files in the current folder, which contain certain characters in their name.

set SHOWFILTERFILENAME=(*-G(1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|0)*)

I am finding that the filter remains applied when going back/up out of the folder. I would like to have the filter only apply to the current folder and to be lifted when I navigate back/up out of the folder OR when I navigate to another folder within the filtered folder (sort of like the quick search bar in the top right of the DOpus lister).

Is this at all possible?

Thanks a lot for any help.

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I am thinking possibly you could do this by using a path format? settings>folder formats>new path format, then in the filter tab set your filter. i'm not sure but it's worth a shot, and probably a few ways this could be accomplished

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Hi der_affe,

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately the path format feature does not suit my requirements. I intend to be frequently switching between filters for different characters/strings (ie. sometimes I will need to filter for filenames containing G, other time I will be filtering for A or B, etc).

Setting a default filter for this specific path is a little too rigid.

Thanks for the reply though, any other suggestions?

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maybe some type of drop-down box allowing you to select the filter from the ones you've set? you could ask aussieboykie, he wrote a script for me to act similarly based on a filter i'd set up

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The filter bar has an option to clear the filter when changing folders, so using that will let you get what you want.

For detailed help, please link your account.

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The SHOWFILTERFILENAME seems to be a different filter to the filter bar. I could not clear the above filter from the filter bar.

Calling Set CLEARFILTERS worked. You could create a script that captures the OnAfterFolderChange event and runs Set CLEARFILTERS.

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Indeed. It sets the filter in the folder format, which isn't the same as the filter bar's one. There's another command for setting that.

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Hi guys,

Sorry for taking so long to get back. I have been a bit preoccupied this last few weeks.

I am finding that the command/button works exactly as I require it to for network directories only, for all local directories it seems to 'remember' the filters when navigating to other folders.

How would you guys suggest I overcome this?

Looking forward to hearing back.

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I miss understood Leo's suggestion. He was saying don't use SHOWFILTERFILENAME. Instead use the filter bar, you can do this via the set QUICKFILTER
Try this

set QUICKFILTER (*-G(1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|0)*)

To test, in the Lister press >, then you can paste that line of code

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Also make sure this is on:

Preferences / File Displays / Filter Bar / Clear Quick filter automatically when changing folders.

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Great. Thanks a lot for that wowbagger and leo. Seems to work fine so far.

Thanks for the help.