Open existing custom lister if one exists, otherwise open new lister

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Hi, I'm trying to learn how to write some custom scripts in Directory Opus, but I'm fairly amateur at this.

What I would like to do is write a simple script that:

  1. If Lister with active Layout "ShareX" Exists: bring that lister to the foreground, change/refresh existing tab to F:\_Dropbox\Dropbox\_FTPBox\ftpbox\neil\_temp\2020\01

  2. Else: open lister with Layout "ShareX" and go to F:\_Dropbox\Dropbox\_FTPBox\ftpbox\neil\_temp\2020\01

I've tried all sorts of things, but so far have failed. Any help here would be greatly appreciated! :slight_smile:

Thanks!

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This button will do what you want I think - I took a script written by Leo and modified it slightly.

Change the two variables to suit : layoutName and folderName.

Don't forget to escape the : and \ characters in the filepath if you need to change the variables.

function OnClick(clickData)
{
	var layoutName = "ShareX";
	var folderName = "F\:\\_Dropbox\\Dropbox\\_FTPBox\\ftpbox\\neil\\_temp\\2020\\01";

	var cmd = DOpus.Create.Command();
	var foundAny = false;

	for(var eListers = new Enumerator(DOpus.listers); !eListers.atEnd(); eListers.moveNext())
	{
		var lister = eListers.item();
		var layout = lister.layout;

		if (layout.toUpperCase() == layoutName.toUpperCase())
		{
			foundAny = true;
			cmd.SetSourceTab(lister.activetab);
			cmd.RunCommand("Set LISTERCMD=tofront");
			cmd.RunCommand("Go PATH=\"" + folderName + "\"");
		}
	}

	if (!foundAny)
	{
		cmd.RunCommand("Prefs LAYOUT=\"" + layoutName + "\"");
		cmd.RunCommand("Go PATH=\"" + folderName + "\"");
	}
}
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Wow, thank you! I will learn a lot from this. Tested it, and it works exactly as intended.