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Donald Jones

Subject: Add multiple files to a project
Author: Donald Jones
Date: 22 Jun 2005 09:09 AM
Originally Posted: 22 Jun 2005 08:51 AM

If populating a project with an existing set of xml files etc, it would be very useful to select multiple files at once from the 'Open' dialog box. At the moment I can only select one file at a time, and this is painfully slow.<br> <br> I know that this can be done if the files are being imported from a Source Control system, but not from a flat file system.

Minollo I.

Subject: Add multiple files to a project
Author: Minollo I.
Date: 22 Jun 2005 09:29 AM

You can use drag&drop from Microsoft Explorer or from the Stylus Studio File Explorer (in version 6 release 3) to add multiple documents or entire directories to the active project.

Hope this helps,
Minollo

Donald Jones

Subject: Add multiple files to a project
Author: Donald Jones
Date: 22 Jun 2005 09:39 AM

Thanks. Though the drag and drop works, I can't get the file browser option to work properly.
It would still be nice to see this natively supported in the application.

Version: 6 release 3
Framework: Build 377i

Andy Galvan

Subject: Add multiple files to a project
Author: Andy Galvan
Date: 21 Mar 2006 05:43 PM

I agree, it would be nice to be able to select multiple files to be opened.

Also, it would be nice to be able to see the last changed date on files, sort columns, and the ability to re-size the Open dialog box. I find it frustrating to work with the existing limited function Open dialog.

The solution of using Windows Explorer to open files is, I think, embarassing to SS.

(I'm using Version 6.3 Build 377o)

Ivan Pedruzzi

Subject: Add multiple files to a project
Author: Ivan Pedruzzi
Date: 21 Mar 2006 07:05 PM

Hi Andy,

>
>Also, it would be nice to be
>able to see the last changed
>date on files, sort columns,

Stylus Studio 2006 already addresses the above.

>and the ability to re-size the
>Open dialog box. I find it
>frustrating to work with the
>existing limited function Open
>dialog.

In Stylus Studio 2006 we added the File Explorer

http://www.stylusstudio.com/xml_file_explorer.html

Hope this helps
Ivan Pedruzzi
Stylus Studio Team

Andy Galvan

Subject: Add multiple files to a project
Author: Andy Galvan
Date: 22 Mar 2006 09:48 AM

Ivan,

Thanks for the quick reply. You guys are great. I'll start the paperwork to upgrade our Stylus Studio version.

I love your product... speed of lightning, roar of thunder!

Dave Silvia

Subject: Add multiple files to a project
Author: Dave Silvia
Date: 29 May 2007 11:32 PM

>I agree, it would be nice to
>be able to select multiple
>files to be opened.
>
>Also, it would be nice to be
>able to see the last changed
>date on files, sort columns,
>and the ability to re-size the
>Open dialog box. I find it
>frustrating to work with the
>existing limited function Open
>dialog.
>
>The solution of using Windows
>Explorer to open files is, I
>think, embarassing to SS.
>
>(I'm using Version 6.3 Build
>377o)

I'm using Professional version 8r2 and you still can only add a single file at a time. It's so simple to implement (or should be with a good GUI toolkit), you just specify multiple selection instead of the default single selection for the dialog. You can then select multiple singles with Ctrl-left-click and/or multiple sequential with Shift-left-click.

Frankly, I don't understand why it's gone for 2+ versions without being changed!;O

thx,
Dave S.

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